| "Let It Whip" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Side A of U.S. 7-inch vinyl | ||||
| Single by Dazz Band | ||||
| from the album Keep It Live | ||||
| B-side | "Everyday Love" | |||
| Released | February 12, 1982 | |||
| Recorded | July 1981 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 4:42 (album version) 3:58 (7" single version) 6:22 (12" single version) 7:00 (instrumental) | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Reggie Andrews, Leon "Ndugu" Chancler | |||
| Producer(s) | Reggie Andrews | |||
| Dazz Band singles chronology | ||||
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"Let It Whip" is a 1982 single by the Dazz Band and their biggest hit, peaking at number one on the R&B chart for five non-consecutive weeks.[2] The single also reached number two on the Dance chart[3] and number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[4] The song won the 1982 Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.
- ^ Sheffield, Rob (27 September 2022). "100 Best Songs of 1982". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
But "Let It Whip" is rock-steady Midwest electro-funk...
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 149.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 72.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)