Wild Thing (Tone Lōc song)
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| Single by Tone Lōc from the album Lōc-ed After Dark |
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| Released | 1988 | ||||
| Genre | Rap/Hip-Hop | ||||
| Length | 4:23 | ||||
| Label | Delicious Vinyl | ||||
| Writer(s) | Young MC | ||||
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"Wild Thing" is the name of rapper Tone Lōc's 1989 hit single from the album Lōc-ed After Dark. The title is a reference to the phrase "Doin' the wild thing", a euphemism for sex, unlike The Troggs' hit song, "Wild Thing", (with a later psychedelic version by Jimi Hendrix) in which the Wild Thing was a girl.
Tone Lōc's song peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, and spawned at least one parody (by "Weird Al" Yankovic, called "Isle Thing"). It eventually sold over two million copies. It also peaked at number twenty-one on the UK Singles Chart.
The track was produced by The Dust Brothers, who would later go on to produce albums by the Beastie Boys and Beck.
The song uses an uncredited sample of Van Halen's "Jamie's Cryin'".
At the end, Tone says "Hasta la vista baby". Coincidentally, this song predates Terminator 2.
The song was remixed in 2007 with additional production and vocals from Peaches.
[edit] Video
A music video was made for the song at a reported cost of only $500, copying the style of Robert Palmer's "Addicted to Love" with mini-skirted women playing guitars next to Tone Lōc, which went into heavy rotation on MTV.
[edit] In the media
- Played in the 1989 movie Uncle Buck
- Played on the 1989 television series Doogie Howser, M.D. (pilot episode).
- Sung in the show Saved By The Bell in the episode 'Drunk Driving'.
- Played in the 2000 movie Bedazzled
- Played in the 2001 movie The Animal
- Played in the 2002 movie Dark Blue
- Played in the 2003 movie Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
- Played in the 2004 movie Taxi
- Parodied in the 2006 movie Totally Awesome (Crazy Stuff)
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1988-1989) | Peak Position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Singles | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Dance Music/Club Play | 1 |
| U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 | 2 |
| UK Singles Chart | 21 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart | 1 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 23 |
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