Do Wah Diddy Diddy
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| "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" | ||
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| Single by Manfred Mann | ||
| from the album The Manfred Mann | ||
| B-side(s) | "What You Gonna Do?" | |
| Released | 1964 | |
| Format | Vinyl record (7") | |
| Recorded | 11th June 1964 | |
| Genre | Pop/Rock | |
| Length | 2:24 | |
| Label | HMV | |
| Writer(s) | Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich | |
| Chart positions | ||
| Manfred Mann singles chronology | ||
| Hubble Bubble (Toil and Trouble) (1964) |
Do Wah Diddy Diddy (1964) |
Sha La La (1964) |
"Do Wah Diddy Diddy" is a song notably performed by 1960s British R&B, Beat and Pop band Manfred Mann. The song was originally performed in 1963 song by the American band The Exciters, originally written by Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich. Manfred Mann's version was recorded on June 11 1964[citation needed], was released on July 10 [1] and spent two weeks in August at number one in the UK singles chart and in October of that year it spent two weeks at the number one spot in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The song would later achieve worldwide fame when it was performed by Jesse and the Rippers on Full House, sometimes in medley with The Beach Boys' Kokomo.[citation needed]
The song is a repeated motif in L.A. Story, a 1991 movie by Steve Martin. In the movie "sing doo wah diddi" is the solution to a riddle ("how daddy is doing") from a freeway sign.
As a result of the song's prominent use in the Bill Murray film Stripes, it has become a popular military cadence.
The song was parodied by the controversial Hip hop music group 2 Live Crew on their 1988 album Move Somethin'.
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| Preceded by "Oh, Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single October 17, 1964 |
Succeeded by "Baby Love" by The Supremes |
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