"Look at My Dab" (originally titled "Bitch Dab") is a song by American hip hop group Migos. It was released as a single on October 30, 2015 by

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. The song was included on their mixtape ''Back to the Bando'' (2015) and was

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by Drumma Boy. It peaked at number 87 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart.

Music videos

Migos released two music videos to promote "Look at My Dab". The first video was uploaded to '' Mass Appeal'' magazine's

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channel on November 12, 2015, while the second one was released on December 19, 2015 via

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's YouTube channel. Cameo appearances made by

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Cultural impact

The song helped popularize the dab dance, the origins of which have been disputed.

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hip-hop artists frequently mentioned as possible pioneers have included Migos, Skippa da Flippa, Peewee Longway,

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and

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. However, the origins of the "dab" actually date back decades, to the "henshin" pose/sequence in

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, where it has commonly appeared in ''

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'') since the 1970s, as well as

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shows such as ''

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'' and ''

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'' (e.g.

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, fusion dance) since at least the 1990s. The dab also appeared in the

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video "Maye Ne Maye" from the 1994

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film ''

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''. Whatever its origins, "Look at My Dab" helped popularize the dab in American popular culture, and the dab has since gone viral on social media platforms.

Charts

References

External links

* 2015 singles 2015 songs Migos songs 300 Entertainment singles Hip hop dance Songs written by Quavo Trap music songs {{2010s-hiphop-single-stub