Humpin'
| "Humpin'" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| A-side | "Burn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)" |
| B-side | "No Hiding Place" |
"Humpin'" is a 1980 song by The Gap Band, from their fifth album The Gap Band III released as a single in 1981. The original B-side, "No Hiding Place", was originally released on The Gap Band II.[1] The song had mixed chart success, only peaking at #60 R&B, but busting into the top-20 on the dance charts. "Humpin'" is a fan-favorite, featured on almost all of the band's compilation albums[2] Like their previous release, "Burn Rubber on Me", "Humpin'" was later packaged and placed as part of a single with "Yearning for Your Love" as the A-side.
Sampling
To date, the song has been sampled four times:[3]
- "Humpin'" by the College Boyz from their 1992 album Radio Fusion Radio.
- "Bumpin'" by Paperboy from his 1992 album The Nine Yards.
- "You Got Me Humpin'" by Adina Howard from her 1995 album Do You Wanna Ride?
- "Doggfather" from Snoop Doggy Dogg's 1996 album Tha Doggfather. This song featured the Gap Band's lead singer, Charlie Wilson, who worked extensively with Snoop on the whole Tha Doggfather album.