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Doo Wop (That Thing)
Ms. Lauryn Hill
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- Album
- The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
- Released
- 1998
- Genres
- neo soul
- Length
- 5:20
- Tempo
- 100 BPM
- Label
- Ruffhouse/Columbia
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About this song
Doo Wop (That Thing) was the breakout solo single from Lauryn Hill's album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. It hit number one on the Billboard charts and earned Hill two Grammys, for Best R&B Song and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. The song became the first debut single in Billboard history to debut at number one. Its beat samples the 1971 song "Together Let's Find Love" by The 5th Dimension.
What it's about
Hill warns both men and women against being exploited by the opposite sex for that thing.
Fun facts
- Samples “Together Let's Find Love by The 5th Dimension”.
- Sampled in 22 other songs, like “Opinions (Draft Day Freestyle) by Anderson .Paak”.
- Covered 7 times, including “He Can Only Hold Her / Doo Wop (That Thing) [Live At Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London / 2007] by Amy Winehouse”.
- Written and produced by Lauryn Hill.
- Recorded at Marley Music.