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Baha Men | |
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 Baha Men performing in June 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | High Voltage, The Baha Boys |
| Origin | New Providence, the Bahamas |
| Genres | Junkanoo,dance,pop,reggae fusion,hip hop |
| Years active | 1977–present[1] |
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Baha Men are aBahamianjunkanoo band formed inNew Providence,Bahamas, in 1977. They are best known for theirGrammy Award–winning hit song "Who Let the Dogs Out".
Baha Men formed in 1977[1] as High Voltage, initially playingdisco andfunk.[2] They performed regularly in nightclubs and hotels in the Bahamas and self-released several albums.[2]
In 1991, one of their tapes found its way toAtlantic Records A&R manSteve Greenberg, who signed the band to the Big Beat subsidiary, at the same time getting the band to change their name to the Baha Men.[2]
The following year, Baha Men released their first album,Junkanoo, which included the local hit "Back to the Island".[2]Kalik followed in 1994, including the international hit "Dancing in the Moonlight".[2] The band moved with Greenberg toPolygram for the 1997 albumI Like What I Like andDoong Spank, released the following year.[2] The latter sold only 700 copies in the US and the band was dropped by the label.
Greenberg then started his own label, S-Curve, and signed the band.[2] Original vocalist Nehemiah Hield left in 1999, and was replaced by his nephew Omerit.[2] The band was most popular in the 1990s in Japan, and their 1999 album2 Zero 0-0 was initially released only in that country.[2]
They achieved great, but short-lived, popularity with a 2000s remake of "Who Let the Dogs Out" (originally composed byAnslem Douglas), produced by Greenberg and Michael Mangini.[2] The song was a chart success in many countries and also became a popular song at US sporting events.[2] "Who Let the Dogs Out" also earned the band several awards: aGrammy Award in 2001 forBest Dance Recording;[2]Billboard Music Awards for World Music Artist of the Year and World Music Album of the Year; and aNickelodeon Kids Choice Award for Favorite Song. In 2002, they won another Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Band.
In June 2008, "Who Let the Dogs Out" was discussed onI Love the New Millennium. The Baha Men's most recentalbum wasRide With Me, released in 2015.
After releasingNight & Day in the summer of 2014 for theFIFA World Cup that year in Brazil and was featured in the soundtrack:One Love, One Rhythm – The 2014 FIFA World Cup Official Album in the Carnival Mix, the Baha Men released a Christmas Medley mixing "The Little Drummer Boy" with "Silver Bells". Their single "Off the Leash" was released digitally on 1 July 2015. On 25 October 2015, the band performed the halftime show for theNew York Giants/Dallas Cowboys football game atMetLife Stadium.
In 2018, the group joinedOur Last Night for a metal cover of their hit song "Who Let the Dogs Out" and, in April 2019, released a new single, "Let's Go",[3] dedicated to theteams playing in the Final Four.
Baha Men appeared in a special scene fromBetween the Lions where Leona and Theo meet them while reading some books inside the library.
They performed the theme song of thePlayhouse Disney seriesStanley, titled "My Man Stanley".
Their track “Coconut” appeared in an episode of theNickelodeon seriesChalkZone, which also featured a parodied version of the band.
They performed onstage for a Season 14 episode ofThe Bachelorette, which took place in the Bahamas.
Their track "Holla!" appeared in the opening and closing credits ofGarfield: The Movie, and during one scene in the 2005 filmKicking & Screaming.
Their track "Best Years of Our Lives" appeared in the rolling credits ofShrek.
Their track "Crocodile Rock" appeared in the rolling credits ofThe Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course.
Their track "Scooby D" appeared inScooby-Doo.
The band made an appearance on the big screen, when they starred as themselves in the 1994 romantic comedyMy Father the Hero, starringGérard Depardieu andKatherine Heigl.[4]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [5] | US [6] | |||
| Electrifying(as High Voltage) |
| — | — | |
| High Voltage(as High Voltage) |
| — | — | |
| Junkanoo |
| — | — | |
| Kalik |
| — | — | |
| I Like What I Like |
| — | — | |
| Doong Spank |
| — | — | |
| 2 Zero 0-0 | — | — | ||
| Who Let the Dogs Out |
| 16 | 5 | |
| Move It Like This |
| — | 57 | |
| Holla! |
| — | — | |
| Ride with Me |
| — | — | |
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US World [11] | ||
| Greatest Movie Hits |
| 1 |
| 10 Great Songs: Who Let the Dogs Out |
| 4 |
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [12][13] | AUT [14] | CAN [15][16] | GER [17] | NZ [18] | SWI [19] | SWE [20] | UK [21] | US [22] | ||||||
| 1994 | "Dancing in the Moonlight" | — | — | 42 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | Kalik | |||
| 1995 | "(Just a) Sunny Day" | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1997 | "That's the Way I Get Down" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I Like What I Like | |||
| 2000 | "Who Let the Dogs Out" | 1 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 40 | Who Let the Dogs Out | |||
| 2001 | "You All Dat" | 8 | 59 | — | 62 | 21 | 86 | 49 | 14 | 94 |
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| "Best Years of Our Lives" | 49 | 66 | — | — | — | 70 | — | — | — | Move It Like This | ||||
| 2002 | "Move It Like This" | 76 | — | 13 | 76 | 11 | 65 | — | 16 | — | ||||
| "We Rubbin'" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2011 | "Go!" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released to that country | ||||||||||||||
Their 1999 album2 Zero 0-0 was released only in the band's traditionally loyal stronghold of Japan. … Finally released in the US in 2001 (Universal)…
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