Rump Shaker (song)

"Rump Shaker"
Single by Wreckx-n-Effect featuring Teddy Riley
from the album Hard or Smooth
Released August 25, 1992
Format Vinyl, CD, cassette
Recorded April–May 1992
Genre Hip hop, new jack swing, dirty rap
Length 5:13
Label MCA
Writer(s) Markell Riley, Aqil Davidson, Teddy Riley, Pharrell Williams, David Wynn, El DeBarge, Liam Kantwill, Randy DeBarge, Anton Hollins, Lana Moorer
Producer(s) Teddy Riley, Ty Fyffe1, David Wynn
Certification 2× Platinum (RIAA)[1]
Wreckx-n-Effect singles chronology
"Juicy"
(1989)		 "Rump Shaker"
(1992)		 "Knock-N-Boots"
(1993)

"Rump Shaker" is a song by American hip-hop group Wreckx-N-Effect. It was released in August 1992 as the lead single from their second album Hard or Smooth. It features production and guest vocals from Teddy Riley, brother of Wreckx member Markell Riley.

Due to the massive success of Whitney Houston's version of "I Will Always Love You," the song would advance only to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, and No. 2 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. Nevertheless, it peaked at No. 1 on the Hot Rap Singles, and No. 9 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play.

The chorus of the 2008 single, "Paper Planes" by British musician M.I.A. was widely speculated to be based on the chorus,[2][3][4] although the song's writers are not credited.

Composition

"Rump Shaker" is built on a saxophone sample from the 1972 song "Darkest Light" by Lafayette Afro Rock Band and a drum sample from "Midnight Theme" by Manzel. Other samples include "Scratchin'" by the Magic Disco Machine and "Blues and Pants" by James Brown (the vocal "come on!"). Riley's "Rump Shaker (Teddy 2)" remix adds a bass and piano sample from "Blind Alley" by The Emotions. Additionally, Teddy Riley's verse includes an allusion to the 1982 song "I Like It" by DeBarge, with the lines, "I like the way you comb you hair, I like the stylish clothes you wear, it's just the little things you do...".

The song opens with Teddy Riley chanting the chorus "All I wanna do is zooma-zoom-zoom-zoom in a poom-poom." Subsequent verses are rapped by Aqil Davidson, Teddy Riley, and Markell Riley. Teddy Riley's verse is notable for being written by his young protégé Pharrell Williams, later to achieve fame as a member of The Neptunes and a solo artist. It was rumored that Pharrell, along with fellow future-Neptune Chad Hugo, contributed additional production work, but producer Ty Fyffe stated in a 2011 interview that he and Teddy Riley alone produced the song and that Pharrell's only contribution was lyrical. 1

Reception

The accompanying music video, depicting Wreckx-N-Effect and Riley hosting a party at Virginia Beach, received criticism for its alleged exploitation of women in bikinis, with the New York Daily News referring to the group as "Horny Little Rap Kids." The video was banned from MTV.[5]

Track listing

A-side

  1. "Rump Shaker" (Radio Remix)- 4:34
  2. "Rump Shaker" (Bonus Beat)- 5:55
  3. "Rump Shaker" (Percapella)- 3:19

B-side

  1. "Rump Shaker" (Radio Mix)- 3:56
  2. "Rump Shaker" (Teddy 2)- 6:00
  3. "Rump Shaker" (Dub)- 6:00

Charts

Charts

Charts (1993) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 10
Canada Dance (RPM)[7] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] 70
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] 11
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) 24
US Billboard Hot 100[10] 2
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play Singles[10] 9
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks[10] 2
US Billboard Hot Rap Singles[10] 1
US Billboard Rhythmic Top 40[10] 2

End of decade charts

Chart (1990–1999) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[11] 92

References

  1. ↑ RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - "Rump Shaker". RIAA.com. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
  2. ↑ Eric Grandy (2007-11-14). "M.I.A.'s radical rump shaking". The Stranger. Index Newspapers. Retrieved 2008-12-04.
  3. ↑ Kellman, Andy. "Kala review". Allmusic.
  4. ↑ Keefe, Jonathan (August 20, 2007). "Kala review". Slant Magazine.
  5. ↑ TEDDY RILEY and WRECKX-N-EFFECT : Shakin' Their Moneymakers LA Times
  6. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Wreckx-N-Effect – Rump Shaker". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  7. ↑ Canadian dance peak
  8. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Wreckx-N-Effect – Rump Shaker" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  9. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Wreckx-N-Effect – Rump Shaker". Top 40 Singles.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 "Wreckx-N-Effect". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
  11. ↑ Geoff Mayfield (December 25, 1999). 1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s. Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2010.

External links