| Zoom | |
| Cover: | Fat Larry's Band Zoom.jpg |
| Caption: | 1982 single |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Fat Larry's Band |
| Album: | Breakin' Out |
| Released: | 1982 |
| Length: | 5:26 |
| Label: | Virgin |
| Producer: | Larry James |
| Prev Title: | Traffic Stopper |
| Prev Year: | 1982 |
| Next Title: | Stubborn Kind of Fellow |
| Next Year: | 1983 |
"Zoom" is a song by American band Fat Larry's Band released as the fourth single from their fifth studio album, Breakin' Out (1982).
"Zoom" was a commercial hit outside of the group's native United States, peaking within the top ten of the charts in Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. "Zoom" was especially successful in the latter country, where it peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart. It was released in Australia on the Virgin label (Virgin VS-546). It remains one of the group's best-known songs, despite charting poorly in their homeland's R&B chart (where it peaked at #89).
Filipino singer Regine Velasquez covered the song for her 1996 Asian-released album Retro.[1]
The song was featured in the 1982 Christmas Special episode of the British TV sitcom Only Fools and Horses, "Diamonds Are for Heather".[2]
The song was also covered by The Boo Radleys on their 1993 album Giant Steps.
| Chart (1982-1983) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Chart)[3] | 10 |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[4] | 4 |
| UK Singles Chart[5] | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 89 |
