The Story of 'Who Let The Dogs Out' by Baha Men

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ส.ค. 2024
  • “Who Let The Dogs Out” was ubiquitous in the early aughts - emanating from sports stadiums, parties, and radio speakers alike. But few people know the story behind the song or about the group who performed the smash hit, the Baha Men. The song’s unconventional journey spans from crowded baseball stadiums in Seattle to the sandy beaches of the Caribbean. VICE meets the key players involved in the incredible success of the song that left everyone asking, “Who Let the Dogs Out?”
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  • @VICE
    @VICE  3 ปีที่แล้ว +180

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    • @mr.killershot1241
      @mr.killershot1241 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Where is the other 2 videos

    • @mr.killershot1241
      @mr.killershot1241 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      One with sandstorm

    • @Hassy
      @Hassy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Keep em coming, it's so cool to see the backbone of these hits and how they came to life.

    • @greggallen7381
      @greggallen7381 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Love it

    • @12theplace
      @12theplace 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Love this series keep doing it

  • @np2679
    @np2679 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5510

    VICE out here doing what MTV should be doin.

    • @rinaalmero2644
      @rinaalmero2644 3 ปีที่แล้ว +140

      You're comment is sooooo underrated

    • @SaugotChowdhury
      @SaugotChowdhury 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      👍

    • @Cabledeluz1977
      @Cabledeluz1977 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@rinaalmero2644 so true

    • @rdprosedontplay4364
      @rdprosedontplay4364 3 ปีที่แล้ว +96

      MTV is more dead than my grandma.

    • @owenstv
      @owenstv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      MTV died along side the History Channel

  • @kuyaChrischan
    @kuyaChrischan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3059

    The video that no one asked for but it's the video everyone needs

    • @georgecoull1883
      @georgecoull1883 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      The video everyone needs is the damn truth! American's are dying and Vice calls them white supremacists! Wake up!

    • @The_stone_Philosopher
      @The_stone_Philosopher 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      about the song no one asked for but the producer thought the world needed

    • @softlightlaboratory
      @softlightlaboratory 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Did you also randomly thought about it and this came up cuz that what it did for me

    • @Blkcoffeeroastery
      @Blkcoffeeroastery 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Facts

    • @KmasWandyembe
      @KmasWandyembe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😃true

  • @kratosjunior817
    @kratosjunior817 ปีที่แล้ว +501

    Maaan... These Vice stories of how songs were made are starting to get addictive! I really appreciate how they dig in to these old classics we've all kind if put to the back burner and how when they explain everything it almost makes you feel you are right back in that time enjoying it again!😄👌🏽 Super cool. These guys deserve more recognition for these inciteful vids bruh.

    • @trexbisnar2541
      @trexbisnar2541 ปีที่แล้ว

      same, man! this is where we see that these multi-million dollar records started from scratch, crisis, and gamble

    • @nycx3770
      @nycx3770 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      seriouslyyy! i was thinkin to myself i would like to watch this on mambo no.5 too xD

  • @krazykool18
    @krazykool18 2 ปีที่แล้ว +612

    I am so glad Anslem Douglas got the credit and spotlight he deserved because as a Caribbean American kid I was very familiar with the original before the Baha Men came with their cover. Also him trying to describe a sketel will live in my head.

    • @KRwegasira
      @KRwegasira 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Yep, I was a college student in Canada in the 90s and we sure danced the hell out of the Anselm Douglas version. I never quite liked the Baha Men version...after the original version, it seemed rhythmically dumbed down.

    • @WestIndianAK
      @WestIndianAK 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      *THANK YOUUUUU!!!* I always *HATED* that stupid Baha Men bullshit version.

    • @shethingsd
      @shethingsd ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I find the way it became a success very interesting. Playing in the sports staduims. And so many versions of the hook. Wow. And yes, Anslem Douglas really made a great song.

    • @dickmelsonlupot7697
      @dickmelsonlupot7697 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@shethingsd
      the various artists claiming ownership of the hook is like Disney trying to copyright someone who made a movie titled "Frozen".

    • @TheKrazykwasi
      @TheKrazykwasi ปีที่แล้ว +3

      🇹🇹

  • @DJSnapp
    @DJSnapp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1127

    Rugrats movie is the reason why I loved this song so much as a kid. It’s dope to see the process behind it

    • @ngjequier
      @ngjequier 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Same here!. Rugrats introduced me to this song as a kid

    • @johnwinter2252
      @johnwinter2252 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I miss the days rap/pop could be played in kids movies. It's now just violence or something sexual or both.

    • @YSuniverse856
      @YSuniverse856 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      1999 was a great year

    • @dcastnick7064
      @dcastnick7064 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@johnwinter2252 My dude, have you never heard old school rap? You think it started clean? LOL. Your comment makes you sound like some out of touch boomer.

    • @TahtahmesDiary
      @TahtahmesDiary 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How my 5 yr olds were just introduced to the song too lol I heard it on Radio Disney 🤗💜

  • @heyrandyman
    @heyrandyman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +516

    Good to see Anslem Douglas get his part in the story! A legend!!

    • @dmac5472
      @dmac5472 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Was just listening to the Who's Kim remix by Miss TC and Anselm

    • @melissawright1979
      @melissawright1979 ปีที่แล้ว

      We have him to thank x

  • @VerbalGOAT
    @VerbalGOAT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +926

    "this song ain't about dogs"
    "this is our nickelodeon kid's choice award."

    • @antjacksonjr
      @antjacksonjr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +174

      That reminds me of when The Weeknd won a kid’s choice award for a song talking about his face being numb from cocaine

    • @dandreahinsey1634
      @dandreahinsey1634 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      What's done is done!

    • @lilkingspade
      @lilkingspade 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I carley was fucking the same tv producer that got Zoey 101 pregnant.
      His name was Dan Schneider
      Nickelodeon was fucked up from the start

    • @VerbalGOAT
      @VerbalGOAT 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lilkingspade yes, much deeper than that

    • @lilkingspade
      @lilkingspade 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@VerbalGOAT I know. I know a lot of it. What's the worst thing that you're aware of?

  • @gaulishrealist
    @gaulishrealist 3 ปีที่แล้ว +862

    I weep for the kids who will never experience such simple times.

    • @adude8424
      @adude8424 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Oh boy...Barbie girl, crazy frog, avril lavigne, britney spears...Those were the days

    • @edendumas
      @edendumas 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Yes, weep for me. I live in a constant state of suffering. The world is burning all around me. Politics, climate change, lacks of human rights, etc. weep for me and weep with me

    • @gaulishrealist
      @gaulishrealist 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@edendumas
      I'll weep for you for buying into the climate change agenda.

    • @veenoir1991
      @veenoir1991 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@gaulishrealist exactly what is the agenda

    • @gaulishrealist
      @gaulishrealist 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@veenoir1991
      A world government that oppresses you under the pretense of saving you.

  • @ReclusiveEagle
    @ReclusiveEagle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +593

    I can't even get my friends to meet at Starbucks but apparently in 1998, organizing a multinational quadruple platinum pop culture hit was 1 obscure web reference on a barely functioning prototype browser and a phone call away.

    • @ShottaKenya
      @ShottaKenya 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      The internet was useful back then. Ask Jeeves was the bomb!

    • @harryfp1494
      @harryfp1494 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      You need better friends that have like goals and want to be something one day

    • @greythumbshenanigans559
      @greythumbshenanigans559 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      It was. The internet used to be something with a weird vein of magic. It can still be, sometimes. But back then, it was people. Now it's people / corporations. Mostly corporations. There's no way to fake that grass roots punch up.

    • @RealMTBAddict
      @RealMTBAddict 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Huh? The internet was invented in the 1960s. Nothing "prototype" about browsers in 1998.

    • @rrrigil
      @rrrigil 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@RealMTBAddict thanks Sir Nothing "prototype"

  • @RammusTF
    @RammusTF 3 ปีที่แล้ว +398

    This Steve guy has real determination and vision. WOW. Can't imagine the balls it takes to give everything up because you believe in something that much. RESPECT

    • @Ri-bg9di
      @Ri-bg9di 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      I thought the same. But then I wondered how many Steves failed it and ruined their career cuz they turned down the label 🙄

    • @RammusTF
      @RammusTF 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@Ri-bg9di true! Still nice to see his success tho. Good for him

    • @Shadowx157
      @Shadowx157 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@Ri-bg9di that's what separates the best entrepreneurs, you can't take no for an answer, and you have to always keep adapting until you're a success

    • @Alephu5
      @Alephu5 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      They're boomers so it wasn't a huge risk.

    • @Eloh_Dragons
      @Eloh_Dragons 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      For real

  • @johnsonugoji2377
    @johnsonugoji2377 2 ปีที่แล้ว +148

    He has an ear for good music. Spent his resources to pursue it. He located the Baha Men and reorganized the group and came up with a massive global hit. All made good money with that hit single. That's courage and intuition.
    Meanwhile the former lead singer of Baha Men missed out of the money and fame because he quit just before the winning jackpot ticket was picked.

    • @syebethel
      @syebethel ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That Nehemiah Hield part of the story is a whole 'nother documentary!

    • @SunkissdInk
      @SunkissdInk ปีที่แล้ว +10

      He had to keep it pushing for it to end up this way and give the new three young men their journey. This was not part of his alignment whether he knew it or not. He had his own journey and maybe he's successful in his own way--whatever that means to him. Maybe not fame & Fortune but maybe through true love and a good family or just freedom🤷🏿‍♀️. Don't feel bad for him, he had his own journey.

    • @Paul-sl9zm
      @Paul-sl9zm ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nobody knows the future.
      He could've quit the band, and the band's plane crashed a month later.
      Then you would be saying, how smart and lucky he was to quit the band.

  • @liammartin6636
    @liammartin6636 2 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    I remember hearing this song on Nickelodeon when I was like 7, and I loved it. I ran outside and told my friends about it, but my Trinidadian friend just went "yeah dude, that's an old ass song'' lmao

  • @RolazProductions
    @RolazProductions 3 ปีที่แล้ว +348

    The lead singer that left has gotta be pissed. 3x Platinum 😳

    • @cjkhis1037
      @cjkhis1037 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      4x Platinum

    • @shanethrelfall416
      @shanethrelfall416 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Reminds me of the guy who paid for a Pizza with 70,000 Bitcoins back when Bitcoin first was a thing

    • @gaijinshacho
      @gaijinshacho 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@shanethrelfall416 It was 10,000 bitcoins, and don't remind me 😢

    • @wallyslow
      @wallyslow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@gaijinshacho and it was 2 pizza’s

    • @shanethrelfall416
      @shanethrelfall416 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@wallyslow 2 pizzas? That’s so bad then what a bargain

  • @forevaschemin
    @forevaschemin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1563

    Greats series. I want to see one with Afroman with the songs because I got high

    • @evergreenrider
      @evergreenrider 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Would be fucking awesome, but he didn't have a machine behind him. So chances are slim. Self produced, self written.

    • @Bruno-gj4jj
      @Bruno-gj4jj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      th-cam.com/video/jj7KS25XWOY/w-d-xo.html

    • @mmaqsoud7782
      @mmaqsoud7782 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      colt 45

    • @Tis_I_SirJames
      @Tis_I_SirJames 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Heard that song once... and I was hooked lol

    • @rks5457
      @rks5457 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      He has a pretty wild story from moving to LA and becoming a Crip. But the song got huge after it got picked up by radio stations and Howard Stern in particular. Before that he was just selling CD's with the song on it at his concerts. I feel like it's one of the first songs that became super popular around the world from being shared on the internet alone. I remember hearing it on the radio then downloading it on Napster lol. It went number one on billboard in a lot of countries. Would definitely love to know more about the background of it though

  • @haroon420
    @haroon420 3 ปีที่แล้ว +198

    I love that there was no ego whatsoever. Everybody was willing to do their bit to make it a hit and that’s it. Not to keep elbowing others to be the face of the hit.

  • @ryanmahabir664
    @ryanmahabir664 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    I am happy Anslem Douglas get the credit & respect for his song

    • @35mm21
      @35mm21 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      "We need someone to sing this"
      "How about the guy that wrote and performed the song?"
      "Nah!"

  • @autumnrose6373
    @autumnrose6373 3 ปีที่แล้ว +463

    My mom went on vacation in the islands and came back singing this crazy song that was totally not cool at that time(insert teenage eye roll) then a year later and were all singing it ... This song makes me miss her like crazy and think of all the times with the windows down and the song way up.

    • @monzorella1
      @monzorella1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      This is a lovely story and I'm sorry for your loss ❤️

    • @columbiabasincorp5685
      @columbiabasincorp5685 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      She got some special down there😅😅

    • @syebethel
      @syebethel ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "the islands"

  • @jbmp1390
    @jbmp1390 3 ปีที่แล้ว +180

    These guys got my respect. It's one of the biggest hit songs of all time. It's been played to death but I still like it because of how much happiness it brought me as a kid. I remember it was actually one of the first albums I got as a child

  • @jt19933
    @jt19933 2 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    As a Caribbean man, I appreciate this. I remember hearing this as a child but now I don't know which version I heard. I always thought there was only one song 😄

    • @thebotfactory9668
      @thebotfactory9668 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Facts. This was very eye-opening on culture/business.

  • @Jwang1228
    @Jwang1228 3 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    My dog reacted to Steve's bark like its a real dog. Props for that detail.

    • @Nivieee
      @Nivieee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      My cat did too! She was looking around searching for the dog 😅

    • @YochevedDesigns
      @YochevedDesigns 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol, same!

  • @Hawaiian_Shirt_guy
    @Hawaiian_Shirt_guy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +624

    5:15 the way you just explained what "ask jeeves" was seriously just aged me.

    • @IgnusVermaak
      @IgnusVermaak 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      lol, same

    • @dissonantdreams
      @dissonantdreams 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      I feel very attacked 🤣

    • @joeschmoe4205
      @joeschmoe4205 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      He did a good job of setting it up, my guess was alta vista 😄

    • @udkc
      @udkc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      "Early search engine in the late-90s" aged you? Thx, I feel dumb now, but I don't get it. Explain?

    • @allex_
      @allex_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@udkc just the fact that they had to explain what ask jeeves was

  • @IndelibleHD
    @IndelibleHD 3 ปีที่แล้ว +518

    My sympathies to all who now have this song stuck in there head, and that includes yours truly.

  • @jos1157
    @jos1157 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    Used to love this song as a kid in the 90s i still remember when it blew up and it was so contagious

  • @anthonyfn
    @anthonyfn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    I love how they all understand they played an important role but couldn't have done it alone.

  • @CaptainColor
    @CaptainColor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    Takes balls of steal to quit your day job, and start a recording company on a dream no one else believes in. Best thing I've watched in awhile

  • @program4800
    @program4800 3 ปีที่แล้ว +318

    finally we can get the answers we've been searching for decades

    • @evanm9026
      @evanm9026 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yeah. Very true. All those unanswered questions.

    • @apimpnamedslipback5499
      @apimpnamedslipback5499 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      But really want to know is who made that song hey

    • @andyp743
      @andyp743 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      But we never found out who actually let the dogs out.....

    • @apimpnamedslipback5499
      @apimpnamedslipback5499 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@andyp743 It was an inside job Kyle did it case closed

    • @ChrisBasdeo
      @ChrisBasdeo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@andyp743 maybe they let themselves out 🤔

  • @DKM977
    @DKM977 3 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    I really hope these artists are reading the comments for these videos. There's always so much love, respect and gratitude being expressed. Thanks Baha Men and the producers for such a fun song and Vice for doing these videos.

  • @cody_sorensen5757
    @cody_sorensen5757 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    these stories (and the way they are told) can make you love a song that you hate ... AMAZING.

  • @zippymufo9765
    @zippymufo9765 3 ปีที่แล้ว +356

    Fascinating that previous musicians had already used that hook and lyrics as early as the 80's. Almost like a "collective consciousness" thing.

    • @bleu2680
      @bleu2680 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      like who?

    • @mike0nabike
      @mike0nabike 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yeah that fascinated me too

    • @nick124
      @nick124 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Here's the best version IMO:
      th-cam.com/video/VO2G2TbI-9M/w-d-xo.html

    • @connord2168
      @connord2168 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      that was so cool!

    • @deonlion
      @deonlion 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Collective consciousness! Very real 🙂💜

  • @altonhumes5782
    @altonhumes5782 3 ปีที่แล้ว +584

    As a native Caribbean citizen, this is such a joy to witness this story.... and may all come to appreciate this song as I have.
    #VICETV
    #TheStoryOf
    #DogsRunningOut.

    • @jevonhood6873
      @jevonhood6873 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      For reals 🇹🇹

    • @DaVinci740
      @DaVinci740 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Wah Gwaan, the song was fya!

    • @NoKapprio
      @NoKapprio 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      242 big up caribbean for real!

    • @altonhumes5782
      @altonhumes5782 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@NoKapprio You KNOW THAT!!!

    • @negusdawoo
      @negusdawoo 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The song was trash. It was a gimmick for the pale

  • @San_Be
    @San_Be 3 ปีที่แล้ว +199

    I was living in Barbados when the original "Who Let The Dogs Out" was a huge Carnival, Kadooment, Party, Fete and Radio hit. It was massive for a long time. I moved back to London at the end of 99 and I was surprised to hear the newer version and how popular it was in around 2000/2001. This documentary is amazing.

    • @TheRealCaptainFreedom
      @TheRealCaptainFreedom 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      So who really let the dogs out?

    • @Anw4rr10r
      @Anw4rr10r 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@TheRealCaptainFreedom It's answered in the doc, didn't you watch it?

  • @Emmanuel.Gasser
    @Emmanuel.Gasser ปีที่แล้ว +42

    When the guy came in at 6:44 playing jazz chords while singing "Who let the dogs out?" I totally lost it

  • @explorewestcoast
    @explorewestcoast 3 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    I have really enjoyed these deep dives into hit songs from my youth.

  • @sassykaren7587
    @sassykaren7587 3 ปีที่แล้ว +321

    I used to live in Baltimore, Maryland and would go to the Ravens games. This song would always play in the stadium and get the fans riled up!!

    • @tyetoowavy4040
      @tyetoowavy4040 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Let’s go bmore!!!

    • @jonathanperry8331
      @jonathanperry8331 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I used to work there for several years if you bought a custom Jersey I probably made it. They're only two of us that did it. Only half of the basement of the stadium is developed. It's interesting the first place we end up when you walk in is the merchandise area and then when you go down farther eventually on the right they'll be the entrance where the players come through the locker room the cheerleaders would be hanging out there. But when you walk down instead of heading that direction you went to the other side eventually the concrete just stops and it's just dirt and you can just look up in all the stands and walk around the entire place it's all dark and post apocalyptic with empty popcorn machines that are all junk it's a really weird place. But you can walk around half of the stadium underneath all the stands and it's just this big void like being in the middle of nowhere and it's really loud too that was really fun. Then there was one time Will Smith and Jada came I didn't meet them but I did deliver some stuff up on the box level but then I was a radio that someone snuck a gun into the stadium so we are all looking for this guy. Eventually they got him. It would blow your mind what happens behind the scenes at a NFL game. It's actually much more interesting than what's going on the I've worked for the Redskins too. Actually I forgot about this story. So me and my friends had a case of beer that we were going to drink because we got off at halftime and we were going to bring it in and watch the game because we could get in through the employee entrance without being searched. For some reason we kind of split up between rows of cars and this guy comes running out with a radio and what looked like a gun and put me on the ground and started taking everything out of my pockets and I was like I work here and he was dressed very official like like he definitely looked like a security guy so I was just like chill out and then my buddy who was massive I'm talking 250 lb plus and not fat... big came out of nowhere knocked this guy on the ground opened up the case of beer and just started smashing them on his face. He was yelling that's not a security guard get to the f****** car. Man he must his f****** face up. I didn't have any cash on me anyway so he definitely chose the wrong guy to Rob.

    • @MsEsade
      @MsEsade 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Me too lol

    • @MsEsade
      @MsEsade 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This was the ravens Super Bowl theme song

    • @ajduker
      @ajduker 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same, but Pittsburgh. GO STEELERS :)

  • @warrensabastienanderson
    @warrensabastienanderson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    We'll never know if that hook existed for even hundreds of years before the 1980s, but this is a beautiful story. Thank you from Trinidad & Tobago.

  • @SandraSealySeawomanBDS
    @SandraSealySeawomanBDS ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Let me tell y'all something. The Caribbean is the cradle of creativity fuh real, hear? We come up with songs/ dance/ food/ literature/ plays/ expressions and make trends without even trying hard. The challenge is getting the right people to pay attention. The lesson is making sure we can be found. I love that the producers went to the islands to get the REAL deal and also respected the original version/ writer.
    And VICE, keep these THE STORY OF coming. I ♡ them. Subscribed!

    • @DNBCYPHER
      @DNBCYPHER ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Your stunning little Islands have done so much its unreal, the birth of sound systems in London England and the butterfly effect has been incredible, from the 80s to now its a dominating ingredient and inspiration for a lot of what's going on! Love from South London!

  • @dr.doppeldecker3832
    @dr.doppeldecker3832 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Promoting it to the sport stadiums was genius!

  • @amandateoh1164
    @amandateoh1164 3 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    Anselm douglas really do take alot of the credit for the songwriting... The lyrics were meaningful but delivered playfully, which sometimes is the recipe for a global hit! I.e outkast hey ya

    • @menomisespeanut
      @menomisespeanut 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Y'all don't wanna hear me, y'all just wanna dance.

  • @bevplanet5741
    @bevplanet5741 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    when i was 4 years old i saw these guys perform at the macy's thanksgiving day parade on tv and i asked for their cd for Christmas, sure enough i got it and it was the first album i ever owned!!!

  • @relwalker6193
    @relwalker6193 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I was a kid in the 90s who loved this from the rugrats movie . And my parents are from Trinidad so I loved all versions of the song man , grew up with the Soca 98 version as well

  • @wevibe4811
    @wevibe4811 3 ปีที่แล้ว +226

    Yes Big up to ANSLEM DOUGLES the originator of this song. This is a Soca Song from Trinidad 🇹🇹.

    • @wevibe4811
      @wevibe4811 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @UCbhEbMex-DKOX6pbUMZWcfA lets try this again. If you watched the interview and also properly read my comment it states the original song which they is what the baha men COVERED is by Anslem Douglas a TRINIDADIAN who released it for TRINIDAD CARNIVAL in 1999. The rights to commercially DO OVER the song was sold to an American record label who HIRED Baha Men to sing it. Please respect the facts as my post was geared to give Anslem his flowers which clearly does not happen enough. But big up Baha Men same way for making it global.

    • @keroncoward1
      @keroncoward1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@wevibe4811 Was just about to type that in the comment section. When this song released in Trinidad i remember it shaking up the whole island. Cat, Dog, Snake and Frog was wining low when Anslem released that song....thats a FACT

    • @wevibe4811
      @wevibe4811 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@keroncoward1 YES exactly. Anslem deserves his flowers. Not to take nothing away from Baha Men but we been fighting and waiting too hard for Soca Music and Soca artist to recognized for the origins to not be be fully acknowledged.

    • @MyTwell
      @MyTwell 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Facts!

    • @maCEOz
      @maCEOz 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Booo hooo take your L.

  • @QUINPANO
    @QUINPANO 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    This is insane I literally woke up this morning and randomly decided to look up and played this song. While listening the thought came to my head wonder if this will ever get an episode on that behind the story show 🤯🤯

  • @islandcactus1508
    @islandcactus1508 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    The Baha Men were seriously underrated even before this they had some great tunes like Land of Sea & Sun and Island Boy, great island beats!

    • @RoxasLov3r4Ev3r
      @RoxasLov3r4Ev3r ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you for the recommendations, I'll check them out!!! :D

    • @RoxasLov3r4Ev3r
      @RoxasLov3r4Ev3r ปีที่แล้ว

      I wanted to let you know I listened to both these songs and loved them! I especially liked Land of Sea and Sun and listen to it pretty often. My very beloved hamster Waffle actually passed away around the time I got to listening to it, so the lyrics make me very sad and miss her 🥲🥲🥲🥲
      Thank you again for the recommendations

  • @b1slee267
    @b1slee267 3 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    What a amazing story of how far they had to go to put together and find talent back then. Before in midst of the new internet era at that. You had to know people that knew people to get anything

    • @PissShiversss
      @PissShiversss 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's all about who you know

  • @nopantssteve6784
    @nopantssteve6784 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    I have no clue why i love this series so much but I am almost always on the verge of tears after watching because the videos are always so beautiful.

  • @gfys6323
    @gfys6323 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    The vision, the guts and the level of 'insane' you need to have faith in something and drop everything that was 'safe' and just dive right in..effing kudos, Steve. 👏🏾
    I needed this.

  • @jeremygovender
    @jeremygovender 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    man i feel so happy for them, they all seem like great people who deserved their success

  • @Whyamiherel0l
    @Whyamiherel0l 3 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    I need the music industry to care about tracks this much again 😭

  • @Kushmoke99
    @Kushmoke99 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    This is fucken crazy how far it went back to the 80’s

  • @whalehands
    @whalehands 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I didn't need to know about how Who Let the Dogs Out came to be and who made it possible. I'm happy I know now though. They seem like a great group of guys. It's so cool to see people from different cultures and different parts of the world, who came together to make this song possible. Kids these days will never know what it's like to have huge hits like these. Songs come and go just like that in today's music. Back then all we had was radio and cds. So when a song was a Hit, it was a HIT! It was everywhere.

  • @jackedkerouac4414
    @jackedkerouac4414 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I'm impressed by that man's conviction and refusal to backdown

  • @missesmia2
    @missesmia2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    In the late 90s early 2000s this was one of the biggest hits in Miami

    • @zombiebillcosby
      @zombiebillcosby 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Lived in Miami during this time, can confirm lol.

    • @nyankittycharliedude
      @nyankittycharliedude 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I feel like it was everywhere, huuuuge in Toronto too

    • @AlexRoseGames
      @AlexRoseGames 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@nyankittycharliedude it was all over the world, it was huge in my catholic primary school in the uk. it isn't a regional thing

    • @rks5457
      @rks5457 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AlexRoseGames everybody bumping it in their cars, at the beach, stores, bars/clubs for a few months every dang day is a lot different than some kids talking about how cool it is at school lol.

    • @allex_
      @allex_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@rks5457 nah he’s right, it was huge everywhere. that same shot was going on in every city across america lmao

  • @UnknownFilipino
    @UnknownFilipino 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    I love watching these documetaries behind the hit. Gives you a different and interesting perspective. There's always an interesting story behind every hit song.

  • @jeffnarum1373
    @jeffnarum1373 3 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    I was in the Bahamas when this song came out. It was on in ever taxi, bus, bar. I was so sick of the song after the first day. I said to myself, "this will never make it in the states."
    Six weeks later, the dogs got out.

    • @syebethel
      @syebethel ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That was Bahamian Pride you heard when you were there. Tbh, a lot of us Bahamians didn't like hearing it so much, bc as Isiah said, they weren't a cover band and were not new in the music biz. Bahamians were proud that they finally got international recognition. 💗💗🇧🇸🇧🇸

  • @moyo6606
    @moyo6606 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    So "Who Let The Dogs Out" is the verbal equivalent of that S thing that everyone around the world drew in school

  • @MissBrittanyboo2191
    @MissBrittanyboo2191 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    This is my four year olds favorite song right now. She has to atleast listen to it once a day.

  • @BridgesRoyale
    @BridgesRoyale 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    These videos about the story of hit songs from the late 90s and 2000s are by far the best Videos Vice produces rn.

  • @gigachadd_slu
    @gigachadd_slu ปีที่แล้ว +46

    We need a story of Kevin Lyttle "Turn Me On".. Make that happen please.. For the Caribbean diaspora 🙏🏝

    • @vienogola1421
      @vienogola1421 ปีที่แล้ว

      That song is annoying as hell... dude sung through his nose...he sounded unctuous...😑

    • @gigachadd_slu
      @gigachadd_slu ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@vienogola1421 your opinion.. but I'm sure that's not what major artistes like Chris Brown were thinking since this song was sampled many times over.. 🤷🏾‍♂️

    • @samanthacruz7867
      @samanthacruz7867 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@vienogola1421 So funny because I used to think the same thing when I first heard it. I absolutely hated the song, but once I saw how hyped my older sister and her friends got when it came on I learned to appreciate the beat and began to love dancing to it. Now it just brings back great memories. I’ll never forget how confused I was as to how it was so popular at first though😂

    • @thestormlscoming
      @thestormlscoming ปีที่แล้ว +2

      check out the Sean Paul one they put out a few weeks ago if you haven't already.

    • @gigachadd_slu
      @gigachadd_slu ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thestormlscoming Yes I have.. Love it!! Which is what inspired me to make this request

  • @AfricanGirl
    @AfricanGirl ปีที่แล้ว +2

    omg, i remember this song lol when i was 10 years old, now im 31 years old. luv these back music stories

  • @shootjase
    @shootjase 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I can't be the only one who had a smile from ear to ear the entire video. Thank you for that. Please do chumbawumba tubthumping next!

  • @happywifehappylife2739
    @happywifehappylife2739 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Any kid born around 1995 knew this was the jam back then. 😭🖤

  • @kwaitefuni9152
    @kwaitefuni9152 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Now that's some great storytelling.
    The part about the origin of the hook was really fascinating.
    Crazy to think that phrases just spread through culture like that.

  • @djdale.5806
    @djdale.5806 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I have been dropping this track in the mix since it’s release in so many nightclubs Always well received. A few years ago I Djed a 16th birthday for a friend of mine’s daughter And all of a sudden the family dog starts barking during the track. I videoed that moment. That was priceless. Thank you for the Baha men for this gem.

  • @almost401
    @almost401 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I remember when I first heard this in the radio on my way to a sleepover. I was just a kid but this song brought so much joy in my childhood. So cool to see the making of this track. Brings me back to good times!

  • @ajtigger
    @ajtigger 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Definitely one of the most recognizable pop music songs ever.

  • @detailsmove
    @detailsmove 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    glad they brought up the Rugrats movie cuz that's how I discovered it and as a kid I remember hearing it everywhere after that, a true classic record really

  • @ricogoldstar
    @ricogoldstar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Like many entrepreneurs who have a vision, this story is inspirational and motivational. This serves as yet another example to never let ANYONE shut you down or prevent you from pursuing something you truly believe will be a success.

  • @whanowa
    @whanowa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    This is hands down the best VICE series ever.

  • @nickadz5490
    @nickadz5490 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Remember when I was a kid when this song came out , heard it playing at disney world at a live show. Rest is history

  • @josephlemm7059
    @josephlemm7059 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I remember this playing on the radio while playing at the beach as a little kid late 90s and early 2000s were dope af

  • @ASMRarted
    @ASMRarted 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I grew up watching MTV and they had these inside interviews with bands and musicians. I was wondering when someone would bring it back. Thank you!

    • @OddOneOut665
      @OddOneOut665 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It reminded me more of VH1's 'Behind the Music'.

  • @0poIE
    @0poIE 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    *All that memorabilia just sat in a metal shed. COME ON MAN!*

    • @ShottaKenya
      @ShottaKenya 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lol like Eminem said:
      And so I’m artist of the decade, I even got a plaque
      I’d hang it up, but the frame is all cracked

  • @ZatchBolski
    @ZatchBolski 3 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    Love this series. Would love to to see…
    1. Bobby McFerrin- Don’t Worry, Be happy
    2. Go West- King of Wishful Thinking
    3. S Club 7- Never Had a Dream Come True
    4. Hanson- MMMBop
    5. Deee-Lite- Groove is the Heart
    6. Cranberries- Linger
    7. Tears for Fears- Everybody Wants to Rule the World
    8. Sixpence None the Richer- Kiss me
    9. Mazzy Star- Fade into You
    10. The B- 52’s- Love Shack

    • @mysisterisafoodie
      @mysisterisafoodie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      This is the most terrible list of “hit” songs. I vote no for all of these except Bobby Mc Ferrin’s Don’t Worry Be Happy.

    • @ZatchBolski
      @ZatchBolski 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@mysisterisafoodie haha all these songs are so bad, they are good. Why don’t you just chill out and relax.

    • @rudeasparagus5012
      @rudeasparagus5012 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@mysisterisafoodie no, wait!! im kinda curious about "mmmBop"! I bet it's a dark story

    • @jessiegordon4734
      @jessiegordon4734 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@rudeasparagus5012 i love that song !!!

    • @yarnednomady5535
      @yarnednomady5535 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      S club 7 lol

  • @jeneamcdonald6861
    @jeneamcdonald6861 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    it’s always sweet to see how long music persists i was working a kids summer camp this summer and a 5 year old did a ballet routine to this song for our talent show lmao

  • @jasonlee2438
    @jasonlee2438 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    and now the song is a staple when talking in terms of era defining moments and will forever be cemented in the history of that decade. Crazy how things work out.

  • @thedappercook
    @thedappercook 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    For the young ones amongst us, when they refer to the song as a record, that's because they're released as stand alone records when they're singles, usually accompanied by a b side or two.
    A record can be a single or an album.

  • @mrbigglesworth_Official
    @mrbigglesworth_Official 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I remember seeing these guys live at a resort in Barbados a years before this song came out when I was a kid, they were really good mix of their own stuff and covers. Great band.

  • @AtheneHolder
    @AtheneHolder ปีที่แล้ว +24

    as a Trini woman I love this lol I KNOW Nehmiah feeling sick that he gave up that opportunity

  • @adriennepittman4278
    @adriennepittman4278 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    While deployed in Iraq a sergeant decided to play Who Let The Dogs Out for some Marsh Arab kids. He was expecting looks of confusion. Instead even the 4 year old knew all the lyrics. They even did the Arcenio Hall fist pump with each woof. Instead that Sargent looked mouth on the ground confused. Priceless!!!

  • @nikkishana201
    @nikkishana201 3 ปีที่แล้ว +215

    3 things we may never know in life:
    1) what Spice Girls really want
    2) what does the fox say
    3) who let the dogs out
    Btw, can we ♥️appreciate♥️ this song? This is the type of song that truly deserve 1B views! Can’t believe it’s so underrated on TH-cam!🤯🤯🤯

    • @magnetic0314
      @magnetic0314 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      To be fair 1 and 2 are answered in each of the songs

    • @apimpnamedslipback5499
      @apimpnamedslipback5499 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Only real ones know about hey

    • @spiderweb5539
      @spiderweb5539 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yeah the rest of that spice Girls song was explaining what they wanted.

    • @udkc
      @udkc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I could've figured this person was a female with a dog avatar from only reading the text. Am smart.

    • @udkc
      @udkc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@magnetic0314 Not regarding foxes; they're only "theories" for what sounds foxes make (according to the writers, who obviously are comedians).
      But you're all wrong. These questions are all answered.
      1) $
      2) th-cam.com/users/results?search_query=fox+sound
      3) Capitalism and left over culture from back in the day when women had no rights. The dogs will most certainly crawl back into their pens, slowly but steadily, as humanity progresses.
      (Hai, I am the autistic kid that can only think of things in a literal sense ;*)

  • @GoUMBuckeyeater
    @GoUMBuckeyeater 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This was my favorite song when I was 5 years old. Used to hear at all the stadiums and arenas and high school games in Grand Rapids, Michigan back in 2000-2001. My mom bought the Baha Men album when I was 5 and that was the first CD I ever got.

  • @dougfisher6017
    @dougfisher6017 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I remember when the Baha Men version came out. Good times! I wish they went more in depth about the production of the music on the track, but this was interesting to hear more of the backstory of the tune.

  • @MsAgentprovocateur10
    @MsAgentprovocateur10 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    "Who Let The Dogs Out" is a catchy song and I appreciate the massive hit that it became but "Doggie" will always be first and foremost in my memory because I heard it first and it was a big hit on Caribbean music radio stations. I was actually shocked to hear such a similar song (but with less percussion) seemingly years later.

  • @CPT543
    @CPT543 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I've always heard that the song was written by a Caribbean artist for carnival but I never new the full story. Cool

  • @jayo8506
    @jayo8506 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    As a first generation American-Trini growing up in Orlando I can remember listening to all my white friends and classmates in 3rd grade singing this song an feeling prideful. They had no idea what they were saying on the verses though lol.

  • @robynp7536
    @robynp7536 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is a wild one! 3 new frontmen in the band… Rejected by London Records… and they have a global success… Amazing!

  • @Ri3hy
    @Ri3hy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    The Trini version by Anselm Douglas is a banger. Best version imo

  • @icanwatchthevideos
    @icanwatchthevideos 3 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    Wondering why they didn't just approach Anslem to sing the song because he had the original? I don't really know how this business works though. Love this series, it's really cool.

    • @11tokajj
      @11tokajj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      they mention it a fair amount, they wanted some guys who looked 'young and cool', unfortunately image can be a big part of mainstream success

  • @bibinthampy1599
    @bibinthampy1599 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I used to sing "two idli dosa"..i didn't knew actual lyrics.but I loved it..When I was around 9 yrs old..Now I am 30..

  • @pternskyskissa
    @pternskyskissa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Anslem is a good brother has a big heart .I wrote a song for him once. He paid me handsomely never forgot that

    • @debikala
      @debikala 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      And has an amazing and powerful voice.

  • @jkclark5204
    @jkclark5204 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    21:11 "They worship that sh*t to the core!" Dude is the realest.

  • @SMbigpapi
    @SMbigpapi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Am I seriously watching a 26 minute documentary on the Baha Men??

  • @DogofRaw
    @DogofRaw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I don't know how many people here are from the Bahamas but Nehemiah Hield was the man with the original Bahamen. They were on the soundtrack to that movie My Father My Hero. This really makes me miss my childhood.

  • @triniwmn3
    @triniwmn3 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Thank you Vice for giving Anslem Douglas his due!! The originator himself!!

  • @Juggale
    @Juggale 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "Ask Jeeves"
    Man, that's a name I haven't heard in forever... Damn, I feel old.

  • @skinnyminnieog
    @skinnyminnieog 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    “Dreams do come true. It’s corny but it’s true”❤️💫🙏🏾

  • @SketchupGuru
    @SketchupGuru 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This was our go-to song back in school when we used to go for school picnics, bus rides & more!
    Love from Bangalore, India!

  • @russianwheelchairbandit8005
    @russianwheelchairbandit8005 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Technically Shouldn’t Ansylum Have Gotten A Grammy To Since He Was The Original Writer Of The Song Verses?

  • @kaylakayj.8619
    @kaylakayj.8619 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I remember seeing this song on the rugrats and loved it ever since. So I go into my son’s(ages 4 & 3) room tonight and I just yelled out 🗣 “WHO LET THE DOGS OUT” and instantly they both said 🗣”WOOF, WOOF, WOOF, WOOF, WOOF”.
    MY mouth DROPPED. I never once played that song around them so I’m wondering where they heard it from lol. This is one song that will live on for generations.👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 and I hope that they will make it seem as if they are talking about actual dogs lol😂 (for my children’s sake)