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Van Halen's management at the time asked for a flat fee (credited in some reports to be US$5,000) as payment to have the song sampled by Tone Lōc. Apparently, the sampling decision was made without consulting the band's original members (credited as co-authors of the song). They had no idea "Wild Thing" would become a major hit.
Anthony Terrell Smith (born March 3, 1966), best known by his stage name Tone Lōc (/ t oʊ n l oʊ k /), is an American rapper [1] and actor. He is known for his raspy voice, his hit songs "Wild Thing" and "Funky Cold Medina", for which he was nominated for a Grammy Award, and for being featured in "We're All in the Same Gang", a collaborative single by the West Coast Rap All-Stars.
The Wild Ones were an American rock band from New York City, initially led by singer Jordan Christopher. They are perhaps best known for recording the first version of Chip Taylor 's song " Wild Thing ", which later was a smash hit for The Troggs .
It was the second single from Tone Lōc's debut album, Lōc-ed After Dark (1989). The single was released on March 18, 1989, and rose to number three on the Billboard Hot 100 the following month where it went platinum, selling over one million copies and becoming the second ever platinum-certified rap single (after " Wild Thing " from the same ...
"Wild Thing" (The Troggs song), a 1966 song written by Chip Taylor; Wild Things, a 1981 EP by The Creatures "Wild Thing" (Tone Lōc song), a 1989 song by rapper Tone Lōc "Wild Thing", a 2011 song by Noah & The Whale "Wild Things" (song), a 2016 song by Canadian singer Alessia Cara; Wild Things, a 2016 album by Ladyhawke
However, Christopher left the band shortly after its release to develop an acting career. Producer Gerry Granahan later commissioned Brill Building songwriter Chip Taylor to write a song specifically for the band. "Wild Thing" – sung by the band's new lead vocalist, Chuck Alden, not Christopher – was the result. [1]
It should only contain pages that are Tone Lōc songs or lists of Tone Lōc songs, as well as subcategories containing those things (themselves set categories). Topics about Tone Lōc songs in general should be placed in relevant topic categories .
In 2015, Wild Ones released an EP titled Heatwave on Topshelf Records. [7] [8] On December 2, 2022, Sulivan made a post that advertised a release of previously unreleased music which include live session and demo songs on bandcamp. [9] [10]