Do Wah Diddy Diddy
| "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" | ||||
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| Single by Manfred Mann | ||||
| from the album The Manfred Mann Album | ||||
| B-side | "What You Gonna Do?" | |||
| Released | 10 July 1964 | |||
| Format | Vinyl record | |||
| Recorded | 11 June 1964 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 2:23 | |||
| Label |
HMV POP 1320 (UK)[1] Ascot (US) Capitol (Canada) | |||
| Writer(s) | Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich[1] | |||
| Producer(s) | John Burgess[1] | |||
| Manfred Mann singles chronology | ||||
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"Do Wah Diddy Diddy" is a song written by Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich and originally recorded in 1963, as "Do-Wah-Diddy", by the American vocal group the Exciters.
It was soon covered by British R&B, Beat and pop band Manfred Mann.[2] Manfred Mann's version, which was more commercially successful, was recorded on 11 June 1964, released on 10 July,[3] and spent two weeks No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart in August,[4] and two weeks at the No. 1 spot in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in October.[5]
Other cover versions
- In 1964, the song was covered by French singer Sheila as "Vous les copains" ("You, my friends"). It was also covered that year by Québécois singer Tony Roman, as "Do Wha Diddy".
- Jan & Dean released the song on their album, Command Performance in 1965.
- Reparata and the Delrons covered the song on their 1965 LP Whenever a Teenager Cries.
- The British pop band, Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich covered the song, and it appears on their greatest hits album.
- Andrew Gold covered the song on his 1976 album What's Wrong with This Picture.
- The Chicago power pop band Hounds recorded a version in the style of The Cars in 1979.
- The song was covered by German girl group À La Carte in 1980, and by Dutch girl group the Dolly Dots in 1982.
- The Fools, a Massachusetts rock band, did their version in 1985 which was extensively played on MTV.
- The song was parodied by the controversial hip hop group 2 Live Crew on their 1988 album Move Somethin', and by the Macc Lads in their song Manfred Macc.
- The Moffatts covered the song in 1995.
- In 1995, German pop band Fun Factory covered the song as "Doh Wah Diddy", which became their biggest hit in Germany to date.
- The song was remade by Korean idol group Shinhwa in 1998.
- DJ Ötzi released his cover version in 2001.
- Riders in the Sky released a Monsters, Inc. version on the album Monsters, Inc. Scream Factory Favorites in 2002.
- The song was covered by Kramer on his LP The Brill Building, a collection of songs celebrating the '60–'66 era of hit songwriting in the Brill Bldg, released in 2012 on Tzadik Records.[6]
- In an episode of Full House, Jesse and The Rippers, and Michelle, perform a cover of the song.
- In the 1981 comedy movie Stripes Bill Murray and Harold Ramis sing the song while marching, causing the other soldiers to join in.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 82. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
- ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 166. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ↑ Archived May 25, 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "All the Number One Singles: 1964". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
- ↑ Bronson, Fred (1992). The Billboard Book of Number One Hits (3rd ed.). New York, NY: Billboard Publications, Inc. p. 158. ISBN 0-8230-8298-9.
- ↑ "Kramer: The Brill Building > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
External links
| Preceded by "A Hard Day's Night" by the Beatles |
UK Singles Chart number-one single 13 August 1964 (2 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Have I the Right?" by the Honeycombs |
| Preceded by "Oh, Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison |
Billboard Hot 100 number-one single 17 October 1964 (2 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Baby Love" by the Supremes |
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