Shoop (song)
| "Shoop" | ||||
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| File:Shoop SNP.jpg | ||||
| Single by Salt-N-Pepa | ||||
| from the album Very Necessary | ||||
| Released | September 21, 1993 | |||
| Format | 12", CD, Cassette | |||
| Recorded | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 4:07 | |||
| Label | Next Plateau | |||
| Writer(s) | Sandra Denton, Cheryl James | |||
| Producer(s) | Mark Sparks, Cheryl "Salt" James | |||
| Salt-N-Pepa chronology | ||||
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"Shoop" is the lead single released from Salt-N-Pepa's fourth studio album, Very Necessary. It was produced by Mark Sparks and group member Cheryl "Salt" James. The song features an uncredited verse by rapper Big Twan.
Released late in 1993, the song became one of the group's most successful singles, reaching number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the Hot Rap Singles chart at number one (their second single to do so). Two months after its release, "Shoop" was certified gold by the RIAA; it went on to sell 800,000 copies.[1][2] The success of both this single and the follow-up single, "Whatta Man" propelled Very Necessary to sell over five million copies in the US, becoming the group's best-selling album.
This song uses a sample of the Ike Turner-penned "I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song)" by the Ikettes.
According to the liner notes for It's De Lovely - The Authentic Cole Porter Collection, the line "the voodoo that you do so well" was quoted from Cole Porter's 1929 song "You Do Something to Me".[3]
Contents
Music video
The music video of the song was filmed at Coney Island, Brooklyn. Cameo appearances by R. Kelly, Jodeci, Johnny Gill, A Tribe Called Quest, Blackstreet and Keith Sweat are included.
Track listings and formats
Shoop (Maxi-Single)
- Shoop - (LP version)
- Shoop - (Guru's version)
- Shoop - (Danny D's R & B mix)
- Let's Talk About AIDS
- Shoop - (TRUE instrumental)
- Shoop - (a cappella)
- Emphatically No
- I've Got AIDS - (public service announcement)
Chart history
Peak positions
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia | 2[4] |
| Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[5] | 5 |
| Billboard Hot 100 | 4[citation needed] |
| Billboard Hot R&B Singles | 3[citation needed] |
| Billboard Hot Rap Singles | 1[citation needed] |
| Billboard Top 40 Mainstream | 15[citation needed] |
Year-end charts
| End of year chart (1994) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australia[6] | 15 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] | 29 |
References
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