Do Wah Diddy Diddy
| "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" | ||||
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| Single by Manfred Mann | ||||
| from the album The Manfred Mann Album | ||||
| B-side | "What You Gonna Do?" | |||
| Released | 10 July 1964 | |||
| Format | Vinyl record | |||
| Recorded | 11 June 1964 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 2:23 | |||
| Label |
HMV POP 1320 (UK) Ascot (US) Capitol (Canada) |
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| Writer(s) | Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich | |||
| Producer(s) | John Burgess | |||
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"Do Wah Diddy Diddy" is a song written by Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich and originally recorded in 1963, as "Do-Wah-Diddy", by the American vocal group The Exciters.
It was soon covered by British R&B, beat and pop band Manfred Mann. Manfred Mann's version, which was more commercially successful, was recorded on 11 June 1964, released on 10 July, and spent two weeks No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart in August, and two weeks at the No. 1 spot in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in October.
The song has been covered many times, notably by DJ Ötzi whose version titled "Do Wah Diddy" peaked at #9 on the Ö3 Austria Top 40, as well as charting in Germany, Switzerland, the UK and Ireland. Dutch girl group Dolly Dots recorded the song in 1982.
It was used as the theme song for Ang TV, a famous youth-oriented variety show in the Philippines from 1992–1997.
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