Shimmy Shimmy Ya

Shimmy Shimmy Ya

Infobox Single
Name = Shimmy Shimmy Ya
Type = ep


Artist = Ol' Dirty Bastard
from Album =
B-Side = "Baby C'mon"
Released = 1995
Format = Cassette, EP
Recorded = -
Genre = Hip Hop
Length = 2:41
Label = Elektra
Writer = Robert Diggs, Russell Jones
Producer = RZA
Chart position =
Last single = "Brooklyn Zoo"
(1995)
This single = ""Shimmy Shimmy Ya"
(1995)
Next single = "Got Your Money"
(1999)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Remix CD tray card
Type = ep


Lower caption = "Shimmy Shimmy Ya" (1995 promotional CD single) "Shimmy Shimmy Ya" is the second single by Ol' Dirty Bastard, from the album, "". The video shows a depiction of the '70s where big afros and platform shoes were in. ODB talks about doing a little dance with the ladies.

A remix by Bay Area producer Studio Ton, featuring MC Eiht & E-40, was released as a one song promotional single. A video was made for the remix with special effects involving fire.

Track listing

EP version

# Shimmy Shimmy Ya [Extended Version] - 3:48
# Shimmy Shimmy Ya [LP Version] - 2:46
# Baby C'mon [LP Version] - 3:38
# Shimmy Shimmy Ya [Extended Instrumental] - 3:38
# Baby C'mon [LP Version Instrumental] - 3:40
# Shimmy Shimmy Ya [Extended Acappella] - 3:27

Remix single

# Shimmy Shimmy Ya [Studio Ton Mix] - 4:10

amples used

*"Hip-Hug-Her" by Booker T. & the MG's
*"I Like It" by Emotions
*"Knocks Me Off My Feet" by Stevie Wonder
*"Have Your Ass Home by - 11:00" by Richard Pryor

Trivia

*The song was featured in the "More Music from 8 Mile" album and was used in the film "8 Mile", while Jimmy Rabbit and his gang are in the car, right before brawling the second time with the Free World.

*This song is used for the opening scene of the 2007 American comedy film, Knocked Up.

*At the beginning of the song, you can hear a sample of Richard Pryor saying, "aw, fuck, you can't even sing." The same sample can be heard at the beginning of Sublime's "What I Got."

*Virtuoso guitarist Buckethead recorded a new backing track for the lyrics of this song, entitled "I Like It Raw (ODB Tribute)". It is available at his website, [http://www.bucketheadland.com/odb/ Bucketheadland.com] .

Credits

"Shimmy Shimmy Ya"Written by RZA (as Robert Diggs Jr.) and Ol' Dirty Bastard (as Russell Jones)Performed by Ol' Dirty BastardCourtesy of Elektra EntertainmentBy Arrangement with Warner Special Products

External links

* [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?configType=BBCOM_SIMPLEDEFAULT&pubList=Billboard&an=bbcom&action=Submit&kw=&exposeNavigation=true&keyword=Ol%27+Dirty+Bastard&searchType=ARTICLE_SEARCH# Ol' Dirty Bastard Article - Billboard.com]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgFnXqXg9Dc "Shimmy Shimmy Ya" Remix Video on Youtube!]


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