Whistle While You Twurk

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"Whistle While You Twurk"
Single by Ying Yang Twins
from the album Thug Walkin'
B-side "Brang Yo Azz OutDoz"
ReleasedMarch 12, 2000
Genre Crunk
Length4:25
Label Collipark
Songwriter(s) Eric Jackson, Deongelo Holmes, Michael Crooms
Producer(s) Mr. Collipark, Keith "K-Luv" Chapman
Ying Yang Twins singles chronology
"Whistle While You Twurk"
(2000)
"Ying Yang in This Thang"
(2000)

"Whistle While You Twurk" is a song by American hip hop group Ying Yang Twins. It was released on March 12, 2000 [1] as the lead single from their debut studio album Thug Walkin' (2000). [2] Produced by Mr. Collipark, the song contains an interpolation of the song "Whistle While You Work" from the 1937 film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. [3] There are two remixes of the song: the "ColliPark Remix", and the "E.A. Mix", which features DJ Kizzy Rock and Mr. Ball.

The song was a hit in the early 2000's and was played on urban and pop radio stations. Most notably, it also popularized the dance of twerking. [4]

Charts

Chart (2000)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [5] 74
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 16
US Hot Rap Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 1

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