Doop (song)

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"Doop"
Doop (Doop).jpg
Single by Doop
from the album Circus Doop
B-side"Remix"
Released28 February 1994 (1994-02-28)[1]
Recorded1994
Genre
Length3:35
Label
  • Dance Street Records (Germany)
  • GFB Records (Italy)
  • Clubstitute Records (Netherlands, France)
  • MCA Records (US)
  • City Beat (UK)
Songwriter(s)
  • Peter Garnefski
  • Frederik Ferry Ridderhof
Producer(s)
  • Peter Garnefski
  • Frederik Ferry Ridderhof
Doop singles chronology
"Doop"
(1994) 		"Huckleberry Jam"
(1995)
Music video
"Doop" on YouTube

"Doop" is a 1994 song recorded by Dutch Eurodance group Doop. It was released on 28 February 1994 as first single from its debut album, Circus Doop (1994). The song achieved success in several countries, including Ireland and the US, where it hit number two on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. In addition, the song spent three weeks at the top of the charts in the United Kingdom.[4] It consists of a Charleston-based big band number set against a house backing track. Two main versions (each with its own corresponding radio edit) were issued under the names of two different big bands, with the "Urge 2 Merge radio mix" combining sections of both. In 2005, the song was covered by Looney Tunez vs. Doop.

Critical reception[edit]

Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "European pop smash finally gets a shot at stateside success. Mostly instrumental romp combines a steady dance beat with classic ragtime music to blasting effect. Crashing cymbals and brassy horns will keep the summer vibe alive on top 40 and rhythm-crossover radio. Icing on the cake are "doop-doop" vocal samples and live marching drum rolls."[5] Tom Ewing of Freaky Trigger noted that "while it's never anything more than "the Charleston with a donk on it", it's also far more generous with its hooks and energy than one-line descriptions suggest. It does enough with its squealing horns and showy, tumbling drum samples that the entry of the scoo-be-doo vocals feels like a delightful bonus."[6]

Music writer James Masterton said in his weekly UK chart commentary, "Quite why a piece of instrumental jazz should have become so big is really one to puzzle at, yet it is an astoundingly brilliant record and as a national talking-point has to be fancied for a No.1 position next week."[7] Andy Beevers from Music Week rated the song four out of five, adding that "this unlikely combination of Nineties house sounds and Twenties Charleston/ragtime rhythms" has been "creating dancefloor mayhem ever since." He noted, "There is bound to be strong DJ demand for the track, which could crossover in a big way thanks to its novelty value."[8]

Chart performance[edit]

"Doop" went on to become a major hit on the charts on several continents. It remains the group's most successful song to date, peaking at number-one in the United Kingdom for three weeks from March 13, 1994, in its second week on the UK Singles Chart.[9] In its third week at No.1, it prevented Bruce Springsteen from achieving what could have been his first UK No.1 with "Streets Of Philadelphia". It also topped the UK Dance Singles Chart. Additionally, it made it to the Top 10 also in Finland (number three), Germany, Hungary,[10] Ireland (number two), Norway, Poland,[10] Spain (number three) and Switzerland (number two), as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100, where the song soared to number three. Outside Europe, "Doop" peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, number five in Australia and was also a Top 10 hit in Israel.[10] The single was awarded with a gold record in Australia and the United Kingdom, with a sale of 35,000 and 400,000 units.

Music video[edit]

The music video for "Doop" was directed by Czar.[11] Mick Green from Cash Box commented, "The accompanying video features two girl singers in flapper dresses dancing their own version of the Charleston and a dancer in top hat and tails carrying an imaginary cane, twisting and sliding in a modern variation of the original steps. It has caused a dance sensation, and in clubs throughout the UK youngsters are copying or making up their own steps. They used to say “bop until you drop,” now it appears to be “doop until you’re pooped!”"[12]

Track listings[edit]

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Doop":[13]

Charts and sales[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Music Week. 26 February 1994. p. 25. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  2. ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (9 November 1996). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 49. ISSN 0006-2510.
  3. ^ Electro Swing Music: A Guide to the Sounds of Electro Swing
  4. ^ Roberts, David (2005). Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th ed.). Guinness World Records Limited. pp. tbc. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
  5. ^ Flick, Larry (13 August 1994). "New & Noteworthy" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  6. ^ Ewing, Tom (14 November 2012). "DOOP – "Doop"". Freaky Trigger. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  7. ^ Masterton, James (6 March 1994). "Week Ending March 12th 1994". Chart Watch UK. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  8. ^ Beevers, Andy (26 February 1994). "Market Preview: Dance" (PDF). Music Week. p. 17. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100 13 March 1994 - 19 March 1994". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  10. ^ a b c "The Talents Behind The Dance Hits Of 94: Doop" (PDF). Music Week. 17 December 1994. p. 33. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  11. ^ "DOOP Doop". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  12. ^ Green, Mick (9 April 1994). "International — UK" (PDF). Cash Box. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Doop — "Doop"". Discogs. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
  14. ^ "Doop – Doop". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  15. ^ "Doop – Doop" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  16. ^ "Doop – Doop" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  17. ^ Danish Singles Chart. 8 April 1994.
  18. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 23 April 1994. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  19. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (23 April 1994). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 26 August 2017 – via Google Books.
  20. ^ "Doop – Doop" (in French). Les classement single.
  21. ^ "Doop – Doop" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  22. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (21.04.1994 - 27.04.1997)" (PDF). Dagblaðið Vísir - Tónlist. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  23. ^ "Irish Singles Chart, database". Irishcharts. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
  24. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Doop" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  25. ^ "Doop – Doop" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  26. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  27. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (11 June 1994). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 26 August 2017 – via Google Books.
  28. ^ "Doop – Doop". Swiss Singles Chart.
  29. ^ "Doop: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  30. ^ "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 12 March 1994. p. 22. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  31. ^ "Doop, Billboard charts". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
  32. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 1994". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  33. ^ "1994 Year-End Sales Charts: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 52. 24 December 1994. p. 12. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  34. ^ "Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 1994" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  35. ^ "Jaarlijsten 1994" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  36. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1994" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  37. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1994". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  38. ^ "Top 100 Singles 1994". Music Week. 14 January 1995.
  39. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia’s Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 86.
  40. ^ "British single certifications – Doop – Doop". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
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