Rump Shaker (song)

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"Rump Shaker"
Single by Wreckx-n-Effect
from the album Hard or Smooth
ReleasedAugust 25, 1992
RecordedApril–May 1992
GenreHip hop, new jack swing
Length5:13
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)Aqil Davidson, Teddy Riley, Pharrell Williams, David Wynn, Anton Hollins, Darren Callis
Producer(s)David Wynn, Teddy Riley, Ty Fyffe, Aqil Davidson, Markell Riley
Wreckx-n-Effect singles chronology
"New Jack Swing"
(1989) 		"Rump Shaker"
(1992) 		"Knock-N-Boots"
(1993)
Music video
"Rump Shaker" on
YouTube

"Rump Shaker" is a song by American

Wreckx-N-Effect. It was released in August 1992 as the lead single from their second album, Hard or Smooth (1992). It features production and guest vocals from Teddy Riley
, brother of former Wreckx member Markell Riley.

Due to the massive success of

Hot Dance Music/Club Play
charts.

The chorus of the 2008 single, "Paper Planes" by British musician M.I.A. was widely speculated to be based on the chorus,[1][2][3] although the song's writers are not credited.

Composition

"Rump Shaker" is built on a

Stop, Look, Listen" by MC Lyte. Additionally, Teddy Riley's verse includes an allusion to the 1982 song "I Like It" by DeBarge
, with the lines, "I like the way you comb your hair, I like the stylish clothes you wear, it's just the little things you do...".

The song opens with Teddy Riley chanting the chorus "All I wanna do is zooma-zoom-zoom-zoom and a boom-boom." Subsequent verses are rapped by

protégé Pharrell Williams, later to achieve fame as a member of The Neptunes and a solo artist. It was rumored that Pharrell, along with fellow future-Neptune Chad Hugo, contributed additional production work, but producer Ty Fyffe stated in a 2011 interview that he and Teddy Riley alone produced the song and that Pharrell's only contribution was lyrical.[4]

Critical reception

Iestyn George from

swingbeat. One for low-slung groovers everywhere."[5]

Music video

The accompanying

bikinis. The video was banned from MTV.[6]

Track listing

A-side

  1. "Rump Shaker" (Radio Remix) – 4:34
  2. "Rump Shaker" (Bonus Beat) – 5:55
  3. "Rump Shaker" (Percapella) – 3:19

B-side

  1. "Rump Shaker" (Radio Mix) – 3:56
  2. "Rump Shaker" (Teddy 2) – 6:00
  3. "Rump Shaker" (Dub) – 6:00

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[18] Gold 35,000^
United States (RIAA)[23] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Grandy, Eric (2007-11-14). "M.I.A.'s radical rump shaking". The Stranger. Index Newspapers. Retrieved 2008-12-04.
  2. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Kala review". Allmusic.
  3. ^ Keefe, Jonathan (August 20, 2007). "Kala review". Slant Magazine.
  4. ^ 1
  5. NME
    . p. 16. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  6. ^ TEDDY RILEY and WRECKX-N-EFFECT : Shakin' Their Moneymakers LA Times
  7. ^ "Wreckx-N-Effect – Rump Shttps://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1996-11-16/haker". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  8. ^ Canadian dance peak
  9. ^ "European Dance Radio" (PDF). Music & Media. 1993-02-13. p. 8. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  10. ^ "Wreckx-N-Effect — Rump Shaker" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 2021-11-02. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  11. ^ "Wreckx-N-Effect – Rump Shaker" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  12. ^ "Wreckx-N-Effect – Rump Shaker". Top 40 Singles.
  13. ^ "Wreckx-N-Effect: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  14. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  15. ^ "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 1994-08-13. p. 26. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  16. ^ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 1994-07-09. p. 4. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  17. ^ a b c d e "Wreckx-N-Effect". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
  18. ^ a b Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 306.
  19. ^ "End of Year Charts 1993". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  20. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1993". Retrieved August 27, 2010.
  21. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  22. ^ Mayfield, Geoff (December 25, 1999). 1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s. Retrieved October 15, 2010. {{cite book}}: |magazine= ignored (help)
  23. ^ "American single certifications – Wreckx 'N' Effect – Rump Shaker". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 1, 2023.

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