It also made the top 20 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart, peaking at number 15.

[4] Combining orchestral disco styles with a Donald Duck–esque voice (actually that of Yakky Doodle) as the main plot point, the story within "Disco Duck" centers on a man at a dance party who is overcome by the urge to get up and "get down" in a duck-like manner.

When Dees merely mentioned the song on his show one morning, WMPS management fired him citing conflict of interest.

After a brief mandatory hiatus, Dees was hired on at WMPS' primary competition, WHBQ, who gave him permission to play his song.

[4] By the time "Disco Duck" had become a hit, Dees and his "Idiots" started making the rounds of the popular TV music shows to promote the record.