Doo Wop (That Thing)

E398168
single song

"Doo Wop (That Thing)" is Lauryn Hill’s Grammy-winning 1998 debut solo single that blends hip hop, soul, and doo-wop influences while delivering sharp social commentary on relationships and self-respect.

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Doo Wop (That Thing) canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill ⓘ
artist Lauryn Hill ⓘ
awarded Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance ⓘ
Grammy Award for Best R&B Song ⓘ
chartAchievement debuted at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 ⓘ
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 1 ⓘ
composer Lauryn Hill ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
criticalReception widely acclaimed ⓘ
culturalImpact considered one of the defining songs of late 1990s R&B and hip hop ⓘ
genre R&B ⓘ
doo-wop ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ
neo soul ⓘ
soul ⓘ
hasCleanVersion yes ⓘ
hasExplicitVersion yes ⓘ
hasMusicVideo yes ⓘ
incorporatesStyle boom-bap hip hop beats ⓘ
doo-wop vocal arrangements ⓘ
old-school soul harmonies ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length 4:01 ⓘ
lyricalTheme gender dynamics ⓘ
materialism ⓘ
relationships ⓘ
self-respect ⓘ
social commentary ⓘ
musicVideoDirector Lauryn Hill ⓘ
musicVideoLocation Harlem ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
musicVideoStyle split-screen 1960s vs 1990s aesthetic ⓘ
notableFact Lauryn Hill’s debut solo single ⓘ
first solo single by a female artist to debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 ⓘ
partOfAlbum The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill ⓘ
performer Lauryn Hill ⓘ
producer Che Pope ⓘ
Lauryn Hill ⓘ
Vada Nobles ⓘ
recordLabel Columbia Records ⓘ
Ruffhouse Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
releaseDate 1998-07-07 ⓘ
sideA Doo Wop (That Thing) self-link ⓘ
tempo mid-tempo ⓘ
vocalist Lauryn Hill ⓘ
writer Lauryn Hill ⓘ
yearOfRelease 1998 ⓘ

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Lauryn Hill → notableSong → Doo Wop (That Thing) ⓘ
Believe What I Say → samplingOf → Doo Wop (That Thing) ⓘ
Believe What I Say → notableSample → Doo Wop (That Thing) ⓘ
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill → hasPart → Doo Wop (That Thing) ⓘ
Doo Wop (That Thing) → sideA → Doo Wop (That Thing) self-link ⓘ