"Pop That Thang" is a 1972

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song released by

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on their

T-Neck T-Neck Records was a record label founded by members of the R&B/soul group The Isley Brothers in 1964, which became notable for distributing the first nationally-released recordings of Jimi Hendrix, their guitarist, and which later became a suc ...

imprint. Co-written by the three Isley brothers:

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, Rudolph and

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, Howard Kelly and Clive Otis, the song is an uptempo

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number that was featured on the group's 1972 album, '' Brother, Brother, Brother''. A successful record, it reached No.3 on the national R&B charts and No.24 on the

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singles chart. ''Billboard'' ranked it as the No. 100 song for 1972.

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Credits

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: lead vocals * O'Kelly Isley, Jr. and

Rudolph Isley Rudolph "Rudy" Bernard Isley (April 1, 1939 – October 11, 2023) was an American singer-songwriter and Christian minister and one of the founding members of The Isley Brothers. Life and career Rudolph "Rudy" Bernard Isley was born on April 1, ...

: background vocals *

Ernie Isley Ernest Isley (born March 7, 1952) is an American musician best known as a member of the musical ensemble The Isley Brothers, and also the splinter group Isley-Jasper-Isley. Biography Ernie was born in Cincinnati, where his older brothers formed ...

: guitar, drums *

Marvin Isley Marvin Isley (August 18, 1953 – June 6, 2010)
– accessed June 2010 was an American musician best known as the young ...

: bass *

Chris Jasper Christopher Howard Jasper (December 30, 1951 – February 23, 2025) was an American singer, composer and producer. Jasper was a member of the Isley Brothers from 1973 to 1983, and Isley-Jasper-Isley from 1984 to 1987. He was also a successful s ...

: piano, keyboards *Produced by

References

1972 singles The Isley Brothers songs Songs written by O'Kelly Isley Jr. Songs written by Rudolph Isley Songs written by Ronald Isley T-Neck Records singles {{1970s-single-stub