Shimmy Shimmy Ya
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"Shimmy Shimmy Ya" is the second single by Ol' Dirty Bastard
, from the album, Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version
. The video shows a depiction of the 1970s, in which large afros
and platform shoes were considered fashionable. ODB makes reference to "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.
The song was used in the opening scene of the movie "Knocked Up"
The song was ranked number 59 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.
Written by RZA (as Robert Diggs Jr.) and Ol' Dirty Bastard (as Russell Jones)
Performed by Ol' Dirty Bastard
Courtesy of Elektra Entertainment
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
Ol' Dirty Bastard
Russell Tyrone Jones was an American rapper and occasional producer, who went by the stage name Ol' Dirty Bastard or simply ODB...
, from the album, Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version
Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version
Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version is the solo debut album of American rapper and Wu-Tang Clan member Ol' Dirty Bastard, released March 28, 1995 on Elektra Records in the United States. It was the second solo album to be released from the nine-member Wu-Tang camp, following the release of...
. The video shows a depiction of the 1970s, in which large afros
Afros
Afros may refer to*People with an Afro hairstyle, a Panamanian and Cypriot cargo ship in service 1968-71...
and platform shoes were considered fashionable. ODB makes reference to "doing a little dance with the ladies".
A remix by Bay Area producer Studio Ton, featuring MC Eiht
MC Eiht
Aaron Tyler , better known by his stage name MC Eiht, is an American rapper. His stage name was partly inspired by the numeral in KRS-One's name. He chose Eiht for its links to "hood culture", including 8Ball and .38 caliber firearms...
& E-40
E-40
Earl Stevens , better known by his stage name E-40, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and investor from Vallejo, California. He is also part of the rap group The Click and the founder of Sick Wid It Records. His solo debut album, Federal, was released in November 1992, after The Click's debut...
, was released as a one song promotional single. A video was made for the remix with special effects involving fire.
The song was used in the opening scene of the movie "Knocked Up"
The song was ranked number 59 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.
EP version
- Shimmy Shimmy Ya [Extended Version] - 3:48
- Shimmy Shimmy Ya [LP Version] - 2:41
- 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
Samples used
- "Hip-Hug-Her" by Booker T. & the MG's
- "I Like It" by Emotions
- "Knocks Me Off My Feet" by Stevie WonderStevie WonderStevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...
- "Have Your Ass Home by - 11:00" by Richard PryorRichard PryorRichard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor was an American stand-up comedian, actor, social critic, writer and MC. Pryor was known for uncompromising examinations of racism and topical contemporary issues, which employed colorful vulgarities, and profanity, as well as racial epithets...
Personnel
"Shimmy Shimmy Ya"Written by RZA (as Robert Diggs Jr.) and Ol' Dirty Bastard (as Russell Jones)
Performed by Ol' Dirty Bastard
Courtesy of Elektra Entertainment
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
Chart positions
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 47 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 62 |