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Single by Biz Markie | ||||
from the album Goin' Off | ||||
B-side | "Biz Is Goin' Off", "The Do Do", [1] "Bad by Myself" [2] | |||
Released | April 1988 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 4:32 | |||
Label | Cold Chillin' | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Marley Marl [4] | |||
Biz Markie singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Vapors" at VH1.com |
"Vapors" is a song co-written [3] and performed by American hip hop musician Biz Markie, issued as the fifth single from his debut studio album Goin' Off . The song peaked at #80 on the Billboard R&B chart in 1988. [5]
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The music video was released in 1988 and it was directed by Lionel C. Martin. [6]
Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [7] | 80 |
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Single by Snoop Doggy Dogg featuring Teena Marie and Charlie Wilson | ||||
from the album Tha Doggfather | ||||
B-side | "Snoop's Upside Ya Head" [Remix] [8] | |||
Released | April 8, 1997 [9] | |||
Recorded | 1996 | |||
Genre | G-funk | |||
Length | 4:21 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Calvin Broadus [10] | |||
Producer(s) | DJ Pooh [11] | |||
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"Vapors" at VH1.com |
In 1997,American hip hop musician Snoop Doggy Dogg covered "Vapors" and included it on his second studio album Tha Doggfather . The song was issued as the second single from the album and it features vocals from Teena Marie and Charlie Wilson. [10] The song was produced and mixed by DJ Pooh. In 2017,Snoop's version was remixed by DJ Battlecat for the former's fifteenth studio album Neva Left .
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The official music video for the song was directed by Paul Hunter (under the pseudonym G. Thomas). [12] [13] The music video was released in January 1997.
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [14] | 7 |
Scotland (OCC) [15] | 39 |
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [16] | 6 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) [17] | 18 |