The Rubettes movement, wearing trademark white suits and cloth caps on stage. Their first release, "Sugar Baby Love" was an instant hit remaining at number one in the United Kingdom for four weeks in May 1974, while reaching number 37 on the US chart that August, and remains their best-known record. Subsequent releases were to be less successful, but the band continued to tour well into the 2000s with two line-ups in existence. The Rubettes' first and biggest hit was "Sugar Baby Love" (1974) which was a number one in the United Kingdom, going on to sell around 500,000 copies in the
The Safety Dance a bigger hit than it had been in Canada, spending four weeks at its peak position of number 3 in September and October 1983, and staying on the "Billboard" Hot 100 for 24 weeks. It also reached number 1 on "Cash Box", as well as number 1 on the "Billboard" Dance Chart. "The Safety Dance" found similar success in other parts of the world, entering the UK charts in August and peaking at number 6 in early November, and entering the New Zealand charts in November, eventually peaking at number 2 in early 1984. The writer/lead singer, Ivan Doroschuk, has