Wild Thing (Tone Lōc song)
1989 single by Tone Lōc / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Wild Thing" is a single by American rapper Tone Lōc from his 1989 album Lōc-ed After Dark. The title is a reference to the phrase "doin' the wild thing," a euphemism for sex. According to producer Mario Caldato Jr., who engineered and mixed the song, producer Michael Ross was inspired by an utterance of Fab 5 Freddy “Come on baby let’s do the wild thing" in Spike Lee's She's Gotta Have It, and asked Young MC to write the lyrics.[2]
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"Wild Thing" | ||||
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Single by Tone Lōc | ||||
from the album Lōc-ed After Dark | ||||
B-side | "Loc'ed After Dark" | |||
Released | October 1988 | |||
Recorded | 1988 | |||
Genre | Rap rock[1] | |||
Length | 4:23 | |||
Label | Delicious Vinyl, 4th & B-Way | |||
Songwriter(s) | Anthony Terrell Smith, Marvin Young, Matt Dike, Michael Ross | |||
Producer(s) | Matt Dike, Michael Ross | |||
Tone Lōc singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Wild Thing" on YouTube | ||||
Tone Lōc's song peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1989, only behind Paula Abdul's breakthrough hit "Straight Up".[3]
It inspired at least two parodies (the Gilligan's Island-themed "Isle Thing" by "Weird Al" Yankovic, which was Yankovic's first rap parody; and "Child King" by Christian band ApologetiX). It eventually sold over two million copies. It also peaked at number 21 on the UK Singles Chart. In 2008, "Wild Thing" was ranked number 39 on Vh1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.