I hear it in your spirit." Ī similar song, " Whoot, There It Is", was released by the Miami-based group 95 South a month prior to Tag Team's "Whoomp!" Both groups' record companies maintained that the similarities were a coincidence, as the phrase, "Whoomp (or whoot), there it is", was a common expression used by dancers in Atlanta and Miami nightclubs that members from both groups frequented. Bell reportedly told Glenn, "I don’t need to hear the record. Glenn reached out to Bell, who agreed to sign Tag Team without even hearing the song. Ī representative from Mercury Records suggested that the best person to promote music from the southern bass genre was one-time Stax Records mogul Al Bell, head of Bellmark Records. The singles quickly sold out in Atlanta on word of mouth alone. Glenn instead borrowed $2,500 from his parents to press eight hundred records. The single was shopped to and rejected by multiple record labels because executives were unfamiliar with southern bass and were unsure if the sound would sell well around the country. In the following months, people requested the song so often that it became clear the song had the potential to become a hit. Glenn played the track in the club on the same day it was mixed and received a positive reaction from the audience. The song sampled a synthesizer line from the 1980 Italo disco hit "I'm Ready" by Kano. At that time, Glenn was working as the main DJ at Magic City, an Atlanta gentlemen's club that would later become recognized as a hub of Atlanta hip-hop and rap music. Tag Team recorded "Whoomp! (There It Is)" in August 1992. The song has also endured as a mainstay at sporting and arena events. Though Tag Team is considered a one-hit wonder, as their subsequent singles did not find the same success, "Whoomp!" has remained a pop culture staple with multiple placements in film, television, and advertisements. "Whoomp!" reached multi-platinum status and broke records for the number of consecutive weeks in the top 10. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1993. " Whoomp! (There It Is)" is the debut single by 1990s rap duo Tag Team, written by members Cecil "DC the Brain Supreme" Glenn and Steve "Rolln" Gibson. Stephen Gibson and Cecil Glenn ( Tag Team) Not to be confused with Whoot, There It Is.
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