''Club MTV'' is a half hour television show modeled after ''

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'' that aired on

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from August 31, 1987, to June 26, 1992. ''Club MTV'' was part of MTV's second generation of programming, as the channel was phasing out its original 5 VJs and introducing new ones.

Format

Hosted by Downtown Julie Brown (

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hosted the pilot) at The Palladium, a large dance club in

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, the show cut back and forth between teenagers and young adults dancing to a hit

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. Musical guests often introduced their new brand singles.

Club MTV Tour

In July 1989, MTV launched a ''Club MTV Tour'' featuring

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and

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, with Downtown Julie Brown & the Club MTV dancers.

Club MTV Party To Go Album

In 1991, Tommy Boy Records released the album ''Club MTV Party To Go Volume One'' on CD, cassette, vinyl, and Laserdisc. The songs were continuously mixed. The tracklist is: *''Turn This Mutha Out'' by MC Hammer *''Poison'' by Bell Biv Devoe *''Feels Good'' by Tony! Toni! Tone! *''Knocked Out'' by Paula Abdul *''Think'' by Information Society" *''Play That Funky Music'' by Vanilla Ice *''Tom's Diner'' by DNA feat. Suzanne Vega *''Knockin' Boots'' by Candyman *''The Humpty Dance'' by Digital Underground *''Don't Wanna Fall In Love'' by Jane Child *''Personal Jesus'' by Depeche Mode

Legacy

On March 20, 2005,

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aired a marathon of old ''Club MTV'' episodes. On April 25, 2020, MTV brought ''Club MTV'' back for a special, titled ''Club MTV: Dance Together'' hosted by D-Nice and

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. The one night only event served as a fund raising benefit to help music programs during the coronavirus pandemic.

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