"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 Weeks 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". 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!"
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
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
Weekly chartsOriginal versionChart (1992–1993)PeakpositionCanada Retail Singles (The Record) 1Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) 13Europe (European Dance Radio) 1Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) 11Portugal (AFP) 8Spain (AFYVE) 5UK Airplay (Music Week) 12UK Dance (Music Week) 7UK Club Chart (Music Week) 58US Cash Box Top 100Cash Box Chart Entries 1990-1996 31995 K-Klass remixChart (1995)PeakpositionEurope (Eurochart Hot 100) 32Europe (European Dance Radio) 14Europe (European Hit Radio) 23UK Airplay (Music Week) 8UK Pop Tip Club Chart (Music Week) 31
Year-end chartsOriginal version' Chart (1992)PositionAustralia (ARIA) 25Belgium (Ultratop) 73Canada Top Singles (RPM) 70Canada Dance/Urban (RPM) 18Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) 82Europe (European Dance Radio) 3Europe (European Hit Radio) 23Germany (Media Control) 72Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 74Netherlands (Single Top 100) 73New Zealand (RIANZ) 22Sweden (Topplistan) 36US Billboard Hot 100 33US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard) 38US Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard) 24US Cash Box Top 100 19
Decade-end charts Chart (1990–1999)PositionCanada (Nielsen SoundScan) 85
Certifications
Release history RegionVersionDateFormat(s)Label(s)United StatesOriginalJuly 22, 1992Pop radioMCAJuly 28, 1992CassetteAustraliaAugust 10, 1992United KingdomUnited StatesAugust 11, 1992CDAustraliaAugust 17, 199212-inch vinylJapanAugust 26, 1992Mini-CDUnited StatesSeptember 28, 1992VHSUnited KingdomK-Klass remixJune 26, 1995AustraliaJuly 31, 1995CD
See also List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1990s List of number-one R&B singles of 1992 (U.S.)
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