"Humpin'" is a 1980 song by

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, from their fifth album '' The Gap Band III'' released as a single in 1981. The original B-side, "No Hiding Place", was originally released on ''

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''. The song had mixed chart success, only peaking at #60 R&B, but busting into the top-20 on the dance charts. "Humpin'" is a fan-favorite, featured on almost all of the band's compilation albums Like their previous release, "Burn Rubber on Me", "Humpin'" was later packaged and placed as part of a single with "

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" as the A-side.

Sampling

To date, the song has been sampled four times:WhoSampled.com
/ref> * "Humpin'" by the College Boyz from their 1992 album '' Radio Fusion Radio''. * "Bumpin'" by

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from his 1992 album '' The Nine Yards''. * "You Got Me Humpin'" by

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from her 1995 album Do You Wanna Ride? * " Doggfather" from

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's 1996 album ''

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''. This song featured the Gap Band's lead singer,

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, who worked extensively with Snoop on the whole ''

'' album.

References

{{authority control 1980 songs 1981 singles The Gap Band songs Songs written by Charlie Wilson (singer) Songs written by Lonnie Simmons Songs written by Rudy Taylor Mercury Records singles