Humpin' Around

"Humpin' Around"
Single by Bobby Brown
from the album Bobby
ReleasedJuly 28, 1992 (1992-07-28)
Studio
GenreNew jack swing[1]
Length
  • 6:18 (album version)
  • 4:20 (7-inch edit)
LabelMCA
Songwriters
Producers
Bobby Brown singles chronology
"Word to the Mutha!"
(1991)		 "Humpin' Around"
(1992)		 "Good Enough"
(1992)
"Two Can Play That Game" (remix)
(1995)
"Humpin' Around" (remix)
(1995)
"My Prerogative" (remix)
(1995)
Music video
"Humpin' Around" on YouTube

"Humpin' Around" is a song by American singer Bobby Brown. It is produced by L.A. Reid and Babyface. Released in July 1992 by MCA Records, "Humpin' Around" spent two weeks at number one on the US Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart and reached number three on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100. Worldwide, the single reached number one in Australia and Canada, number two in New Zealand, and the top 10 in at least nine other countries.

In 1995, British electronic music group K-Klass remixed the song and released it following the success of their remix of Brown's "Two Can Play That Game". This new version saw the song reach the UK top 10 for the first time, peaking at number eight on the UK Singles Chart, and it was also included on Brown's 1995 remix album, Two Can Play That Game.

Critical reception

In 1995, James Hamilton from British magazine Music Week's RM Dance Update described the K-Klass remix as a "three years old hit totally revamped as a superb melodically whined Michael Jackson-ish strider".[2] Gina Morris from Smash Hits gave it three out of five, writing, "No worries, you can't go wrong with luminous feel-good pop and thumping breakbeats. Plus there's loads of funky remixes on the CD too, wheeling the whole thing in at over 30 minutes long. Bargain!"[3]

Music videos

The music video for "Humpin' Around" features Brown dancing outside with women in cages, with cut scenes of a girl trying to break in to his phone and personal belongings to find his mistress in NYC. A second video was shot primarily outside for the dance remix, along with random shots and outtakes from the original video.

Track listing

"Humpin' Around"
No.TitleLength
1."Humpin Around"6:18
2."Humpin' Around" (Dance mix)6:50
3."Humpin Around" (video edit)4:25
Total length:17:33

Personnel

  • Bobby Brown: lead vocals, songwriter, rap
  • Jan C. "Stylz" Styles: songwriter, rap
  • Thomas Keyes: songwriter
  • Babyface: songwriter, producer, arranger, keyboards, synthesized bass, drum programming, background vocals
  • L.A. Reid: songwriter, producer, arranger, drum programming
  • Daryl Simmons: songwriter, producer, arranger, background vocals
  • Donald Parks: drum programming, MIDI and Synclavier programming
  • Emanuel Officer: background vocals

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[46] Gold 35,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[63] Gold 5,000*
United States (RIAA)[64] Gold 500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Version Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States Original July 22, 1992 Pop radio MCA [65]
July 28, 1992 Cassette [66]
Australia August 10, 1992
  • CD
  • cassette
 [67]
United Kingdom
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 [68]
United States August 11, 1992 CD [69]
Australia August 17, 1992 12-inch vinyl [70]
Japan August 26, 1992 Mini-CD [71]
United States September 28, 1992 VHS [72]
United Kingdom K-Klass remix June 26, 1995
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 [73]
Australia July 31, 1995 CD [74]

See also

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