| Humpin' Around | |
| Cover: | BBrownhumpin.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Bobby Brown |
| Album: | Bobby |
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| Genre: | New jack swing[1] |
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| Label: | MCA |
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| Prev Title: | Word to the Mutha! |
| Prev Year: | 1991 |
| Next Title: | Good Enough |
| Next Year: | 1992 |
"Humpin' Around" is a song by American singer Bobby Brown. It is rumored that the song was originally titled "Fuckin' Around", with the name later changed to make it more radio friendly, and to avoid potential censorship. The song contains an interpolation of "Dancing Days" by Led Zeppelin.[2]
Released in July 1992 by MCA, "Humpin' Around" spent two weeks at number one on the US Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart and reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100. Worldwide, the single reached number one in Australia, number two in New Zealand, number five in Spain and Sweden, and the top 10 in at least seven 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.
James Hamilton from British magazine Music Weeks RM Dance Update described the 1995 K-Klass remix as a "three years old hit totally revamped as a superb melodically whined Michael Jackson-ish strider".[3]
The music video for the song 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.
Original version
| Chart (1992–1993) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[4] | 13 |
| Europe (European Dance Radio)[5] | 1 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] | 11 |
| Portugal (AFP)[7] | 8 |
| Spain (AFYVE)[8] | 5 |
| UK Dance (Music Week)[9] | 7 |
1995 K-Klass remix
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[10] | 32 |
| Europe (European Dance Radio)[11] | 14 |
Original version
| Chart (1992) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[12] | 25 | |
| Belgium (Ultratop)[13] | 73 | |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[14] | 70 | |
| Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[15] | 18 | |
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[16] | 82 | |
| Europe (European Dance Radio)[17] | 3 | |
| Germany (Official German Charts)[18] | 72 | |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[19] | 74 | |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[20] | 73 | |
| New Zealand (Record Music NZ)[21] | 22 | |
| US Billboard Hot 100[22] | 33 | |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[23] | 38 |
| Region | Version | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Original | July 28, 1992 | Cassette | MCA | [25] |
| United Kingdom | August 10, 1992 | [26] | |||
| United States | August 11, 1992 | CD | [27] | ||
| Japan | August 26, 1992 | Mini-CD | [28] | ||
| United States | September 28, 1992 | VHS | [29] | ||
| United Kingdom | K-Klass remix | June 26, 1995 | [30] |