Mistadobalina

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"Mistadobalina"
Single by Del tha Funky Homosapien
from the album I Wish My Brother George Was Here
ReleasedNovember 19, 1991
Studio Remixed at Westlake Studios.
Genre Hip hop
Length4:00
Label Elektra Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Boogiemen, Ice Cube
Del tha Funky Homosapien singles chronology
"Sleepin' on My Couch"
(1991)
"Mistadobalina"
(1991)
"Dr. Bombay"
(1992)

"Mistadobalina" is a song by American hip hop musician Del tha Funky Homosapien. It was released as the second single from his 1991 debut album, I Wish My Brother George Was Here . [2] The single peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart, [3] as well as number 55 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. [4] In 2011, Willy Staley of Complex placed it at number 19 on the "50 Greatest Bay Area Rap Songs" list. [5]

Contents

Production

The song draws inspiration and includes a vocal sample from The Monkees' song "Zilch" provided by Peter Tork, [6] [ better source needed ] which began by repeating the name "Mr. Bob Dobalina." [7] In a 2012 Rolling Stone article, Del said, "I just kind of conceptualized who Mr. Dobalina would be." [7]

Track listing

CD edition
No.TitleLength
1."Mistadobalina (Radio Edit)"4:00
2."Mistadobalina (Remix)"3:58
3."Mistadobalina (Instrumental)"3:58
4."Ahonetwo, Ahonetwo (Remix)"3:40
7-inch edition: side A
No.TitleLength
1."Mistadobalina (Radio Edit)"4:00
7-inch edition: side B
No.TitleLength
1."Mistadobalina (LP Version)"4:00
US 12-inch edition: side A
No.TitleLength
1."Mistadobalina (LP Version)"4:00
2."Mistadobalina (Remix)"3:58
3."Mistadobalina (Instrumental)"3:58
US 12-inch edition: side B
No.TitleLength
1."Burnt" (featuring Hieroglyphics)4:42
2."Ahonetwo, Ahonetwo (Remix)"3:40
3."Ahonetwo, Ahonetwo (Instrumental)"3:40
European 12-inch edition: side A
No.TitleLength
1."Mistadobalina (LP Version)"4:00
2."Mistadobalina (Remix)"3:58
European 12-inch edition: side B
No.TitleLength
1."Mistadobalina (Instrumental)"3:58
2."Burnt" (featuring Hieroglyphics)4:42

Charts

Weekly charts

ChartPeak
position
Australia (ARIA) [8] 11
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [9] 4
Germany (Official German Charts) [10] 9
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [11] 8
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [12] 5
Norway (VG-lista) [13] 8
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [14] 9
US Hot Rap Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 6
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [4] 55

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)Position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [15] 33

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