Whistle While You Twurk

"Whistle While You Twurk" is a song by American hip hop group Ying Yang Twins. It was released on March 12, 2000[1] as the lead single from their debut studio album Thug Walkin' (2000).[2] Produced by Mr. Collipark, the song contains an interpolation of the song "Whistle While You Work" from the 1937 film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.[3] There are two remixes of the song: the "ColliPark Remix", and the "E.A. Mix", which features DJ Kizzy Rock and Mr. Ball.

"Whistle While You Twurk"
Single by Ying Yang Twins
from the album Thug Walkin'
B-side"Brang Yo Azz OutDoz"
ReleasedMarch 12, 2000
GenreCrunk
Length4:25
LabelCollipark
Songwriter(s)Eric Jackson, Deongelo Holmes, Michael Crooms
Producer(s)Mr. Collipark, Keith "K-Luv" Chapman
Ying Yang Twins singles chronology
"Whistle While You Twurk"
(2000)		 "Ying Yang in This Thang"
(2000)

The song was a hit in the early 2000's and was played on urban and pop radio stations. Most notably, it also popularized the dance of twerking.[4]

Charts
Chart (2000) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 74
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6] 16
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[7] 1

References
  1. "A Timeline of White People's Awareness of Twerking". Complex. August 28, 2013.
  2. "32 Best Twerking Anthems". Complex. January 21, 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  3. Robinson, Zandria F. (2020-08-05). "Body Capital: How Twerking Shapes The Sound Of Southern Rap". Iowa Public Radio.
  4. Morris, Kevin (January 3, 2022). "EXCLUSIVE: Ying Yang Twins Popularized the Word "Twerk" on 'Whistle While You Twurk'". VladTV.
  5. "Ying Yang Twins Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  6. "Ying Yang Twins Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  7. "Ying Yang Twins Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard.
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