Hip Hop Hooray
"Hip Hop Hooray" | ||||
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Single by Naughty by Nature | ||||
from the album 19 Naughty III | ||||
B-side | "The Hood Comes First" | |||
Released | December 1992 | |||
Recorded | 1992 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 4:26 | |||
Label | Tommy Boy Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ronald Isley, Ernie Isley, Rudolph Isley, Chris Jasper, O'Kelly Isley Jr., Marvin Isley, Vincent Brown, Anthony Criss, Keir Gist | |||
Producer(s) | DJ Kay Gee Eazy-E | |||
Naughty by Nature singles chronology | ||||
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"Hip Hop Hooray" is a song by American hip hop group, Naughty by Nature. The song spent one week at number one on the US R&B chart, and reached number eight on the US Pop chart.[1] It contains samples from "Funky President" by James Brown, "Don't Change Your Love" by Five Stairsteps, "Make Me Say it Again, Girl" by Isley Brothers, "You Can't Turn Me Away" by Sylvia Striplin and "Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel. Pete Rock made a remix that samples Cannonball Adderley's "74 Miles Away". It was certified Platinum by the RIAA and has sold over 1,100,000 copies in the United States.[2]
The song contains lyrics boasting the group's love of hip hop and their fascination with good-looking women. The Seattle Mariners would play the song after Ken Griffey Jr. was officially announced coming to bat at the Kingdome, especially in 1995, the year of the Mariners' first Major League Baseball playoff appearance. It played at Yankee Stadium after a Yankees player hits a home run from 2017 until the middle of the 2019 season. Kids Incorporated covered "Hip Hop Hooray" in 1993 in the Season 9 episode "Writing on the Wall".
Music video
The music video was directed by Spike Lee, who also appears in it. Queen Latifah, Eazy-E, Monie Love, Da Youngsta's, Kris Kross, Tupac Shakur and Run–D.M.C. also make appearances in the video.
Track listing
- "Hip Hop Hooray" (LP Version)
- "Hip Hop Hooray" (Extended Mix)
- "The Hood Comes First" (LP Version)
- "Hip Hop Hooray" (Instrumental)
- "The Hood Comes First" (Instrumental)
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[19] | Platinum | 1,000,000[18] |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
See also
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 424.
- ^ "American certifications – Naughty by Nature – Hip Hop Hooray". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ "Naughty By Nature – Hip Hop Hooray". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
- ^ "HITS OF THE WORLD". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
- ^ Canadian Dance peak
- ^ Canadian Top Singles peak
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Naughty by Nature". Irish Singles Chart.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Naughty By Nature" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
- ^ "Naughty By Nature – Hip Hop Hooray". Top 40 Singles.
- ^ "Naughty by Nature: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Naughty by Nature Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Naughty by Nature - Hip Hop Hooray Chart Search (Dance Single Sales)". Billboard.
- ^ "Naughty by Nature Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Naughty by Nature Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Naughty by Nature Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "End of Year Charts 1993". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1993". Archived from the original on 2006-11-10. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
- ^ "Best-Selling Records of 1993". Billboard. 106 (3). BPI Communications: 73. January 15, 1994. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ^ "American single certifications – Naughty By Nature – Hip Hop Hooray". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
External links
- 1992 songs
- 1992 singles
- 1993 singles
- Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number-one singles
- Number-one dance singles in Canada
- Naughty by Nature songs
- Tommy Boy Records singles
- Music videos directed by Spike Lee
- Songs written by Ronald Isley
- Songs written by Ernie Isley
- Songs written by Chris Jasper
- Songs written by Rudolph Isley
- Songs written by O'Kelly Isley Jr.
- Songs written by Marvin Isley
- Songs written by Treach
- 1990s single stubs