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 & 22 June 1964[1] | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 2:23 | |||
Label |
HMV POP 1320 (UK)[2] Ascot (US) Capitol (Canada) | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich[2] | |||
Producer(s) | John Burgess[2] | |||
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 made internationally famous by the British band Manfred Mann.
Manfred Mann version
It was soon covered by British R&B, beat and pop band Manfred Mann.[3] Manfred Mann's version was released on 10 July,[4] and spent two weeks No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart in August,[5] and two weeks at the No. 1 spot in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in October.[6]
Chart history
Other versions
The song has been covered many times, notably by DJ Ötzi whose version titled "Do Wah Diddy" peaked at #9 on the Ö3 Austria Top 40, as well as charting in Germany, Switzerland, the UK and Ireland. Dutch girl group Dolly Dots recorded the song in 1982.
American hip-hop group 2 Live Crew created a characteristically explicit cover for the 1988 album Move Somethin'.
Popular Culture
The song was used as a military cadence in the movie Stripes.
The song was used as an opening and closing theme song of Ang TV.
See also
References
- ↑ http://allmusic-wingsofdream.blogspot.com/2018/06/manfred-mann-down-road-apiece-their-emi.html?m=1
- 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.
- ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1964-10-12. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
- ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Do Wah Diddy Diddy". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ↑ https://archive.is/20160305064644/http://www.austchartbook.com.au/
- ↑ List of Top 25 singles for 1964 in Australia
- ↑ Musicoutfitters.com