Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)
"Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)" is the second single released by De La Soul from their second album De La Soul Is Dead, in 1991. The song is a party jam about overzealous fans who pursue the group with demo tapes in their efforts to obtain an endorsement from the group. It was inspired by one overzealous fan in particular, Breakestra frontman Miles Tackett who was soliciting demo tapes to the group (note "demo taped bi-da miles" in the song's subtitle). It has been credited that it samples Fat Larry's Band's "Act Like You Know", which actually sampled The Whatnauts track "Help Is on the Way", which came out a year earlier in 1981 but it was actually the original Whatnauts track that was sampled. The song also includes a sample from "Pass the Peas", written by J. Brown, C. Bobbit & J. Skarks. The chorus of "Ring Ring Ring" uses lyrics and melody from the Curiosity Killed the Cat song "Name and Number". The bass in the introduction comes from Lou Johnson's "Beat" and the drum comes from The Honey Drippers'"Impeach the President".
This song was interpolated on Jaheim's 2009 single, "Ain't Leavin' Without You."
Track listings
- 12" maxi
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- Europe
- "Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)" (party line mix) (6:56)
- "Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)" (extended decision U.S. mix) (5:15)
- "Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)" (piles and piles of demo taped bi-da miles - Conley's decision) (4:05)
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- U.S.
- "Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)" (extended decision) (5:15)
- "Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)" (radio decision) (3:59)
- "Piles And Piles of demo Tapes Bi-Da Miles (Conley's Decision)" (4:05)
- "Afro Connection At A Hi 5 (In The Eyes Of The Hoodlum)" (3:42)
- 7" single
- "Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)" (Party Line Edit) (4:05)
- "Ring Ring Ring (piles and piles of demo taped bi-da miles - Conley's decision) (4:05)
- CD maxi
- "Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)" (party line edit) (4:05)
- "Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)" (party line mix) (6:56)
- "Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)" (extended U.S. mix) (5:15)
- "Ring Ring Ring" (piles and piles of demo taped bi-da miles) (3:35)
- CD maxi / 12" maxi - Remixes
- "Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)" (CJ's alternative mix) (5:10)
- "Afro Connection At A Hi 5" (3:42)
- "Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)" (sax mix) (5:10)
Official Versions
- "Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)" (LP Version) (5:06)
- "Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)" (Radio decision) (3:59)
- "Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)" (CJ's Alternative Mix) (5:10)
- "Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)" (Party Line Edit) (4:05)
- "Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)" (Party line mix) (6:56)
- "Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)" (Extended Decision U.S. Mix) / (Extended Decision Mix) / (Extended U.S. Mix) (5:15)
- "Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)" (Piles and Piles of Demo Taped Bi-Da Miles - Conley's Decision) (4:05)
- "Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)" (Sax Mix) (5:10)
Charts
Chart (1991) |
Peak
position |
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[1] |
4 |
Austrian Singles Chart[1] |
10 |
Dutch Top 40[2] |
2 |
French SNEP Singles Chart[1] |
19 |
German Singles Chart[3] |
8 |
Irish Singles Chart[4] |
12 |
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[1] |
5 |
Swedish Singles Chart[1] |
15 |
Swiss Singles Chart[1] |
1 |
UK Singles Chart[5] |
10 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[6] |
16 |
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs[6] |
22 |
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End of year chart (1991) |
Position |
Australian Singles Chart[7] |
37 |
Dutch Top 40[2] |
29 |
Swiss Singles Chart[8] |
10 |
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