Tag Team recorded "Whoomp! (There It Is)" in August 1992.
The song has also endured as a mainstay at sporting and arena events. Though Tag Team is considered a one-hit wonder, as their subsequent singles did not find the same success, "Whoomp!" has remained a pop culture staple with multiple placements in film, television, and advertisements. "Whoomp!" reached multi-platinum status and broke records for the number of consecutive weeks in the top 10. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1993. " Whoomp! (There It Is)" is the debut single by 1990s rap duo Tag Team, written by members Cecil "DC the Brain Supreme" Glenn and Steve "Rolln" Gibson. Stephen Gibson and Cecil Glenn ( Tag Team) Additionally the lyrics of the Tag Team song are a lot easier to follow.īut eventually there was a long-standing, legal beef over this song. However, the simplest way of describing that tiff is as it being between Bellmark Records and DM Records, the entity who was at least under the impression that they had purchased the rights to “Whoomp! (There It Is)”.Not to be confused with Whoot, There It Is. However, 95 South, perhaps due to the fact that Tag Team’s There It Is significantly outperformed theirs, weren’t so amicable about the matter. That is to say that they claimed Tag Team blatantly copied their song. But interesting to note, at least according to the US Copyright Office, is that Tag Team’s version was actually created before that of 95 South. What has also been pointed out is that Whoomp! was more embraced than Whoot because the latter is actually a lot less family-friendly (i.e. You may have noticed that “Whoomp! (There It Is)” by Tag Team and “Whoot, There It Is” by 95 South came out during the same year. The latter was actually released prior to the former. However, the labels behind the two songs have asserted that the similarities were coincidental as the titular phrases were quite common Down South, especially in strip clubs. “Whoomp! (There It Is)” and “Whoot, There It Is” This remix features Tag Team dropping lyrics alongside the following Disney characters:
“Whoomp! (There It Went)”Īnother notable remix of this song came in the form of 1994’s “Whoomp! (There It Went)”. In addition to that, it rose as high as number 2 on the Hot 100 (and also holding the year-end number 2 position for 1993). It also appeared on the UK Singles Chart and overall charted in about 10 countries.īut as implied above, the success of this track far exceeds its chart showing. In fact it has been recognized as one of the first hip-hop songs to truly transcend cultural and generational barriers. And for the record, this was also the track which ultimately led to Tag Team landing a deal with Bellmark Records. Chart SuccessĪnd as for the original, it topped Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart. In 2003 the original itself made a notable appearance in the Will Farrell film Elf. And its subsequent lasting popularity has contributed to Tag Team staying together throughout the decades.
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The most-notable usage of this song in movie during the track’s heyday would have actually been a remix entitled “Addams Family (Whoomp!)” for the major motion picture Addams Family Values (1993). This is despite the fact that said remix went on to earn itself a Razzie Award the following year, specifically in the category of Worst Original Song. For example, it succeeded in becoming an enduring anthem at sports games hosted by the likes of the MLB, NFL and NBA. “Whoomp! (There It Is)” was indeed a massive success, the type any one-hit wonder like Tag Team would be proud of as it still generates considerable income to this day. That’s because, on top of being featured on a plethora of television shows, movies and advertisements it has also proven popular in the sports world. It is Steve Roll’n who produced this hip-hop classic. It samples an older, similarly-entitled track called “Whoot, There It Is” (1993) by 95 South, a small crew from Florida. And it also utilizes a 1980 song by an Italian group called Kano named “I’m Ready”. The said album was also wisely entitled Whoomp! (There It Is). And it is the product of an indie label called Bellmark Records. The song came out on 20 July 1993 as part of their debut album. This was the first single and only true hit by Tag Team, a hip-hop duo consisting of ATL-based musicians Steve Roll’n and DC the Brain Supreme.
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