"Doowutchyalike" | ||||
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Single by Digital Underground | ||||
from the album Sex Packets | ||||
B-side | "Packet Man" [1] | |||
Released | October 18, 1989 [2] | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 8:53(album version) 4:48(single edit) [2] | |||
Label | TNT/Tommy Boy | |||
Songwriter(s) | Bernie Worrell, Bootsy Collins, Prince Rogers Nelson, David Elliot, George Clinton, Greg Jacobs, Herbert Ivey, Terence Raymon Woodford [4] | |||
Producer(s) | Shock G [5] | |||
Digital Underground singles chronology | ||||
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"Doowutchyalike" is a song performed by Digital Underground. The song was released independently by the group in 1989 [2] and later included on their debut studio album Sex Packets . Produced and co-written by group leader Shock G, [5] the song peaked at #19 on the Billboard rap chart in 1990. [6]
The song samples the following songs: [7]
Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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US Hot R&B Singles ( Billboard ) [6] | 29 |
Chart (1990) [6] | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA Charts) [8] | 139 |
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard) | 20 |
US Hot Rap Singles (Billboard) | 19 |
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