Do Wah Diddy Diddy

"Do Wah Diddy Diddy" is a song written by Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich and originally recorded in 1963, as "Do-Wah-Diddy", by the American vocal group The Exciters. It was made internationally famous by the British band Manfred Mann.

"Do Wah Diddy Diddy"
Single by Manfred Mann
from the album The Manfred Mann Album
B-side"What You Gonna Do?"
Released10 July 1964
Recorded11 & 22 June 1964[1]
Genre
Length2:23
LabelHMV POP 1320 (UK)[2]
Ascot (US)
Capitol (Canada)
Songwriter(s)Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich[2]
Producer(s)John Burgess[2]
Manfred Mann singles chronology
"Hubble Bubble (Toil and Trouble)"
(1964)		 "Do Wah Diddy Diddy"
(1964)		 "Sha La La"
(1964)

Manfred Mann version

It was soon covered by British R&B, beat and pop band Manfred Mann.[3] Manfred Mann's version was released on 10 July 1964.[4] It spent two weeks at No. 1 of the UK Singles Chart in August[5] and two weeks at No. 1 of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in October.[6]

Chart history

Fun Factory version
"Doh Wah Diddy"
Single by Fun Factory
from the album Fun-Tastic
ReleasedJanuary 5, 1996
Recorded1995
GenreEurodance
Length3:31
LabelCurb
Songwriter(s)
  • Jeff Barry
  • Ellie Greenwich
Producer(s)
Fun Factory singles chronology
"Celebration"
(1995)		 "Doh Wah Diddy"
(1996)		 "Don't Go Away"
(1996)
Music video
"Do Wah Diddy" on YouTube

In 1996, Fun Factory released a cover version of the song. Only a few lines of lyrics were retained, and supplemented by rap passages. It reached the top 10 in Germany and Spain and No.11 in Austria.

Track listings

CD-Maxi

  1. Doh Wah Diddy (Dee Dee Radio) - 3:31
  2. Doh Wah Diddy (Dee Dee Fun-Tastic Extended) - 4:43
  3. Doh Wah Diddy (Fly Bass Remix) - 4:31
  4. Doh Wah Diddy (Medium Houze) - 4:43
  5. Fun Factory's Theme II - 3:24

Charts
Chart (1996) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[13] 11
Canada Dance (RPM) 24
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[14] 33
France (SNEP)[15] 49
Germany (Official German Charts)[16] 6
Spain (AFYVE) 4

Year-end charts
Chart (1996) Position
Germany (Official German Charts)[17] 64

Other cover versions

The song has been covered many times, notably by DJ Ötzi whose version titled "Do Wah Diddy" peaked at No.9 on the Ö3 Austria Top 40, as well as charting in Germany, Switzerland, the UK and Ireland. German girl group À La Carte recorded the song in 1980 and Dutch girl group Dolly Dots in 1982. It was covered as a military cadence by Bill Murray in the movie Stripes.

See also

References
  1. D&j (5 June 2018). "Manfred Mann - Down the Road Apiece: Their EMI Recordings 1963-1966". Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  2. Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 82. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
  3. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 166. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. Archived May 25, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  5. "All the Number One Singles: 1964". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  6. Bronson, Fred (1992). The Billboard Book of Number One Hits (3rd ed.). New York, NY: Billboard Publications, Inc. p. 158. ISBN 0-8230-8298-9.
  7. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1964-10-12. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  8. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Do Wah Diddy Diddy". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  9. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  10. "Australian Chart Book". archive.is. 5 March 2016. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  11. List of Top 25 singles for 1964 in Australia
  12. "Top 100 Hits of 1964/Top 100 Songs of 1964". www.musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  13. "Austriancharts.at – Fun Factory – Doh Wah Diddy" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  14. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 3 February 1996. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  15. "Lescharts.com – Fun Factory – Doh Wah Diddy" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  16. "Offiziellecharts.de – Fun Factory – Doh Wah Diddy". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  17. "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
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