Mistadobalina

"Bob Dobalina" redirects here. For the comic book character, see Bob, Agent of Hydra.

"Mistadobalina"
Single by Del tha Funky Homosapien
from the album I Wish My Brother George Was Here
Released	May 23 1992
Studio	Remixed at Westlake Studios.
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:00
Label	Elektra Records
Songwriter(s)	Charles A. Bobbit James Brown George Clinton William Earl Collins O'Shea Jackson Teren Delvon Jones Fred Wesley Bernie Worrell [1]
Producer(s)	Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Boogiemen, Ice Cube
Del tha Funky Homosapien singles chronology
"Sleepin' on My Couch" (1991) "Mistadobalina" (1992) "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]

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.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
1.	"Mistadobalina (Radio Edit)"	4:00

7-inch edition: side B

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mistadobalina (LP Version)"	4:00

US 12-inch edition: side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mistadobalina (LP Version)"	4:00
2.	"Mistadobalina (Remix)"	3:58
3.	"Mistadobalina (Instrumental)"	3:58

US 12-inch edition: side B

No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
1.	"Mistadobalina (LP Version)"	4:00
2.	"Mistadobalina (Remix)"	3:58

European 12-inch edition: side B

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mistadobalina (Instrumental)"	3:58
2.	"Burnt" (featuring Hieroglyphics)	4:42

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1992) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [8] 11 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [9] 4 Germany (GfK) [10] 9 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [11] 10 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [12] 8 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [13] 5 Norway (VG-lista) [14] 8 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [15] 9 US Hot R&B Singles ( Billboard ) [4] 55 US Hot Rap Singles ( Billboard ) [3] 6

Year-end charts Chart (1992) Position Australia (ARIA) [16] 96 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [17] 21 Germany (Media Control) [18] 50 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [19] 76 New Zealand (RIANZ) [20] 33 Sweden (Topplistan) [21] 58

References

1. "ASCAP Repertory entry for this song". ASCAP. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
2. Thomas, Fred. "I Wish My Brother George Was Here - Del the Funky Homosapien". AllMusic . Retrieved September 27, 2018.
3. "Del the Funky Homosapien: Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard . Retrieved September 27, 2018.
4. "Del the Funky Homosapien: Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard . Retrieved September 27, 2018.
5. Staley, Willy (January 28, 2011). "The 50 Greatest Bay Area Rap Songs: 19. Del "Mistadobalina"". Complex . Retrieved September 27, 2018.
6. Kovalchik, Kara (December 16, 2008). "Hey, Hey, They're the Monkees: What John Lennon had to say about the band (and much, much more)". Mental Floss . Retrieved April 15, 2019.
7. Pemberton, Pat (June 12, 2012). "Mistadobalina". Rolling Stone . Retrieved April 15, 2019.
8. "Del Tha Funkee Homosapien – Mistadobalina". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
9. "Del Tha Funkee Homosapien – Mistadobalina" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
10. "Del Tha Funkee Homosapien – Mistadobalina" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
11. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 12, 1992" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
12. "Del Tha Funkee Homosapien – Mistadobalina" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
13. "Del Tha Funkee Homosapien – Mistadobalina". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
14. "Del Tha Funkee Homosapien – Mistadobalina". VG-lista. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
15. "Del Tha Funkee Homosapien – Mistadobalina". Singles Top 100. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
16. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
17. "Jahreshitparade Singles 1992" (in German). Retrieved May 5, 2025.
18. "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1992" (in German). GfK Entertainment . Retrieved May 5, 2025.
19. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1992" (in Dutch). MegaCharts . Retrieved May 5, 2025.
20. "End of Year Charts 1992". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved September 27, 2018.
21. "Årstopplistan 1992, Singlar" (in Swedish). Grammotex. Archived from the original on February 25, 2001. Retrieved May 5, 2025.

External links

• " Mistadobalina " at Discogs (list of releases)