Body Bumpin' (Yippie-Yi-Yo)

"Body Bumpin' (Yippie-Yi-Yo)"
Single by Public Announcement
from the album All Work, No Play
Released	January 27, 1998
Recorded	1997
Genre	R&B
Length	4:33
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.

Music video

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

Formats and track listings

• Digital download

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]

Feloney Davis – Composer, Primary Artist Euclid Gray – Composer, Primary Artist Monica Gray – Composer, Primary Artist

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (1998) Peak position New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [4] 11 UK Singles (OCC) [5] 38 US Billboard Hot 100 [6] 5 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 4 US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales ( Billboard ) [8] 4 US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [9] 4

Year-end charts Chart (1998) Position US Billboard Hot 100 [10] 24 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs [11] 16 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales United States (RIAA) [12] Platinum 1,300,000 [13]

References

1. Leo Stanley. "All Work, No Play - Public Announcement - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
2. "Public Announcement". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
3. "Public Announcement – All Work, No Play Album Personnel". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation. January 2, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
4. "Public Announcement – Body Bumpin' Yippie-Yi-Yo". Top 40 Singles.
5. "Public Announcement: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
6. "Public Announcement Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
7. "Public Announcement Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
8. Jason Ankeny. "Public Announcement - Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
9. "Public Announcement Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.
10. "Billboard Top 100 – 1998". billboardtop100of.com. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
11. "Public Announcement". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
12. "American single certifications – Public Announcement – Body Bumpin%27 Yippie-Yi-Yo". Recording Industry Association of America.
13. "Best-Selling Records of 1998". Billboard . Vol. 111, no. 5. BPI Communications Inc. January 30, 1999. p. 75. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved May 31, 2015.