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"Wild Thing" is a song written by American songwriter Chip Taylor and popularized by the English rock band the Troggs. It was originally recorded and released by the American rock band the Wild Ones in 1965, but it did not chart. The Troggs' single reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the UK Singles Chart in 1966.
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] Tone Lōc's song peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1989 ...
Tone Lōc's debut album, Lōc-ed After Dark, was released in January 1989. The video for the first single, "Wild Thing," became a staple on MTV in the US. The song rose to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, and the top twenty in Australia. The second single, "Funky Cold Medina," also became a hit. It reached the top 5 in the US, peaking at No. 3 ...
"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
Lōc-ed After Dark was the first album by a Black rap musician to top the chart. [5] It featured three singles: "Wild Thing", "Funky Cold Medina", and "I Got It Goin' On". [6] The album's cover is based on Donald Byrd's 1963 album A New Perspective [7] and also features the headlight of a Jaguar e-type sports car.
From Nowhere is the debut album by the English band the Troggs, released in 1966. It was released with an alternative track listing as Wild Thing in the United States. The original From Nowhere album sleeve photo was taken at Cheddar Caves , Somerset, UK, on 22 May 1966.
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 ...
The Troggs (originally called the Troglodytes) [4] [5] are an English beat music band formed in Andover, Hampshire in May 1964. Their most famous songs include the US chart-topper "Wild Thing", "With a Girl Like You" and "Love Is All Around", all of which sold over 1 million copies and were awarded gold discs. [6] "