Humpin' Around

"Humpin' Around"
Single by Bobby Brown
from the album Bobby
Released	July 28, 1992
Format	Cassette single 7" single 12" single CD single
Recorded	1991 Studio LaCoCo Bosstown Recording Studios (Atlanta, Georgia) Larrabee Sound Studios (West Hollywood, California)
Genre	R&B hip hop new jack swing dance
Length	6:18
Label	MCA
Writer(s)	Antonio "L.A." Reid Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds Daryl Simmons Bobby Brown Thomas Keyes Jan C. "Stylz" Styles[1]
Producer(s)	L.A. Reid Babyface Daryl Simmons
Certification	Gold (RIAA)
Bobby Brown singles chronology
"She Ain't Worth It" (1990) "Humpin' Around" (1992) "Good Enough" (1992)
Music video "Humpin' Around" on YouTube

"Humpin' Around" is the title of a number-one R&B single by singer Bobby Brown. The hit song spent two weeks at number one on the U.S. R&B chart and reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100.^[2]

Music video

The music video features Brown dancing in a heavy metal nightclub with women in cages, with cut scenes of his supposed girlfriend trying to break in to his phone and personal belongings to find his mistresses 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

Humpin' Around
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Humpin Around"	6:18
2.	"Humpin' Around" (Dance Mix)	6:50
3.	"Humpin Around" (video edit)	4:25
Total length:		17:33

Charts

Chart (1992-1993)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[3]	1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4]	7
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5]	10
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[6]	38
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[7]	6
Canada Dance (RPM)[8]	2
Denmark (Tracklisten)[9]	10
Ireland (IRMA)[10]	26
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11]	8
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12]	2
Norway (VG-lista)[13]	7
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14]	5
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15]	21
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[16]	19
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[17]	8 ^(remix)
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	3
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	15
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	1
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40	6

End-of-year charts

End of year chart (1992)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[18]	33

See also

• List of number-one R&B singles of 1992 (U.S.)

References

1. http://www.discogs.com/artist/132882-Stylz
2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 81.
3. "Australian-charts.com – Bobby Brown – Humpin' Around". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
4. "Austriancharts.at – Bobby Brown – Humpin' Around" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
5. "Ultratop.be – Bobby Brown – Humpin' Around" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
6. "Ultratop.be – Bobby Brown – Humpin' Around" (in French). Ultratop 50.
7. Canada Top Singles peak
9. "Danishcharts.com – Bobby Brown – Humpin' Around". Tracklisten.
10. Irish Singles Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved December 15, 2007)
11. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Bobby Brown search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
12. "Charts.org.nz – Bobby Brown – Humpin' Around". Top 40 Singles.
13. "Norwegiancharts.com – Bobby Brown – Humpin' Around". VG-lista.
14. "Swedishcharts.com – Bobby Brown – Humpin' Around". Singles Top 100.
15. "Swisscharts.com – Bobby Brown – Humpin' Around". Swiss Singles Chart.
16. UK Singles Chart Everyhit.com (Retrieved December 15, 2007)
17. UK Singles Chart Everyhit.com (Retrieved December 15, 2007)
18. "Billboard Top 100 - 1992". Retrieved 2010-07-30.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics