Do Wah Diddy Diddy

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"Do Wah Diddy Diddy"
Single by Manfred Mann
from the album The Manfred Mann Album
B-side"What You Gonna Do?"
Released10 July 1964
Recorded11 & 22 June 1964[1]
Genre
Length2:23
LabelHMV POP 1320 (UK)[2]
Ascot (US)
Capitol (Canada)
Songwriter(s)Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich[2]
Producer(s)John Burgess[2]
Manfred Mann singles chronology
"Hubble Bubble (Toil and Trouble)"
(1964) 		"Do Wah Diddy Diddy"
(1964) 		"Sha La La"
(1964)

"Do Wah Diddy Diddy" is a song written by Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich and originally recorded in 1963, as "Do-Wah-Diddy", by the American vocal group The Exciters. It was made internationally famous by the British band Manfred Mann.

Manfred Mann version

It was soon covered by British R&B, beat and pop band Manfred Mann.[3] Manfred Mann's version was released on 10 July 1964.[4] It spent two weeks at No. 1 of the UK Singles Chart in August[5] and two weeks at No. 1 of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in October.[6]

Chart history

In popular culture

Fun Factory version

"Doh Wah Diddy"
Single by Fun Factory
from the album Fun-Tastic
ReleasedJanuary 5, 1996
Recorded1995
GenreEurodance
Length3:31
LabelCurb
Songwriter(s)
  • Jeff Barry
  • Ellie Greenwich
Producer(s)
Fun Factory singles chronology
"Celebration"
(1995) 		"Doh Wah Diddy"
(1996) 		"Don't Go Away"
(1996)
Music video
"Do Wah Diddy" on YouTube

In 1996, Fun Factory released a cover version of the song. Only the a few lines of text were retained, and supplemented by rap passages. It reached the top 10 in Germany and Spain and no.11 in Austria.

Track listings

CD-Maxi

  1. Doh Wah Diddy (Dee Dee Radio) - 3:31
  2. Doh Wah Diddy (Dee Dee Fun-Tastic Extended) - 4:43
  3. Doh Wah Diddy (Fly Bass Remix) - 4:31
  4. Doh Wah Diddy (Medium Houze) - 4:43
  5. Fun Factory's Theme II - 3:24

Charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[13] 11
Canada Dance (RPM) 24
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[14] 33
France (SNEP)[15] 49
Invalid chart entered Germany2 6
Spain (AFYVE) 4

Year-end charts

Chart (1996) Position
Germany (Official German Charts)[16] 64

Other cover versions

The song has been covered many times, notably by DJ Ötzi whose version titled "Do Wah Diddy" peaked at #9 on the Ö3 Austria Top 40, as well as charting in Germany, Switzerland, the UK and Ireland. German girl group À La Carte recorded the song in 1980 and Dutch girl group Dolly Dots in 1982.

See also

References

  1. ^ D&j (5 June 2018). "Manfred Mann - Down the Road Apiece: Their EMI Recordings 1963-1966". Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 82. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
  3. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 166. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. ^ [1] Archived May 25, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "All the Number One Singles: 1964". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  6. ^ Bronson, Fred (1992). The Billboard Book of Number One Hits (3rd ed.). New York, NY: Billboard Publications, Inc. p. 158. ISBN 0-8230-8298-9.
  7. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1964-10-12. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  8. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Do Wah Diddy Diddy". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  9. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  10. ^ "Australian Chart Book". archive.is. 5 March 2016. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  11. ^ List of Top 25 singles for 1964 in Australia
  12. ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1964/Top 100 Songs of 1964". www.musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  13. ^ "Fun Factory – Doh Wah Diddy" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  14. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 3 February 1996. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  15. ^ "Fun Factory – Doh Wah Diddy" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  16. ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

External links

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