"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. Cash Box described the Exciters' version as "a sparkling rocker that bubbles over with coin-catching enthusiasm" and said that the "great lead job is backed by a fabulous instrumental arrangement."[3] It was made internationally famous by the British band Manfred Mann.
It was soon covered by British R&B, beat and pop band Manfred Mann.[4] Manfred Mann's version was released on 10 July 1964.[5] It spent two weeks at No. 1 of the UK Singles Chart in August[6] and two weeks at No. 1 of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in October.[7]Billboard said it "features powerful beat with Mann's solo echoed by male chorus."[8]Cash Box described it as "a thumpin' novelty rocker that's right up the teeners' alley."[9]
In 1995, Fun Factory released a cover version of the song. Only a few lines of lyrics were retained, and supplemented by rap passages. It reached the top 10 in Germany and Spain and No.11 in Austria.
Track listings
CD-Maxi
Doh Wah Diddy (Dee Dee Radio) - 3:31
Doh Wah Diddy (Dee Dee Fun-Tastic Extended) - 4:43
The song has been covered many times, notably by DJ Ötzi whose version titled "Do Wah Diddy" peaked at No.9 on the Ö3 Austria Top 40, as well as charting in Germany, Switzerland, the UK and Ireland.
A French cover version, "Vous les copains, je ne vous oublierai jamais", by Sheila (singer) became a big hit in France in 1964.
The song was featured in the 1981 film Stripes, used as a marching cadence by characters played by Bill Murray and Harold Ramis in boot camp. This usage inspired real-life Army units to use it as a marching song.[28]
The novelty item Travis the Singing Trout, a successor to Big Mouth Billy Bass sings a parody version of the song, about how the fish ended up mounted on a plaque.
The song was featured in the Full House episode "A Fish Called Martin", sung by Michelle.
^"Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
^Hallberg, Eric; Henningsson, Ulf (2012). Tio i Topp - med de utslagna "på försök" 1961–74 (in Swedish). Premium. p. 117. ISBN978-91-89136-89-2.
^"How 'Do Wah Diddy Diddy' became a marching song". MPRNews. October 23, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
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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 Cash Box described the Exciters version as a sparkling rocker that bubbles over with coin catching enthusiasm and said that the great lead job is backed by a fabulous instrumental arrangement 3 It was made internationally famous by the British band Manfred Mann Do Wah Diddy Diddy Single by Manfred Mannfrom the album The Manfred Mann AlbumB side What You Gonna Do Released10 July 1964Recorded11 22 June 1964 1 GenreR amp Bpop rockLength2 23LabelHMV POP 1320 UK 2 Ascot US Capitol Canada Songwriter s Jeff Barry Ellie Greenwich 2 Producer s John Burgess 2 Manfred Mann singles chronology Hubble Bubble Toil and Trouble 1964 Do Wah Diddy Diddy 1964 Sha La La 1964 Contents 1 Manfred Mann version 1 1 Chart history 1 1 1 Weekly charts 1 1 2 Year end charts 2 Fun Factory version 2 1 Track listings 2 2 Charts 2 3 Year end charts 3 Other cover versions 4 In popular culture 5 See also 6 ReferencesManfred Mann version EditIt was soon covered by British R amp B beat and pop band Manfred Mann 4 Manfred Mann s version was released on 10 July 1964 5 It spent two weeks at No 1 of the UK Singles Chart in August 6 and two weeks at No 1 of the U S Billboard Hot 100 in October 7 Billboard said it features powerful beat with Mann s solo echoed by male chorus 8 Cash Box described it as a thumpin novelty rocker that s right up the teeners alley 9 Chart history Edit Weekly charts Edit Chart 1964 PeakpositionAustralia Kent Music Report 2Belgium Flanders 8 10 Belgium Wallonia 13 11 Canada RPM Top Singles 12 1Finland Soumen Virallinen 13 4Germany 4 14 Ireland IRMA 15 2Netherlands 6 16 Norway 4 17 Sweden 1UK OCC 1US Billboard Hot 100 18 1 Year end charts Edit Chart 1964 RankAustralia 19 20 19US Billboard Hot 100 21 15Fun Factory version Edit Doh Wah Diddy Single by Fun Factoryfrom the album Fun TasticReleasedNovember 30 1995Recorded1995GenreEurodanceLength3 31LabelCurbSongwriter s Jeff Barry Ellie GreenwichProducer s Bulent Aris Toni CotturaFun Factory singles chronology Celebration 1995 Doh Wah Diddy 1995 Don t Go Away 1996 Music video Do Wah Diddy on YouTubeIn 1995 Fun Factory released a cover version of the song Only a few lines of lyrics were retained and supplemented by rap passages It reached the top 10 in Germany and Spain and No 11 in Austria Track listings Edit CD Maxi Doh Wah Diddy Dee Dee Radio 3 31 Doh Wah Diddy Dee Dee Fun Tastic Extended 4 43 Doh Wah Diddy Fly Bass Remix 4 31 Doh Wah Diddy Medium Houze 4 43 Fun Factory s Theme II 3 24Charts Edit Chart 1996 PeakpositionAustria O3 Austria Top 40 22 11Canada Dance RPM 24Europe Eurochart Hot 100 23 33France SNEP 24 49Germany Official German Charts 25 6Spain AFYVE 4Year end charts Edit Chart 1996 PositionGermany Official German Charts 26 64Other cover versions EditThe song has been covered many times notably by DJ Otzi whose version titled Do Wah Diddy peaked at No 9 on the O3 Austria Top 40 as well as charting in Germany Switzerland the UK and Ireland A French cover version Vous les copains je ne vous oublierai jamais by Sheila singer became a big hit in France in 1964 Swedish singer Claes Dieden reached number 14 on Tio i Topp with his rendition in 1969 27 In popular culture EditThe song was featured in the 1981 film Stripes used as a marching cadence by characters played by Bill Murray and Harold Ramis in boot camp This usage inspired real life Army units to use it as a marching song 28 The novelty item Travis the Singing Trout a successor to Big Mouth Billy Bass sings a parody version of the song about how the fish ended up mounted on a plaque The song was featured in the Full House episode A Fish Called Martin sung by Michelle See also EditList of number one singles from the 1960s UK List of Billboard Hot 100 number one singles of 1964References Edit D amp j 5 June 2018 Manfred Mann Down the Road Apiece Their EMI Recordings 1963 1966 Retrieved 3 March 2019 a b c Rice Jo 1982 The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits 1 ed Enfield Middlesex Guinness Superlatives Ltd p 82 ISBN 0 85112 250 7 CashBox Record Reviews PDF Cash Box November 16 1963 p 10 Retrieved 2022 01 12 Roberts David 2006 British Hit Singles amp Albums 19th ed London Guinness World Records Limited p 166 ISBN 1 904994 10 5 1 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 Singles Reviews PDF Billboard August 22 1964 p 18 Retrieved 2021 04 04 CashBox Record Reviews PDF Cash Box August 29 1964 p 12 Retrieved 2022 01 12 Swedish Charts website Swedish Charts website as above Item Display RPM Library and Archives Canada Collectionscanada gc ca 1964 10 12 Retrieved 2018 02 19 Nyman Jake 2005 Suomi soi 4 Suuri suomalainen listakirja in Finnish 1st ed Helsinki Tammi p 201 ISBN 951 31 2503 3 Infinity Charts German Top 20 for 1964 The Irish Charts Search Results Do Wah Diddy Diddy Irish Singles Chart Retrieved January 14 2018 Swedish Charts website as above Swedish Charts website as above Joel Whitburn s Top Pop Singles 1955 1990 ISBN 0 89820 089 X Australian Chart Book archive is 5 March 2016 Archived from the original on 5 March 2016 Retrieved 3 March 2019 List of Top 25 singles for 1964 in Australia Top 100 Hits of 1964 Top 100 Songs of 1964 www musicoutfitters com Retrieved 3 March 2019 Fun Factory Doh Wah Diddy in German O3 Austria Top 40 Retrieved 6 May 2020 Eurochart Hot 100 Singles PDF Music amp Media 3 February 1996 Retrieved 16 January 2020 Fun Factory Doh Wah Diddy in French Les classement single Retrieved 6 May 2020 Fun Factory Doh Wah Diddy in German GfK Entertainment charts Retrieved 6 May 2020 Top 100 Single Jahrescharts GfK Entertainment in German offiziellecharts de Retrieved 6 May 2020 Hallberg Eric Henningsson Ulf 2012 Tio i Topp med de utslagna pa forsok 1961 74 in Swedish Premium p 117 ISBN 978 91 89136 89 2 How Do Wah Diddy Diddy became a marching song MPRNews October 23 2014 Retrieved August 27 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Do Wah Diddy Diddy amp oldid 1129415728, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
