Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop)

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“Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop)”
Single by Scatman John from the album Scatman's World
Released	December 1994
Format	12" maxi CD single CD maxi
Genre	Euro dance
Length	5:03 3:30 (radio edit)
Label	RCA Records
Writer(s)	John Larkin Antonio Nunzio Catania
Producer	Antonio Nunzio Catania Ingo Kays
Scatman John singles chronology
"Scatman" (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop) (1994) "Scatman's World" (1995)

"Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop)" (often just called "Scatman") is the debut and most successful single from Scatman John. The video of this song is probably best known for being featured in an episode of Beavis and Butthead. The lyrics detail how he overcame his difficulties with stuttering by turning them into the ability to scat-sing, and encourages children who stutter not to give up. Sales were slow at first, but the song was picked up by many radio stations and eventually became very successful internationally reaching #1 in many parts of Europe and charting in Australia and in Japan. The song was remade for a Good Humor commercial.

Contents 1 Single track listing 1.1 CD1 1.2 CD2 (Remixes) 2 Use in motion pictures 3 Charts 4 References

[edit] Single track listing

[edit] CD1

1. "Scatman" [Basic-Radio] (3:30)
2. "Scatman" [Jazz-Level] (3:41)
3. "Scatman" [Second-Level] (5:40)
4. "Scatman" [Third-Level] (5:46)
5. "Scatman" [Game-Over-Jazz] (5:03)

[edit] CD2 (Remixes)

1. "Scatman" [New Radio Edit] (3:21)
2. "Scatman" [Pech Remix] (4:55)
3. "Scatman" [Arena di Verona Mix] (6:04)
4. "Scatman" [Extended Radio Version] (5:11)

[edit] Use in motion pictures

• BASEketball
• Nothing to Lose

[edit] Charts

Chart (1995)[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart	8
Austrian Singles Chart	1
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart	1
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart	1
Dutch Singles Chart	2
Euro 200	1
French Singles Chart	1
German Singles Chart	2
Irish Singles Chart	1
Israeli Singles Chart	1
Italian Singles Chart	1
Japanese Singles Chart	36
New Zealand Singles Chart	39
Norwegian Singles Chart	1
Swedish Singles Chart	2
Swiss Singles Chart	1
UK Singles Chart	3
US Billboard Hot 100	60
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	10
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	15

Preceded by "Old Pop in an Oak" by Rednex "Think Twice" by Céline Dion	Norwegian number-one single 9/1995 12/1995	Succeeded by "Think Twice" by Céline Dion
Preceded by "Old Pop in an Oak" by Rednex	Austrian number-one single April 9, 1995 - May 14, 1995	Succeeded by "Shut Up (And Sleep With Me)" by Sin with Sebastian
Preceded by "Conquest of Paradise" by Vangelis	Swiss number-one single April 30, 1995 - June 25, 1995	Succeeded by "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" by Bryan Adams
Preceded by "Respect" by Alliance Ethnik	Belgian (Wallonia) number-one single May 6, 1995	Succeeded by "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" by Céline Dion
Preceded by "Key to My Life" by Boyzone	Irish (IRMA) number-one single May 20, 1995 - May 27, 1995	Succeeded by "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" by U2
Preceded by "Think Twice" by Céline Dion	Belgian (Flanders) number-one single May 20, 1995 - May 27, 1995	Succeeded by "Think Twice" by Céline Dion
Preceded by "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" by Céline Dion	French (SNEP) number one single July 1, 1995	Succeeded by "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" by Céline Dion

[edit] References

v • d • e Scatman John Albums Scatman's World · Everybody Jam! · Take Your Time · Listen to the Scatman · The Best of Scatman John Singles "Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop)" · "Scatman's World" · "Song of Scatland" · "Only You" · "Scat Paradise" · "Su Su Su Super Ki Re i" · "Pripri Scat" · "Everybody Jam!" · "Let It Go" · Scatmambo · "The Chickadee Song"