The Humpty Dance

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"The Humpty Dance" is a 1990 hip hop single by Digital Underground, known for its humorous lyrics, distinctive bassline, and introduction of the alter ego character Humpty Hump.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Sex Packets NERFINISHED
artist Digital Underground NERFINISHED
associatedWithDance The Humpty Dance NERFINISHED
bSide The Way We Swing NERFINISHED
certification RIAA Platinum NERFINISHED
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 11
chartPositionUSHotR&BHipHopSongs 7
chartPositionUSHotRapSongs 1
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
featuresRappedVocals true
followedBySingle Doowutchyalike (re-release) NERFINISHED
genre golden age hip hop
hip hop
hasCharacter Humpty Hump NERFINISHED
hasCulturalImpact recognized as a classic of 1990s hip hop
widely sampled in hip hop and pop music
hasDistinctiveBassline true
hasExplicitLyrics true
hasHumorousLyrics true
hasMusicVideo true
hasParodicElements true
includedOnCompilation This Is an EP Release
introducesCharacter Humpty Hump NERFINISHED
isSignatureSongOf Digital Underground NERFINISHED
label Tommy Boy Records NERFINISHED
language English
leadVocalist Shock G NERFINISHED
mainVocalPersona Humpty Hump NERFINISHED
musicVideoDirector David Dower NERFINISHED
notableFor comic persona of Humpty Hump
humorous dance instructions
prominent bassline
partOfAlbum Sex Packets NERFINISHED
performer Digital Underground NERFINISHED
precededBySingle Doowutchyalike NERFINISHED
producer Digital Underground NERFINISHED
Shock G NERFINISHED
recordedIn 1989
releaseDate 1990-01-20
releaseFormat 12-inch single
7-inch single
releaseYear 1990
tempo mid-tempo
usesAlterEgo Humpty Hump NERFINISHED
writer Gregory Jacobs NERFINISHED
Shock G NERFINISHED

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Digital Underground notableWork The Humpty Dance
Digital Underground single The Humpty Dance