Wild Thing ( Tone Lōc song ) - wikipedia Wild Thing ( Tone Lōc song ) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( February 2009 ) `` Wild Thing '' Single by Tone Lōc from the album Lōc - ed After Dark Released January 1989 Recorded Genre Rap rock Length 4 : 23 Label Delicious Vinyl Songwriter ( s ) Anthony Terrell Smith, Matt Dike, Marvin Young Producer ( s ) Matt Dike, Michael Ross Tone Lōc singles chronology `` Wild Thing '' ( 1989 ) `` Funky Cold Medina '' ( 1989 ) `` Wild Thing '' ( 1989 ) `` Funky Cold Medina '' ( 1989 ) `` Wild Thing '' is a single by American rapper Tone Lōc from his 1989 album Lōc - ed After Dark. The title is a reference to the phrase `` doin ' the wild thing, '' a euphemism for sex, unlike The Troggs ' hit song, `` Wild Thing '' ( later covered by Jimi Hendrix ), in which the `` wild thing '' was a girl. According to producer Mario Caldato, Jr., who engineered and mixed the song, producer Matt Dike was inspired by an utterance of `` wild thing '' in Spike Lee 's She 's Gotta Have It, and asked Young MC to write the lyrics. Tone Lōc 's song peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1989, only behind `` Straight Up '' by Paula Abdul, and it spawned at least two parodies ( by `` Weird Al '' Yankovic, called `` Isle Thing '', about Gilligan 's Island and was Yankovic 's first rap parody, and by Christian band ApologetiX, called `` Child King '' ). It eventually sold over two million copies. It also peaked at number 21 on the UK Singles Chart. Contents 1 Sampling controversy 2 Music video 3 Peaches remix 3.1 Music video 4 Uses in popular culture 5 Charts 5.1 Weekly charts 5.2 Year - end charts 6 References 7 External links Sampling controversy The song uses an uncredited sample of Van Halen 's `` Jamie 's Cryin ' ''. Van Halen 's management at the time asked for a flat fee ( credited in some reports to be US $5,000 ) as payment to have the song sampled by Tone Lōc. Apparently, this decision was taken without consulting the band 's original members ( credited as co-authors of the song ), who in turn did not expect `` Wild Thing '' to become the major hit it became. A subsequent civil lawsuit was settled out of court, with the band receiving US $180,000 as settlement payment. Alex Van Halen has gone on record saying that he had heard the song over the radio halfway and did n't realize it had been sampled until he recognized his ( by now famous ) tom - tom break at least a few times. Concerning the settlement, he said : `` Well, at least we got something. Tone Lōc and his people made millions out of it... '' Music video A music video directed by Tamra Davis was made for the song at a reported cost of only $500, copying the style of Robert Palmer 's `` Addicted to Love '' with mini-skirted women playing guitars next to Tone Lōc, which went into heavy rotation on MTV. The leading lady in the video is played by actress Tracy Camilla Johns. Peaches Remix `` Wild Thing ( Peaches Remix ) '' Single by Tone Lōc featuring Peaches Released 2007 Format CD single Genre Techno, electroclash Songwriter ( s ) Anthony Terrell Smith, Matt Dike, Marvin Young Producer ( s ) Peaches Peaches singles chronology `` Boys Wanna Be Her '' ( 2006 ) `` Wild Thing ( Peaches Remix ) '' ( 2007 ) `` Talk to Me '' ( 2009 ) `` Boys Wanna Be Her '' ( 2006 ) `` Wild Thing ( Peaches Remix ) '' ( 2007 ) `` Talk to Me '' ( 2009 ) Music video `` Wild Thing ( Peaches remix ) '' on YouTube `` Wild Thing ( Peaches Remix ) '' is a version of Tone Lōc 's `` Wild Thing ''. The song features vocals by Tone Lōc and Peaches herself. This remix was made to celebrate Delicious Vinyl 's 20th anniversary. It peaked at # 4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales. Music video The music video for `` Wild Thing Remix '' shows Peaches and Tone Lōc performing live at Avalon during the celebration of the 20th anniversary of Delicious Vinyl. Uses in popular culture `` Wild Thing '' was used in the 1989 film Uncle Buck starring John Candy. In the 2000 film Bedazzled, the song is used when Brendan Fraser 's character, Elliot, first meets the Devil, played by Liz Hurley. The song is also heard, in much - edited form, in the 2016 film The Angry Birds Movie. In 2012, Bob Sinclar and Snoop Dogg made an electro house cover. Charts Weekly charts Charts ( 1988 - 1989 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 15 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 18 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 18 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 23 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 21 US Billboard Hot 100 US Billboard Hot Black Singles US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play US Billboard Hot Rap Singles US Hot Crossover 30 ( Billboard ) Chart ( 2008 ) Peak position US Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales Year - end charts Chart ( 1989 ) Position Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 96 Preceded by `` Good Life '' by Inner City Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number - one single ( Tone Lōc version ) February 4, 1989 Succeeded by `` All She Wants Is '' by Duran Duran References 1980s portal Jump up ^ Charnas, Dan ( 1 November 2011 ). `` The Big Payback : The History of the Business of Hip - Hop ''. Penguin -- via Google Books. Jump up ^ `` Red Bull Music Academy ''. www.redbullmusicacademy.com. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 : Feb 18, 1989 Billboard Chart Archive ''. Billboard.com. 1989 - 02 - 18. Retrieved 2013 - 08 - 02. ^ Jump up to : `` allmusic ( ( ( Tone - Loc > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles ) ) ) ''. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2010 - 08 - 09. Jump up ^ `` Bob Sinclar - Disco Crash ( Album ) / 2KMUSIC.COM ''. 2kmusic.com. Retrieved 12 November 2016. Jump up ^ `` Australian-charts.com -- Tone Loc -- Wild Thing ''. ARIA Top 50 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Tone Loc -- Wild Thing '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Jump up ^ `` Musicline.de -- Tone Loc Single - Chartverfolgung '' ( in German ). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- Tone Loc -- Wild Thing '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- Tone Loc -- Wild Thing ''. Top 40 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Swisscharts.com -- Tone Loc -- Wild Thing ''. Swiss Singles Chart. Jump up ^ `` Official Singles Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 February 2016. Jump up ^ `` Hot Crossover 30 : February 18, 1989 '' ( PDF ). Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Top Singles - Volume 51, No. 8, December 23, 1989 ''. RPM. December 23, 1999. Retrieved November 22, 2017. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Tone Lōc Studio albums Lōc - ed After Dark Cool Hand Lōc Lōc - ed After Dark `` Wild Thing '' ( 1989 ) `` Funky Cold Medina '' ( 1989 ) `` I Got It Goin ' On '' ( 1990 ) Cool Hand Lōc `` All Through the Night '' ( 1991 ) Related articles Delicious Vinyl Rhino Entertainment Peaches Discography Studio albums Fancypants Hoodlum The Teaches of Peaches Fatherfucker Impeach My Bush I Feel Cream Rub Other albums The Flaming Lips and Stardeath and White Dwarfs with Henry Rollins and Peaches Doing The Dark Side of the Moon Singles `` Fuck the Pain Away '' `` Lovertits '' `` Set It Off '' `` Rock Show '' `` Operate '' `` Kick It '' `` Shake Yer Dix '' `` Downtown '' `` Boys Wanna Be Her '' `` Talk to Me / More '' `` Lose You '' `` I Feel Cream '' Featured singles `` Grab My Shaft '' `` We Do n't Play Guitars '' Book Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wild_Thing_ ( Tone_Lōc_song ) &oldid = 814119366 '' Categories : Tone Lōc songs 1988 songs 1989 singles 2007 singles Billboard Dance Club Songs number - one singles Debut singles Music videos directed by Tamra Davis Number - one singles in New Zealand Peaches ( musician ) songs Songs about prostitutes Song recordings produced by Peaches ( musician ) Songs written by Young MC Delicious Vinyl singles Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from February 2009 All articles needing additional references Articles with hAudio microformats Articles with unsourced quotes Singlechart usages for Australia Singlechart usages for Flanders Singlechart usages for Germany Singlechart usages for Dutch100 Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for Swiss Singlechart usages for UK Singlechart called without artist Singlechart called without song Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Edit links This page was last edited on 7 December 2017, at 00 : 10. 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Question: when did the song wild thing come out
Answer: January 1989