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
Songwriters	Charles A. Bobbit James Brown George Clinton William Earl Collins O'Shea Jackson Teren Delvon Jones Fred Wesley Bernie Worrell [1]
Producers	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]

Origin

"The source of the lyrical name is from a weird track by The Monkees called 'Zilch'. Michael Nesmith, who died in 2021, revealed the origin of Mr. Bob Dobalina. 'It was the name of a department store manager in San Antonio,' Nesmith said. 'My wife Phyllis and I were shopping when the page came over the speaker and I was immediately struck by the internal rhythm of the phrase.'” ^[6]

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. Berenz, Ryan (2023-05-19). "Who Was Mistadobalina, Mista Bob Dobalina, Anyway?". Remind. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
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. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. 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)