Doctorin' the House

"Doctorin' the House"
Single by Coldcut featuring Yazz and the Plastic Population
from the album What's That Noise?
Released February 1988
Format 7" single, 12" maxi, CD maxi, cassette single
Genre Acid house, industrial
Length 3:45
Label Ahead Of Our Time
Virgin
Writer(s) Matt Black
Producer(s) Coldcut
Coldcut singles chronology
"Beats + Pieces"
(1987)		 "Doctorin' the House"
(1988)		 "Stop This Crazy Thing"
(1988)
Yazz and the Plastic Population singles chronology
"Doctorin' the House"
(1988)		 "The Only Way Is Up"
(1988)

"Doctorin' the House" is a single by Coldcut with British singer Yazz (Yasmin Evans) released in 1988. The track incorporates samples from various sources, mainly TV and film dialogue. The song peaked at #6 on the UK Singles Chart in March 1988 and spent four weeks in the Top 10, making it Coldcut's biggest UK hit single.[1]

Formats and track listings

7" single
  1. "Doctorin' the House" — 3:45
  2. "Doctorin' the House" (theftapella) — 4:03
12" maxi
  1. "Doctorin' the House" (vocal) — 5:38
  2. "Doctorin' the House" (speng) — 6:14
12" maxi - Remixes
  1. "Doctorin' the House" (the upset remix) — 6:04
  2. "Doctorin' the House" (acid shut up) (dub) — 6:04
  3. "Doctorin' the House" (acid shut up) (trak) — 6:04

Charts

Chart (1988) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 45
Belgium (Ultratop 50)[2] 40
German Singles Chart[3] 11
Irish Singles Chart[4] 16
Netherlands[5] 20
New Zealand[6] 33
UK Singles Chart[7] 6
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[8] 3

References

  1. ↑ UK Singles Chart info Chartstats.com. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
  2. ↑ "Coldcut – "Doctorin' the House"" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "Coldcut – "Doctorin' the House"" (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  4. ↑ Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved 18 November 2013)
  5. ↑ "Coldcut – "Doctorin' the House"" (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "Coldcut – "Doctorin' the House"". Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  7. ↑ "Coldcut". The Official Chart Company. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  8. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance Disco 1974-2003. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 285. ISBN 0-89820-156-X.

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