Baha Men
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The Baha Men are Bahamian singers in a Bahamian band. They play a modernised style of Bahamian music called Junkanoo
.
, in 1992
. The album was very traditional in its sound.
, and achieved great, if short-lived, popularity with 2000
's remake of "Who Let the Dogs Out?
" (originally composed by Anslem Douglas
), recorded with the help of Orlando Infante. The song was a chart success in many countries, and also became a popular song at US sporting events.
"Who Let the Dogs Out?" also earned the band several awards: a Grammy Award
in 2000 for Best Dance Recording; Billboard Music Award
s for World Music Artist of the Year and World Music Album of the Year; and a Nickelodeon Kids Choice Award
for Favorite Song. In 2002, they won another Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Band.
. The Baha Men's most recent album was Holla!
, released in 2004
, but according to their MySpace
page, they are set to release an album in the year 2010 and began a tour in September 2009. Baha Men will launch this tour from Nassau, Bahamas
and two of its four sequels. On the first DisneyMania, they recorded "Hakuna Matata" from The Lion King
. On DisneyMania 2
, they recorded the famous song "It's a Small World" from the Disney park attraction of the same name. They were absent from DisneyMania 3
, though they returned for DisneyMania 4
, recording their take on the song "Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride" from Lilo and Stitch entitled "Bahaman Roller Coaster Ride." A number of their songs have used in major motion pictures such as: Rugrats In Paris, Miss Congeniality, Rat Race
, and Garfield: The Movie. They also recorded a cover of Elton John
's hit "Crocodile Rock
" for the film Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course starring Steve Irwin
and family. In fact, the band has also made an appearance on the big screen, when they starred as themselves in the 1994 romantic comedy My Father the Hero
starring Gerard Depardieu
and Katherine Heigl
. The Baha Men also were featured in the soundtrack of Shrek
with their hit song "Best Years of Our Lives". "Who Let the Dogs Out?" was also featured in the 2009 hit comedy The Hangover
.
Junkanoo
Junkanoo is a street parade with music, which occurs in many towns across The Bahamas and The Turks and Caicos Islands every Boxing Day , New Year's Day and, more recently, in the summer on the island of Grand Bahama. The largest Junkanoo parade happens in Nassau, the capital...
.
Early career as High Voltage (1980–1991)
The group was formed in the Bahamas in 1980 as High Voltage. They used to start the genre "Junkanoo" in 1982. In 1991, they changed their name to Baha Men.Baha Men
The group renamed themselves as Baha Men in 1991, and released their first album under that name, JunkanooJunkanoo (album)
Junkanoo is the 1992 debut album of the band Baha Men, on the Big Beat Records label. It showcases the Bahamian musical style that it was named after.-Track listing:#"Back to the Island"#"Junk Junkanoo"#"Funky Nassau"#"Island Boy"#"Mama Lay Lay Lay"...
, in 1992
1992 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1992.-January–February:*January 11**Nirvana's Nevermind album goes to #1 in the US Billboard 200 chart, establishing the widespread popularity of the Grunge movement of the 1990s....
. The album was very traditional in its sound.
International success
In the 1990s they began aiming their music at a more mainstream audienceAudience
An audience is a group of people who participate in a show or encounter a work of art, literature , theatre, music or academics in any medium...
, and achieved great, if short-lived, popularity with 2000
2000 in music
See also:* 2000 in music Record labels established in 2000-Events:*January – Gary Glitter is released from jail, two months before his sentence for sexual offences ends.*January 1**John Tavener is knighted in the New Year's Honours List....
's remake of "Who Let the Dogs Out?
Who Let the Dogs Out?
"Who Let the Dogs Out?" is a song written and originally recorded by Anslem Douglas for Trinidad and Tobago's Carnival season of 1998. It was heard and taped on a float by hairdresser Keith from the London salon Smile, who played it to Jonathan King, who recorded it and released it under the name...
" (originally composed by Anslem Douglas
Anslem Douglas
Anslem Douglas is a musician and composer from Trinidad and Tobago, most famous for the hit single "Who Let the Dogs Out?"- Biography :Anslem Douglas first became interested in music watching folk performers at the local community center in his native village of La Romain, in Trinidad...
), recorded with the help of Orlando Infante. The song was a chart success in many countries, and also became a popular song at US sporting events.
"Who Let the Dogs Out?" also earned the band several awards: a Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
in 2000 for Best Dance Recording; Billboard Music Award
Billboard Music Award
The Billboard Music Award is an honor given by Billboard magazine, the preeminent publication covering the music business. The Billboard Music Awards show had been held annually in December until it went dormant in 2007, but it returned in May 2011...
s for World Music Artist of the Year and World Music Album of the Year; and a Nickelodeon Kids Choice Award
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, also known as the KCAs or Kids Choice Awards, is an annual awards show that airs on the Nickelodeon cable channel, which airs live and is usually held and telecast live on a...
for Favorite Song. In 2002, they won another Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Band.
Recent activity
In June 2008 "Who Let the Dogs Out?" was discussed on I Love the New MillenniumI Love the New Millennium
I Love the New Millennium, the latest entry into the I Love the... series, is a nostalgia show focusing on the 2000's and premiered on VH1 Monday, June 23, 2008. Each night, from Monday to Thursday, two of the eight episodes premiered, corresponding to the years from 2000 to 2007...
. The Baha Men's most recent album was Holla!
Holla!
Holla! is an album by Baha Men. It was released in 2004 on S-Curve Records. "Holla" was featured in the 2004 movie Garfield and the music video features scenes and references to that film.-Track listing:#"Handle It" – 4:38#"Holla!" – 3:13...
, released in 2004
2004 in music
See also:* 2004 in music Record labels established in 2004-January:*January 1**The Vienna New Year's Concert is conducted by Riccardo Muti.**Kurt Nilsen wins World Idol....
, but according to their MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
page, they are set to release an album in the year 2010 and began a tour in September 2009. Baha Men will launch this tour from Nassau, Bahamas
Involvement in motion pictures
The Baha Men were one of the many artists to record a song on the album DisneyManiaDisneyMania
Disneymania is the first of a series of albums released by Walt Disney Records featuring various musical artists performing Disney songs. The original album, released on September 17, 2002, featured contemporary Disney classics...
and two of its four sequels. On the first DisneyMania, they recorded "Hakuna Matata" from The Lion King
The Lion King
The Lion King is a 1994 American animated film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 32nd feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series...
. On DisneyMania 2
DisneyMania 2
- Track listing :# Jump5 - "Welcome" - 3:15# Raven-Symoné - "True to Your Heart" - 3:45# Baha Men - "It's a Small World" - 2:44# The Beu Sisters - "He's a Tramp" - 2:56...
, they recorded the famous song "It's a Small World" from the Disney park attraction of the same name. They were absent from DisneyMania 3
DisneyMania 3
-Track listing:# Raven-Symoné - "Under the Sea" - 3:15# Jump5 - "Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride" - 3:04# Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson - "A Whole New World" - 4:11...
, though they returned for DisneyMania 4
DisneyMania 4
Disneymania 4 is the fourth in the Disneymania series. This is the album debut of many current stars on Disney Channel, like Miley Cyrus from Hannah Montana...
, recording their take on the song "Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride" from Lilo and Stitch entitled "Bahaman Roller Coaster Ride." A number of their songs have used in major motion pictures such as: Rugrats In Paris, Miss Congeniality, Rat Race
Rat Race (film)
Rat Race is a 2001 ensemble cast comedy film directed by Jerry Zucker, written by Andy Breckman, and stars several comedians including Rowan Atkinson, Whoopi Goldberg, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Jon Lovitz, Lanei Chapman, Seth Green, Kathy Najimy, Dave Thomas, Vince Vieluf, John Cleese, Breckin Meyer,...
, and Garfield: The Movie. They also recorded a cover of Elton John
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
's hit "Crocodile Rock
Crocodile Rock
"Crocodile Rock" is a song written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, and recorded in June 1972 at the Strawberry Studios, Château d'Hérouville in France. It was released on 27 October 1972 in the UK and 20 November 1972 in the US, as a pre-release single from his forthcoming 1973 album Don't Shoot...
" for the film Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course starring Steve Irwin
Steve Irwin
Stephen Robert "Steve" Irwin , nicknamed "The Crocodile Hunter", was an Australian television personality, wildlife expert, and conservationist. Irwin achieved worldwide fame from the television series The Crocodile Hunter, an internationally broadcast wildlife documentary series which he co-hosted...
and family. In fact, the band has also made an appearance on the big screen, when they starred as themselves in the 1994 romantic comedy My Father the Hero
My Father the Hero (1994 film)
My Father the Hero is a 1994 English language remake of the 1991 French film Mon père, ce héros. The remake was directed by Steve Miner and released by Touchstone Pictures.- Plot :...
starring Gerard Depardieu
Gérard Depardieu
Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu is a French actor and filmmaker. He is a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur, Chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite and has twice won the César Award for Best Actor...
and Katherine Heigl
Katherine Heigl
Katherine Marie Heigl is an American actress and producer. She is possibly best known for her role as Dr. Izzie Stevens on ABC's Grey's Anatomy from 2005 to 2010, for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress – Drama Series in 2007...
. The Baha Men also were featured in the soundtrack of Shrek
Shrek
Shrek is a 2001 American computer-animated fantasy comedy film directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, featuring the voices of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, and John Lithgow. Loosely based on William Steig's 1990 fairy tale picture book Shrek!...
with their hit song "Best Years of Our Lives". "Who Let the Dogs Out?" was also featured in the 2009 hit comedy The Hangover
The Hangover (film)
The Hangover is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Todd Phillips and written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. The film stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Heather Graham, Justin Bartha and Jeffrey Tambor...
.
Albums
- Noo (1985)
- High Voltage (as High Voltage) (1987)
- Kick In The Bahamas (1990)
- JunkanooJunkanoo (album)Junkanoo is the 1992 debut album of the band Baha Men, on the Big Beat Records label. It showcases the Bahamian musical style that it was named after.-Track listing:#"Back to the Island"#"Junk Junkanoo"#"Funky Nassau"#"Island Boy"#"Mama Lay Lay Lay"...
(1992) - KalikKalik (album)Kalik is the second album released by the Baha Men. It was released in 1994 on the Atlantic Records label. It continues the rhythmic Junkanoo style of the Bahamas.-Track listing:#"911"#" Sunny Day"#"O-Yea-O"#"Dancing in the Moonlight"...
(1994) - Here We Go Again (1996)
- I Like What I LikeI Like What I LikeI Like What I Like is an album by the Bahamian musical group Baha Men. Their first major label album, it was released in 1997 on Mercury Records.-Track listing:#"Whine'd" – 4:11#"I Like What I Like" – 4:04 #"That's the Way I Get Down" – 4:23...
(1997) - Doong SpankDoong SpankDoong Spank is the title of the fourth studio album by Bahamas-based musical group Baha Men. It was their second studio album on a major label.-Track listing:#"Exuma's Reincarnation" – 4:38...
(1998) - Who Let the Dogs OutWho Let the Dogs Out (album)Who Let the Dogs Out is the title of the fifth studio album by Bahamas-based musical group Baha Men. It was released by Artemis Records, S-Curve Records and Edel Music in 2000...
(2000) - 2 Zero 0-02 Zero 0-02 Zero 0-0 is a 2001 album by Junkanoo band Baha Men. It was sold best in Western Bahamas and Southern Africa.-Track listing:#"Invade The Jungle" #"Cool As Baha"#"D Wine"...
(2001) - Move It Like ThisMove It Like ThisMove It Like This is the seventh studio album released by Bahamas-based group Baha Men. It was released in 2002 under S-Curve record, making it their first album under the label. The album includes a cover of Harry Nilsson's "Coconut"...
(2002) - Holla!Holla!Holla! is an album by Baha Men. It was released in 2004 on S-Curve Records. "Holla" was featured in the 2004 movie Garfield and the music video features scenes and references to that film.-Track listing:#"Handle It" – 4:38#"Holla!" – 3:13...
(2004) - Noo Junk (TBA)
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... (sales threshold) |
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| AUS ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
CAN Canadian Singles Chart The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the U.S.-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan . The chart is compiled every Wednesday, and is published by Jam! Canoe on Thursdays.... |
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SWI Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US Pop Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs) The Mainstream Top 40 is an airplay chart from Billboard magazine, and is also known as Pop Songs on billboard.com. It was often mistaken for and confused with the now discontinued Pop 100 Airplay chart... |
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| 1994 | "Dancing in the Moonlight Dancing in the Moonlight "Dancing In The Moonlight" is the title song on the 1973 King Harvest album. The track was released as a single in 1972 and it reached #13 on the Billboard Hot 100. They released other singles but these were never able to match the success of "Dancing in the Moonlight"... " |
— | 42 | 18 | — | — | — | — | Kalik | |||||
| 1995 | "(Just a) Sunny Day' | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1997 | "That's the Way I Do It" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I Like What I Like | |||||
| 2000 | "Who Let the Dogs Out? Who Let the Dogs Out? "Who Let the Dogs Out?" is a song written and originally recorded by Anslem Douglas for Trinidad and Tobago's Carnival season of 1998. It was heard and taped on a float by hairdresser Keith from the London salon Smile, who played it to Jonathan King, who recorded it and released it under the name... " |
1 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 18 |
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Who Let the Dogs Out? | ||||
| 2001 | "You All Dat You All Dat "You All Dat " is a single by the Baha Men. It was released in 2001.- Charts :... " |
8 | — | 21 | 86 | 14 | 94 | — |
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| "The Best Years of Our Lives The Best Years of Our Lives The Best Years of Our Lives is a 1946 American drama film directed by William Wyler, and starring Fredric March, Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, and Harold Russell, a United States paratrooper who lost both hands in a military training accident. The film is about three United States... " |
49 | — | — | 70 | — | — | — | Move It Like This | ||||||
| 2002 | "Move It Like This Move It Like This (song) "Move It Like This" is by the Bahamian pop group Baha Men. Released in 2002, it reached number 13 on the New Zealand RIANZ list, number 13 on the Canadian Singles Chart and number 65 on the Swiss Music Charts... " |
76 | 13 | 11 | 65 | 16 | — | — | Move It Like This | |||||
| 2005 | "Tell Me Lies" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album song | |||||
| 2011 | "Go" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album song | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released to that country | ||||||||||||||