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.
Statements (48)
| 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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