Vapors (song)

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"Vapors"
Single by Biz Markie
from the album Goin' Off
B-side "Biz Is Goin' Off", "The Do Do",[1] "Bad by Myself"[2]
Released 1988 (1988)
Format 12", 7", cassette
Genre Hip hop
Length 4:32
Label Cold Chillin'
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Marlon Williams[4]
Biz Markie singles chronology
"Biz Is Goin' Off"
(1988)		 "Vapors"
(1988)		 "Doin' the Mud Foot"
(1988)
Goin' Off track listing
"Return of the Biz Dance"
(4)		 "Vapors"
(5)		 "Make the Music with Your Mouth, Biz"
(6)
Music video
"Vapors" at VH1.com

"Vapors" is a song co-written[3] and performed by American hip hop musician Biz Markie, issued as the fifth single from his debut studio album Goin' Off. The song peaked at #80 on the Billboard R&B chart in 1988.[5]

Music video

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The official music video for the song was directed by Lionel C. Martin.[6]

Chart positions

Chart (1988)[5] Peak
position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard) 80

Snoop Doggy Dogg version

"Vapors"
File:Vapors.JPG
Single by Snoop Doggy Dogg featuring Teena Marie and Charlie Wilson
from the album Tha Doggfather
B-side "Snoop's Upside Ya Head" [Remix][7]
Released April 8, 1997 (1997-04-08)[8]
Format
Genre Hip hop
Length 4:21
Label Death Row
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Mark Jordan[10]
Snoop Doggy Dogg chronology
"Snoop's Upside Ya Head"
(1996)		 "Vapors"
(1997)		 "Doggfather"
(1997)
Teena Marie chronology
"Warm as Momma's Oven"
(1994)		 "Vapors"
(1997)		 "Still in Love"
(2004)
Charlie Wilson chronology
"Sprung on Me"
(1992)		 "Vapors"
(1997)		 "Without You"
(2000)
Tha Doggfather track listing
"You Thought"
(10)		 "Vapors"
(11)		 "Groupie"
(12)
Music video
"Vapors" at VH1.com

In 1997, American hip hop musician Snoop Doggy Dogg covered "Vapors" and included it on his second studio album Tha Doggfather. The song was issued as the second single from the album; and it features vocals from Teena Marie and Charlie Wilson.[9]

Music video

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The official music video for the song was directed by Paul Hunter (under the pseudonym G. Thomas).[11][12]

Chart positions

Chart (1997) Peak
position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 7
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[14] 39
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[15] 6
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[16]
18

References

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  13. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Snoop Dogg – Vapors". Top 40 Singles.
  14. ↑ "Archive Chart: 1997-05-03". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Archive Chart: 1997-05-03" UK R&B Chart. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
  16. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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