I Love Them Ho's (Ho-Wop)

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"I Love Them Ho's (Ho-Wop)"
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Single by Eamon
from the album I Don't Want You Back
ReleasedJuly 26, 2004
Length2:27
Label Jive Records
Songwriter(s) Eamon Doyle, Kirk Robinson, Harry Warren, Al Dubin
Producer(s) Milk Dee, Eamon (co-producer)
Eamon singles chronology
"Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)"
(2003)
"I Love Them Ho's (Ho-Wop)"
(2004)
"(How Could You) Bring Him Home"
(2006)

"I Love Them Ho's (Ho-Wop)" is a song by American singer and songwriter Eamon. The song was released on July 26, 2004 as the second single from his debut album, I Don't Want You Back . The song was written by Eamon Doyle and Kirk Robinson, who sampled a song by the Flamingos, "I Only Have Eyes for You", which was written by Harry Warren and Al Dubin. [1] Milk Dee produced the Eamon recording. The single version of the song, featuring Ghostface Killah, has charted in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

Contents

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."I Love Them Ho's" (feat. Ghostface Killah)3:15
2."F**k It (I Don't Want You Back)" (Georgie's Anthem Mix)7:09
3."F**k It (I Don't Want You Back)" (Teri & Tod's Speak and Spell Remix)8:08
4."F**k It (I Don't Want You Back)" (F**ked Dub)6:06
5."F**k It (I Don't Want You Back)" (Giuseppe Mix)6:46

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [2] 24
Australian Urban (ARIA) [3] 9
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [4] 51
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders) [5] 7
Germany (Official German Charts) [6] 55
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [7] 22
UK Singles (OCC) [8] 27
UK R&B (OCC) [9] 8

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United StatesJuly 26, 2004Digital downloadJive Records

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