Body Bumpin' (Yippie-Yi-Yo)

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"Body Bumpin' (Yippie-Yi-Yo)"
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Single by Public Announcement
from the album All Work, No Play
ReleasedJanuary 27, 1998
Recorded1997
Genre R&B
Length4:33
Label A&M
Songwriter(s) Feloney Davis, Euclid Gray, Monica Gray
Public Announcement singles chronology
"Hey Love (Can I Have a Word)"
(1992)
"Body Bumpin' (Yippie-Yi-Yo)"
(1998)
"Mamacita"
(2000)

"Body Bumpin' (Yippie-Yi-Yo)" is a song by American R&B group Public Announcement. It was released as the first single from their sophomore studio album All Work, No Play (1998). [1] It became Public Announcement's highest charting song on the US Hot 100 chart where it peaked at number 5. [2] The song made the Top 40 chart in the UK, peaking at number 38. This is the first song released by the group without singer R. Kelly.

Contents

Music video

The video is directed by Public Announcement. There is both a video for the remix and the original.

Formats and track listings

  1. "Body Bumpin' (Yippie-Yi-Yo)" – 4:33
  2. "Body Bumpin' (Yippie-Yi-Yo) [R&B Remix]" – 5:29
  3. "Y To the Yippie (Step On)" – 5:27
  4. "Body, Bumpin' (Yippie-Yi-Yo) [Mike Dunn's Deep Soul Bump Mix]" – 8:07
  5. "Body Bumpin' (Yippie-Yi-Yo)" [DJ Kelly G's House Mix] – 8:14

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic. [3]

Charts and certifications

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