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Who Let the Dogs Out

December 18, 2023

This article is about the Baha Men song. For the album, see Who Let the Dogs Out (album). For the CBBC TV show, see Who Let the Dogs Out? (TV series).

"Who Let the Dogs Out" is a song performed by Bahamian junkanoo band Baha Men. Originally released by Anslem Douglas (titled "Doggie"), it was covered by producer Jonathan King who sang it under the name Fat Jakk and his Pack of Pets. He brought the song to the attention of his friend Steve Greenberg, who then had the Baha Men cover the song. The song, released on 26 July 2000, became the band's first and only hit in the United Kingdom and the United States, and it gained popularity after appearing in Rugrats in Paris: The Movie and its soundtrack album.

"Who Let the Dogs Out"
Single by Baha Men
from the album Who Let the Dogs Out and Rugrats in Paris: The Movie: Music From the Motion Picture
Released26 July 2000 (2000-07-26)[1]
Genre
Length3:18
LabelS-Curve
Songwriter(s)Anslem Douglas
Producer(s)
Baha Men singles chronology
"That's the Way I Do It"
(1997) 		"Who Let the Dogs Out"
(2000) 		"You All Dat"
(2001)
Audio sample
Music video
"Who Let the Dogs Out" on YouTube

"Who Let the Dogs Out" peaked at No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart, as well as topping the charts in Australia and New Zealand, and reached the Top 40 in the United States. In Britain, it was championed by DJ John Peel and went on to be the fourth biggest-selling single of 2000, and one of the highest-selling singles of the decade not to reach No. 1. The track went on to win the Grammy for Best Dance Recording at the 2001 Grammy Awards.

"Who Let the Dogs Out" became a prominent feature of Bahamian popular culture and was the subject of a major lawsuit over copyright ownership that was settled.[2] In 2019, an eponymous-titled documentary about the creation of the song was the surprise hit of the SXSW music festival in Austin, Texas.[3]

Background edit

The song is written in the key of C major.[4] Baha Men member Dyson Knight explained to Vice how the band came to record the song:

"The manager of the Baha Men at that time heard a version of the song from Europe. He called [Knight's bandmate] Isaiah [Taylor] and told him it was an absolute must that Baha Men record that song, because they had the vibe to make it a huge hit. Isaiah heard the song and said there was 'no way in hell we're recording that song'. ... Management had the vision, and the Baha Men were reluctant, but the group went in and recorded it anyway."[5]

"Who Let The Dogs Out" is a cover of the 1998 song "Doggie" (or "Dogie") by Trinidadian calypso/soca/Junkanoo artist Anslem Douglas.[6] Douglas himself claimed that the song has nothing to do with dogs and actually has a feminist theme. In an interview that was published on his website, he said:

"It's a man-bashing song. I'll tell you why. The lyric of the song says, 'The party was nice, the party was pumpin'.' When I said the word 'party' I was being metaphorical. It really means things were going great. The 'Yippie-Yi-Yo,' that's everybody's happy, right? 'And everybody was having a ball.' Life was going great. 'Until the men start the name-callin' / And then the girls respond to the call.' So the men started calling the women 'skank' and 'skettel,' every dirty word you can think of. The men started the name-calling and then the girls respond to the call. And then a woman shouts out, 'Who let the dogs out?' And we start calling men dogs. It was really a man-bashing song."[7]

However, Douglas has said "I never told anyone, 'Hey, I came up with the phrase.' Never did, 'cause I didn't."[8] In late 1995 or early 1996 Patrick Stephenson and Leroy Williams, two producers who worked for Wreck Shop Radio out of Toronto, wrote a radio promo for WBLK in Buffalo, NY containing the "Who Let The Dogs Out" chorus.[9] Douglas's brother-in-law was the host of the Toronto show and encouraged Douglas to record the song. Stephenson and Williams allowed Douglas to record the song and have said they didn't "take care of the business" of legally protecting the song. They did not know it was licensed to the Baha Men until they heard it on the radio in 2000.

Complicating matters further, 20 Fingers and Gillette released "You're a Dog" in 1995 with a very similar chorus where they sing, "Who let the dogs loose?" Stephenson and Williams claim to have never heard the song, and 20 Fingers has made no legal claim to "Who Let the Dogs Out?". Even earlier, Brett Hammock and Joe Gonzalez also recorded a song called "Who Let the Dogs Out?” in 1992 as rap duo Miami Boom Productions out of Jacksonville, Florida.[10] It was not widely released, and they were also surprised to hear "Who Let The Dogs Out?" on the radio in 2000. Miami Boom states their version was inspired by "Da Mad Scientist" by Bass Patrol, in which there is a sample of 1987's "Pump Up The Party" by songwriter and producer Stevie B (released under the pseudonym Hassan) that includes the lyrics, "Who's rocking this dog's house?"

John Michael Davis from Dowagiac, Michigan contacted 99% Invisible contributor Ben Sisto. He said his hometown is sometimes referred to as "the dog patch", and the crowd at the Dowagiac Chieftains high school football games frequently chanted "Oooh, let the dogs out!” during their state championship run in 1990. During this time Joe Gonzalez of Miami Boom lived in Michigan, but he states he has no memory of hearing this chant. Sisto states that variations of the "Who let the dogs out?” chant are evident in regional high school sports, discovering a chant almost exactly like the chorus of the Baha Men song as far back as 1986 at Austin Reagan High School. Sisto surmised:

"I don't think anybody in this story is lying... You can hear something and it's just in there subconsciously until it's just ready to come out. One of the big myths we tell ourselves about art is that it's made by individuals and that myth is sort of what the art market is propped up on... It's just about the very nature of art and life and I think that all these ideas apply to every piece of creative work ever made."[11]

Critical reception edit

Daily Record commented, "If your kids have been out barking on the streets late at night, this Bahamian band are to blame with this silly Notting Hill Carnival anthem."[12] In a 2007 poll conducted by Rolling Stone to identify the 20 most annoying songs, "Who Let the Dogs Out" ranked third.[13] It was also ranked first on Spinner's 2008 list of "Top 20 Worst Songs Ever".[14] Rolling Stone also ranked it at number 8 on a "worst songs of the 1990s" poll, despite the fact that the Baha Men single was released in 2000.[15]

Use in sporting events edit

The first use of the song at an American sporting event was at Mississippi State University.[16] The university's mascot is the Bulldog, and the university school first played the song during football games in the fall of 1998 using the version sung by Chuck Smooth. It was accompanied by the crowd singing along and the team performing a dance on the field called "The Dawg Pound Rock" just before a kickoff.[17][18] Later the Southeastern Conference ruled that they could not perform the dance on the field, so the team moved it to the sidelines. Several other teams followed suit, and the song quickly became a national phenomenon.[19]

In June 2000, Gregg Greene,[20] then Director of Promotions for the Seattle Mariners, was the first to play the Baha Men's version of "Who Let the Dogs Out" at a Major League Baseball game.[21] He debuted the tune as a joke for the team's backup catcher, Joe Oliver. Two days later, shortstop Alex Rodriguez requested the song be used as his walk-up music, and it quickly became the Mariners team anthem. The Baha Men performed at Safeco Field during a Mariners game in September 2000. The New York Mets, however, have claimed that they were the first MLB team to adopt the song, to which ESPN humorously commented "This is a little like scientists arguing over who discovered a deadly virus". The Baha Men recorded a version of the song that changed the chorus to "Who let the Mets out?" and all the lyrics to reflect the team and its players, which was played at Shea Stadium throughout the Mets' 2000 postseason run, including a live performance on the Shea Stadium field before Game 4 of the 2000 World Series against the New York Yankees. The song was written by David Brody of Z100 New York and recorded by the Baha Men initially for Z100. Brody then gave the song to the Mets to play at Shea.

In the United Kingdom, the song was quickly appropriated by Liverpool supporters under then-manager Gérard Houllier. Regular chants of 'Hou led the reds out' by Liverpool fans (a reference to Liverpool's cup treble in 2001) were followed soon after by opposition fans' chants of 'Hou had a heart attack' (a reference to Houllier's illness in October 2001).[22]

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[64] Platinum 70,000^
Belgium (BEA)[65] Gold 25,000*
Germany (BVMI)[66] Gold 250,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[67] Gold 40,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[68] Platinum 10,000*
Sweden (GLF)[69] Platinum 30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[71] Platinum 715,000[70]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes edit

  1. ^ "Who Let the Dogs Out" reached number 21 when RPM ceased publication in November 2000.

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External links edit

  • "How a missing Wikipedia entry for Who Let the Dogs Out led to a nine-year hunt for answers", CBC Radio, April 25, 2019
  • "Whomst Among Us Let The Dogs Out". 99% Invisible. 12 February 2020.

December 18, 2023
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This article is about the Baha Men song For the album see Who Let the Dogs Out album For the CBBC TV show see Who Let the Dogs Out TV series Who Let the Dogs Out is a song performed by Bahamian junkanoo band Baha Men Originally released by Anslem Douglas titled Doggie it was covered by producer Jonathan King who sang it under the name Fat Jakk and his Pack of Pets He brought the song to the attention of his friend Steve Greenberg who then had the Baha Men cover the song The song released on 26 July 2000 became the band s first and only hit in the United Kingdom and the United States and it gained popularity after appearing in Rugrats in Paris The Movie and its soundtrack album Who Let the Dogs Out Single by Baha Menfrom the album Who Let the Dogs Out and Rugrats in Paris The Movie Music From the Motion PictureReleased26 July 2000 2000 07 26 1 GenreMiami bass soca junkanoo breakbeat calypsoLength3 18LabelS CurveSongwriter s Anslem DouglasProducer s Steve Greenberg Matthew TraynorBaha Men singles chronology That s the Way I Do It 1997 Who Let the Dogs Out 2000 You All Dat 2001 Audio sample source source filehelpMusic video Who Let the Dogs Out on YouTube Who Let the Dogs Out peaked at No 2 on the UK Singles Chart as well as topping the charts in Australia and New Zealand and reached the Top 40 in the United States In Britain it was championed by DJ John Peel and went on to be the fourth biggest selling single of 2000 and one of the highest selling singles of the decade not to reach No 1 The track went on to win the Grammy for Best Dance Recording at the 2001 Grammy Awards Who Let the Dogs Out became a prominent feature of Bahamian popular culture and was the subject of a major lawsuit over copyright ownership that was settled 2 In 2019 an eponymous titled documentary about the creation of the song was the surprise hit of the SXSW music festival in Austin Texas 3 Contents 1 Background 2 Critical reception 3 Use in sporting events 4 Charts 4 1 Weekly charts 4 2 Year end charts 5 Certifications 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksBackground editThe song is written in the key of C major 4 Baha Men member Dyson Knight explained to Vice how the band came to record the song The manager of the Baha Men at that time heard a version of the song from Europe He called Knight s bandmate Isaiah Taylor and told him it was an absolute must that Baha Men record that song because they had the vibe to make it a huge hit Isaiah heard the song and said there was no way in hell we re recording that song Management had the vision and the Baha Men were reluctant but the group went in and recorded it anyway 5 Who Let The Dogs Out is a cover of the 1998 song Doggie or Dogie by Trinidadian calypso soca Junkanoo artist Anslem Douglas 6 Douglas himself claimed that the song has nothing to do with dogs and actually has a feminist theme In an interview that was published on his website he said It s a man bashing song I ll tell you why The lyric of the song says The party was nice the party was pumpin When I said the word party I was being metaphorical It really means things were going great The Yippie Yi Yo that s everybody s happy right And everybody was having a ball Life was going great Until the men start the name callin And then the girls respond to the call So the men started calling the women skank and skettel every dirty word you can think of The men started the name calling and then the girls respond to the call And then a woman shouts out Who let the dogs out And we start calling men dogs It was really a man bashing song 7 However Douglas has said I never told anyone Hey I came up with the phrase Never did cause I didn t 8 In late 1995 or early 1996 Patrick Stephenson and Leroy Williams two producers who worked for Wreck Shop Radio out of Toronto wrote a radio promo for WBLK in Buffalo NY containing the Who Let The Dogs Out chorus 9 Douglas s brother in law was the host of the Toronto show and encouraged Douglas to record the song Stephenson and Williams allowed Douglas to record the song and have said they didn t take care of the business of legally protecting the song They did not know it was licensed to the Baha Men until they heard it on the radio in 2000 Complicating matters further 20 Fingers and Gillette released You re a Dog in 1995 with a very similar chorus where they sing Who let the dogs loose Stephenson and Williams claim to have never heard the song and 20 Fingers has made no legal claim to Who Let the Dogs Out Even earlier Brett Hammock and Joe Gonzalez also recorded a song called Who Let the Dogs Out in 1992 as rap duo Miami Boom Productions out of Jacksonville Florida 10 It was not widely released and they were also surprised to hear Who Let The Dogs Out on the radio in 2000 Miami Boom states their version was inspired by Da Mad Scientist by Bass Patrol in which there is a sample of 1987 s Pump Up The Party by songwriter and producer Stevie B released under the pseudonym Hassan that includes the lyrics Who s rocking this dog s house John Michael Davis from Dowagiac Michigan contacted 99 Invisible contributor Ben Sisto He said his hometown is sometimes referred to as the dog patch and the crowd at the Dowagiac Chieftains high school football games frequently chanted Oooh let the dogs out during their state championship run in 1990 During this time Joe Gonzalez of Miami Boom lived in Michigan but he states he has no memory of hearing this chant Sisto states that variations of the Who let the dogs out chant are evident in regional high school sports discovering a chant almost exactly like the chorus of the Baha Men song as far back as 1986 at Austin Reagan High School Sisto surmised I don t think anybody in this story is lying You can hear something and it s just in there subconsciously until it s just ready to come out One of the big myths we tell ourselves about art is that it s made by individuals and that myth is sort of what the art market is propped up on It s just about the very nature of art and life and I think that all these ideas apply to every piece of creative work ever made 11 Critical reception editDaily Record commented If your kids have been out barking on the streets late at night this Bahamian band are to blame with this silly Notting Hill Carnival anthem 12 In a 2007 poll conducted by Rolling Stone to identify the 20 most annoying songs Who Let the Dogs Out ranked third 13 It was also ranked first on Spinner s 2008 list of Top 20 Worst Songs Ever 14 Rolling Stone also ranked it at number 8 on a worst songs of the 1990s poll despite the fact that the Baha Men single was released in 2000 15 Use in sporting events editThe first use of the song at an American sporting event was at Mississippi State University 16 The university s mascot is the Bulldog and the university school first played the song during football games in the fall of 1998 using the version sung by Chuck Smooth It was accompanied by the crowd singing along and the team performing a dance on the field called The Dawg Pound Rock just before a kickoff 17 18 Later the Southeastern Conference ruled that they could not perform the dance on the field so the team moved it to the sidelines Several other teams followed suit and the song quickly became a national phenomenon 19 In June 2000 Gregg Greene 20 then Director of Promotions for the Seattle Mariners was the first to play the Baha Men s version of Who Let the Dogs Out at a Major League Baseball game 21 He debuted the tune as a joke for the team s backup catcher Joe Oliver Two days later shortstop Alex Rodriguez requested the song be used as his walk up music and it quickly became the Mariners team anthem The Baha Men performed at Safeco Field during a Mariners game in September 2000 The New York Mets however have claimed that they were the first MLB team to adopt the song to which ESPN humorously commented This is a little like scientists arguing over who discovered a deadly virus The Baha Men recorded a version of the song that changed the chorus to Who let the Mets out and all the lyrics to reflect the team and its players which was played at Shea Stadium throughout the Mets 2000 postseason run including a live performance on the Shea Stadium field before Game 4 of the 2000 World Series against the New York Yankees The song was written by David Brody of Z100 New York and recorded by the Baha Men initially for Z100 Brody then gave the song to the Mets to play at Shea In the United Kingdom the song was quickly appropriated by Liverpool supporters under then manager Gerard Houllier Regular chants of Hou led the reds out by Liverpool fans a reference to Liverpool s cup treble in 2001 were followed soon after by opposition fans chants of Hou had a heart attack a reference to Houllier s illness in October 2001 22 Charts editWeekly charts edit Chart 2000 2001 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 23 1Austria O3 Austria Top 40 24 26Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 25 7Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 26 27Canada Top Singles RPM 27 14Canada Adult Contemporary RPM 28 36Canada Dance Urban RPM 29 21 a Denmark Tracklisten 30 6Europe European Hot 100 Singles 31 4Finland Suomen virallinen lista 32 18France SNEP 33 60Germany Official German Charts 34 6Ireland IRMA 35 2Netherlands Dutch Top 40 36 3Netherlands Single Top 100 37 4New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 38 1Norway VG lista 39 3Scotland OCC 40 2Sweden Sverigetopplistan 41 3Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 42 6UK Singles OCC 43 2UK Dance OCC 44 16UK Indie OCC 45 1US Billboard Hot 100 46 40US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 47 18US Rhythmic Top 40 Billboard 48 22US Top 40 Tracks Billboard 49 21 Year end charts edit Chart 2000 PositionAustralia ARIA 50 22Denmark IFPI 51 38Europe European Hot 100 Singles 52 83Ireland IRMA 53 19Netherlands Dutch Top 40 54 39Netherlands Single Top 100 55 30Sweden Sverigetopplistan 56 37UK Singles OCC 57 4US Rhythmic Top 40 Billboard 58 72Chart 2001 PositionEurope Eurochart Hot 100 59 33Germany Official German Charts 60 53Sweden Sverigetopplistan 61 44Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 62 48UK Singles OCC 63 148Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 64 Platinum 70 000 Belgium BEA 65 Gold 25 000 Germany BVMI 66 Gold 250 000 Netherlands NVPI 67 Gold 40 000 New Zealand RMNZ 68 Platinum 10 000 Sweden GLF 69 Platinum 30 000 United Kingdom BPI 71 Platinum 715 000 70 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Notes edit Who Let the Dogs Out reached number 21 when RPM ceased publication in November 2000 References edit Hay Carla 9 September 2000 Letting Dogs Out Benefits Baha Men as S Curve Single Drives U S Success PDF Billboard Vol 112 no 37 p 15 Retrieved 8 October 2020 Dog fight over song Caribbean News Agency 3 November 2000 p 3 Archived from the original on 12 May 2010 Retrieved 3 April 2010 Port of Spain Trinidad CANA A major legal battle in a New York court over the rights to Who Let The Dogs Out was settled The 1998 calypso which has been transformed into a major international hit by the Bahamian group Baha Men according to local Press reports Trinidadian soca artiste Anslem Douglas who was originally credited as the composer of the calypso found himself at the centre of a battle over rights to the song Involved was St Vincent born musician Ossie Gurley in whose Toronto recording studio the original calypso was created and two recording labels Deston Records and Wingspan Records Deston Records is the company that gave the song to the Baha Men to record on the S Curve label while Wingspan is the record label of rapper Chuck Smooth and Scott Brooks whose release was a Top 10 Billboard Rap Single Amter Charlie 10 March 2019 Who Let the Dogs Out Doc Offers Fascinating Look at the Origin of the Baha Men Hit Variety Douglas Anslem Men Baha 1 February 2010 Who Let the Dogs Out Musicnotes com Retrieved 2 June 2021 Hamilton Brandt 12 January 2015 The Baha Men Will Outlive Us All Vice Retrieved 12 May 2015 Lanham Tom 31 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