Shoop (song)

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Not to be confused with The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss) or Whitney Houston's Exhale (Shoop Shoop)..
"Shoop"
Shoop SNP.jpg
Single by Salt-N-Pepa
from the album Very Necessary
ReleasedSeptember 21, 1993
Recorded1993
GenreHip hop
Length4:09
LabelNext Plateau
Songwriter(s)
  • Sandra Denton
  • Cheryl James
Producer(s)
  • Mark Sparks
  • Salt
Salt-N-Pepa singles chronology
"Start Me Up"
(1992) 		"Shoop"
(1993) 		"Whatta Man"
(1993)
Music video
"Shoop" on YouTube

"Shoop" is the lead single released from Salt-N-Pepa's fourth studio album Very Necessary. It was produced by Mark Sparks and group member Salt. The song features an uncredited verse by rapper Big Twan. Released late in 1993, it became one of the group's more successful singles, reaching number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the Hot Rap Singles chart at number one (their second single to do so). Two months after its release, "Shoop" was certified gold by the RIAA; it went on to sell 1.2 million copies.[1][2] The success of both this single and the follow-up single "Whatta Man" propelled Very Necessary to sell over 5 million copies in the US, becoming the group's best-selling album.

This song uses a sample of a version of Ike Turner's "I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song)" from The Sweet Inspirations, and the line "the voodoo that you do so well" was quoted from Cole Porter's 1929 song "You Do Something to Me".[3]

Critical reception[]

Larry Flick from Billboard called the song a "funky, funky midtempo jam", noting that it "teases and breezes over sexy, shuffling beats."[4] John Martinucci from the Gavin Report stated "Over the years they have delivered some cool tracks and "Shoop" is no exception. Laid-back and all, the trio takes control as they scope themselves out a guy and make the moves on him. Refreshing change, `ey, guys?"[5] Insider stated "this catchy song helped make Salt-N-Pepa bonafide stars and marked the beginnings of their artistic freedom."[6] Music & Media commented that it has "a spicey poppy rap style we had almost forgotten."[7] Alan Jones from Music Week rated the song four out of five, stating that "it is a perfect showcase for the rappers, who feed off each other well, and with great humour."[8] James Hamilton from the magazine's RM Dance Update deemed it a "Ikettes 'I'm Blue' based (that's Tina you can hear) funkily rolling sexy lurcher".[9] Wendi Cermak from The Network Forty noted that "a funky low groove rolls along under smooth rap."[10] The New York Times wrote that "it's a sexy little tribute to the male bodies that drive these rappers crazy", adding that it is "pulsing with a funky bass line".[11] People wrote that "Shoop" "is a grinding, bluesy come-on that overflows with good-natured lewdness."[12] Pop Rescue stated it has "got a wonderful beat vs rap relationship going on here".[13] Also Tom Doyle from Smash Hits gave the song four out of five, describing it as a "stomping rap thing" and "another dance classic". He stated that the chorus "simultaneously manages to go 'shoop shoop shoop' and rip off the 'whoah whoah whoah' bit from the Stereo MC's' 'Connected'."[14]

The Village Voice listed "Shoop" number 62 on its list of the Top Singles of the 1990s in 1999.[15]

Music video[]

The music video of the song was filmed at Coney Island.

Track listings and formats[]

Maxi single
  1. Shoop - (LP version)
  2. Shoop - (Guru's version)
  3. Shoop - (Danny D's R & B mix)
  4. Let's Talk About AIDS
  5. Shoop - (TRUE instrumental)
  6. Shoop - (a cappella)
  7. Emphatically No
  8. I've Got AIDS - (public service announcement)

Charts and certifications[]

References[]

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  2. ^ "Best-Selling Records of 1993". Billboard. BPI Communications. 106 (3): 73. January 15, 1994. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  3. ^ Friedwald, Will (2004). Bluebird Presents: It's De Lovely - The Authentic Cole Porter Collection (liner notes). New York: BMG Music. p. 6."We don't even need the additional evidence of rock and country artists doing albums of standards that include Porter songs, or the recent rap hit "Shoop" which quotes the phrase "the voodoo that you do so well" from Porter's 1929 'You Do Something To Me.'"
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  11. ^ "Good beat bests positive vibe". Lawrence Journal-World. January 19, 1994. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  12. ^ "Picks and Pans Review: Very Necessary". People. February 21, 1994. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
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  14. ^ "new singles". Smash Hits. May 11, 1994. p. 47. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
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