Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting (Original Version Official Audio)

Official audio for the original version of Carl Douglas' Kung Fu Fighting.
Released in 1974 at the height of the 70s Kung Fu craze, this evergreen fun and funky classic was number one in virtually every market around the globe including the US, UK, France , West Germany and Australia. It has since gone on to sell an incredible 11 million copies worldwide making it one of the best selling singles of all-time. The song was written and produced by UK disco maven Biddu.
It continues to resonate with generations old and new via covers from Bus Stop (featuring Carl himself) and also Cee-Lo Green & Jack Black and also the Vamps for the hugely successful Kung Fu Panda franchise where the song has touched a whole new set of fans.
Lyrics
[Intro]
Oh-ho-ho-ho
Oh-ho-ho-ho
Oh-ho-ho-ho
Oh-ho-ho-ho
[Chorus]
Everybody was kung fu fighting
Those cats were fast as lightning
In fact, it was a little bit frightening
But they fought with expert timing
[Verse 1]
There were funky China men from funky Chinatown
They were chopping them up, they were chopping them down
It's an ancient Chinese art and everybody knew their part
From a feint into a slip and a kicking from the hip
[Chorus]
Everybody was kung fu fighting, huh
Those cats were fast as lightning
In fact, it was a little bit frightening, hey, yeah
But they fought with expert timing
[Verse 2]
There was funky Billy Chin and little Sammy Chung
He said, "Here comes the big boss, let's get it on"
We took a bow and made a stand, started swaying with the hand
A sudden motion made me skip, now we're into a brand new trip
[Chorus]
Everybody was kung fu fighting (Huh!)
Those cats were fast as lightning (Ha!)
In fact, it was a little bit frightening (Huh!)
But they did it with expert timing (Ha!)
[Bridge]
Oh yeah
(Oh-ho-ho-ho, ha)
(Oh-ho-ho-ho, ha)
(Oh-ho-ho-ho, ha)
(Oh-ho-ho-ho, ha)
Keep on, keep on, keep on, keep on
Sure enough
[Chorus]
Everybody was kung fu fighting (Huh!)
Those cats were fast as lightning (Ha!)
In fact, it was a little bit frightening (Huh!)
Make sure you have expert timing (Ha!)
[Outro]
(Oh-ho-ho-ho) Kung fu fighting
(Oh-ho-ho-ho) Hands and feet fast as lightning
(Oh-ho-ho-ho) Huh, ha
(Oh-ho-ho-ho) Huh, ha
(Oh-ho-ho-ho) Huh, ha
Keep on, keep on, keep on
(Oh-ho-ho-ho) Huh, ha
Yeah, yeah
(Oh-ho-ho-ho) Huh, ha
Everybody was kung fu fighting
Hands and feet fast as lightning
(Oh-ho-ho-ho) Huh, ha
(Oh-ho-ho-ho)
#CarlDouglas #KungFuFighting #KungFuPanda

[@superplays9875]

i showed this to my panda
now hes the dragon warrior

[@hawkas5357]

Sure🤣

[@Water_Me_Loan]

I showed this to my tiger & now she secretly likes your panda

[@fenwickc2274]

hahahahahaahahhahhahahahahahhaahahahahahomfg wowowowowow hahahahahahaha sooooooooo funnnny never heard anything this funny eveveveva wow

[@florianjouannic309]

😂😂😂😂

[@pa_soo1793]

Real

[@id3dshorts]

I was in France and this banger was playing on the speakers😂

[@ABeamoGaming]

W

[@The1stBOY626]

W

[@SylvesterElGatoUno]

W France 🗿

[@Aiden_winner01]

W

[@iwilleatyoureuros]

W napoleon

[@Doodlefox297]

BRO this better be playing at my funeral

[@MuhammadAdam-yw3zo]

isnt it better in wedding?

[@debieresat]

Same

[@user-gb2es7ky1e]

i want it to play it in everywhere

[@andregonsalvez9244]

This song will be 50 years old next year lol where have the years gone .

[@edwardwritt3820]

The years have gone by to quickly

[@lthurt2944]

IKR! WOW!! SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY!! I REALLY MISS THOSE DAYS!!😢😅❤

[@PaulBattleCATS]

3 years old*

[@AngeloAvilla-ps5dd]

The description says released on 1974​@@PaulBattleCATS

[@cypherfx3586]

50 years buddy, it came out 1974 @@PaulBattleCATS

[@Noobishere0893]

This song makes everyone wanna learn kung Fu

[@breadstick8502]

Thankfully this song teaches Kung Fu

[@collinstracener7370]

Agreed

[@Beanievr9]

Ya

[@ELM3NTAL]

noob

[@Centristlol]

Honestly kinda crazy how this song got made. Like, who thought of this and how did it actually turn out good??? 😭

[@gravityissues5210]

Even more amazing it was a last-minute decision, intended to be a throw-away B-side that was recorded in two takes in the remaining ten minutes of studio time they’d paid for.

[@REDACTEDrose184]

Glad to see this song officially being uploaded to TH-cam.

[@The1stBOY626]

It’s 25754

[@DKKamon]

Anyone in 2024?
👇

[@LinkyBoy621]

Here 4th

[@Omotoladosu]

Here 2nd

[@Guest666_34]

Here 3rd

[@Australian_Kid]

I was 5th

[@Theofficialgoat.2009]

Here 6th

[@nickschauer4258]

Who else knows the feeling when this song comes on you turn into the karate kid!!

[@apenasumjogadoraleatorio5055]

Karate?

[@tonyjones1560]

Why not? They remade “The Karate Kid,” set it in China and turned Mr Miyagi into Mr Han….

[@jasonstull6677]

@@tonyjones1560 Jesus Christ it’s just a movie

[@tonyjones1560]

@@jasonstull6677 That’s not a complaint. In fact, I thought the remake was well-made and showed some imagination!

[@birdie3rdie]

"Boards don't hit back."
-Bruce Lee
Enter The Dragon.🐉

[@Cronoistight]

When I inevitably get cornered and have to fight to the death with a perfect stranger for us both to survive, this is 100% going on the jukebox and we are giving each other a teamwork nod before we montage our way out of whatver zany antics we managed to get ourselves into. From that point in the movie, we are just buddies with a common enemy.

[@Bot1-he2pq]

I’ll bring the jukebox lol

[@Godzillamillinem2000]

We going to the principal office with this one 🤫🧏💀🗣️💯🗿🔥🥱👍

[@musiccollector]

LOVE it! Long live 1974.

[@DanielAppleton-lr9eq]

The REAL Golden Age.

[@user-cy8wt9gc9t]

1974 super tornado outbreak 💀

[@Its_justMe77768]

I like your pfp, Pink Floyd is amazing

[@JCOJR2013]

@@user-cy8wt9gc9tok bro💀💀💀💀💀

[@JCOJR2013]

@@user-cy8wt9gc9tw pfp too

[@Water_Me_Loan]

But how could anyone determine if Everybody was Kung-Fu Fighting?

[@GodsEmperor78]

Thems fighting words

[@paconavarrete8106]

Easy: those cats were fast as lightning

[@AlphaCrystal21]

@@paconavarrete8106 And frantic was a bit frightening

[@hjamesr2353]

@@AlphaCrystal21 but they fought with expert timing

[@davidelliot8898]

I think this question may have broken the universe.

[@DeathLrd-wn5lx]

The whistle is iconic praise to the man who made this, childhood classic to funny meme song, always warms my heart and makes me happy when I heard it. Good job 👍.

[@adambasinger6239]

By far the most normal useage of the Oriental riff

[@real.MinatoYellowFlash]

I have to admit, CeeLo Green's Dreamworks Kung Fu Panda remix version is why I am here.

[@TWC_Shortz]

Everybody was kung fu fighting

[@TWC_Shortz]

Those kids were as fast as lightning

[@TWC_Shortz]

In fact it was a little bit frightening

[@TWC_Shortz]

But they fought with expert timing

[@Megawowsies]

One of my parents friends played this for their first dance at their wedding 🤣🤣

[@MonstaGamez]

An absolute legend

[@xxx_prosniper_xxx_quicksco9347]

You are underrated man😭 more people should love you before you know... You are already 81 years old...

[@The1stBOY626]

You didn’t have to remind br- does he have dementia

[@orumcekosmanofficial]

Kung fu Panda 17 ahh music 😭❗❗

[@Nancy9950CJ]

Fun fact: everyone was kung fu fighting

[@Connorplayer123]

Thanks

[@dogezillaschannel6551]

(Bininininini nu nu nih nih niiiiii)

[@SHEVON_gamez]

Another fun fact: those kids were fast as lightning

[@BlacksuitDeG0at]

Another fun fact: It was a little bit frightening.

[@Flip_HN]

Another fun fact: they fought with perfect timing

[@Faroutdud]

Those first 20 seconds are the most magical moments of my life.

[@wandson5410]

A classic

[@user-ot8ir4ph5p]

Banger 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Urlocal_ttpd_swiftie]

WAIT WHAT? HOW IS THIS SO GOOD! IT SLAYED HARD

[@Johnsonmusik]

Everything about this composition is just so beautiful 🥂✨

[@AshIsCooking]

*Who is still listening to this banger in 2024*
👇

[@zuophd]

Me

[@teresagoff539]

Me

[@blasramirez3852]

Me

[@CamGervais]

Me lol

[@steph6822]

J'adore !!!! Chanson typique des années 70.

[@Ghostbusters_pueblo]

This fills my determination

[@ThatGuy-te9wh]

This song needs to be in Fallout 5

[@Uchiha_Wann]

This song is NOSTALGIC✨✨

[@PHANTOM.CHAOTIX]

Anyone from roblox ahh shorts?💀

[@OraeoOrville]

There everywhere 😭

[@edwardhubbard4979]

Bro, this is one of the best songs ever

[@PHANTOM.CHAOTIX]

@@edwardhubbard4979 no doubt

[@karlkaljuste2910]

Ye

[@Gooierostrich10]

Yup

[@KookieStar]

*Showed this to my cat, and now she's a Master Tigress*

[@invisibleenenra9596]

I can just envision Liu Kang and Kung Lao training with each other.

[@Frog101_Real]

Funny that you say that, Carl Douglas in the music video looks just like Jax if he was balding 💀

[@invisibleenenra9596]

@@Frog101_Real Ah.

[@beerdeficit]

These cats are fast as lighting

[@giseleriedinger2409]

Quel bonheur cette super chanson ça fait du bien ...❤

[@itsSoColdOutside]

HOHOHOHOOOOOOOOH HOHOHOHOOOOOOOH HOHOHOHOOOOOOOOO HOHOHOOO everybody was kung fu fighting kick fast as lighting

[@noobroblox1409]

Really good song and it’s like Kung Fu Panda!

[@ianengland9549]

Ladies and gentlemen Kung Fu Panda 4 is on the way this song come back

[@Chanticlair47]

I heard that David Carradine loved this song.

[@The_Gaming_King]

Whos watching in June 2024
👇

[@KingofDrip.]

May 17 my birthday 🎉

[@mamresarachmarak3293]

Mee...e

[@zuophd]

ME

[@wendykuyf7015]

No december 21 2022

[@nielsbech1841]

Me

[@hopemartin7814]

Ohhhhhhhhhh ohhhhhhhhh

[@mainecoonvids]

Im now going to eat a wooden plank

[@shirlylo380]

Bro made best song in history

[@fernandoseno3772]

I just played this song now my panda is kung fu fighting

[@TopEggy123]

I love this song❤

[@Sawzall123]

Amazing

[@BirdiesSkateboarding]

Rest in peace Chris Farley 😂 funny guy.

[@svckmatoes]

I remember this song from watching kung fu panda years ago tt made me come back

[@UglySamoanIslander685]

Everybody was counter fighting 🗣🔥🔥

[@GreenScreenThing69]

why everyone saying “AnYoNe wAtChIng iN 2024?” and beg for likes

[@TheChannelOfDR]

Yeah, like songs don't just get bad after a few years. Not all, at least.

[@CDGamerboy007]

0:26 my favorite part

[@MagAgent006-qj5nm]

always the classic meme song

[@stever6214]

Those kids where fast as lightning

[@infomatec]

Eternal Classic

[@CalebthegiganticMariofan]

Who else actually knows this song and doesn’t just know it bc ppl in school sing it bc it’s a trend (in other words, who listened to this song before it was a trend)

[@neelysinha6565]

" Everybody was kungu fighting " 🗣🗣🗿

[@AshIsCooking]

those kids were fast as lightning ⚡️

[@AshIsCooking]

infact it was a little bit frightening

[@AshIsCooking]

but they fought whit expert timing

[@indigokids88]

Love it ❤❤

[@gabrielyost]

One of my first favorite songs

[@kenyabutler8811]

Everybody was Kung fu fighting 😂

[@andrewcandelaria2448]

This makes a Pokemon Lopunny wanna do some Kung Fu Fighting even if she does some kicks.

[@user-fx1re5hx7g]

*Liu Kang, along with his gangs, dancing to this masterpiece while others are fighting each other to death and Baraka keeps getting hit by Liu Kang and Shao Kahn. And Raiden tackling Liu Kang. And Homelander destroying them all*

[@TensmellsLOL]

it sounds just like the meme

[@Daily_routine_54]

I love this song cuz it reminds me of old memeries❤

[@Justice_forfun]

This song never disappoint me

[@France_1290]

Rest in peace, my favorite singer

[@eaglegamernine]

this song speaks facts fr

[@GMKGoji01]

I just beat Princess Peach: Showtime, and now I can't listen to this song without thinking about the very fact that Peach was, in fact, Kung-Fu Fighting!

[@raggedcaster123]

bro wh

[@GMKGoji01]

@@raggedcaster123 Kung-Fu Peach! Jeez!

[@quintona.mclovin9076]

i think everyone was kung fu fighting

[@gabbygreen9314]

EVERYBODY WAS KUNG FU FIGHTING
THOSE KIDS WERE FAST AS LIGHTNING

[@jamesbrown-py1jy]

Kids 🤔

[@ceciliaa6649]

Amazing song 🇦🇷

[@ThePianoTutorialGuy]

why the argentina flag

[@ThePianoTutorialGuy]

why the argentina flag

[@Gizapowerplant]

Clas-sic!

[@dudeacle-fm2rl]

WE BE KUNG FU FIGHTING WITH THIS ONE 🔥

[@oasisgamingtv1571]

“The crackhead I gave half a churro and a handful of nickels getting ready to save my life from gangsters with a top gulf club”

[@cryptotharg7400]

Here come de Big Boss, aaaaaaaaargh! 😎

[@leonardomolnarcobo9760]

this music sounds so great, I like that

[@pigeonaviation801]

moral of the story: everybody was kung fu fighting.

[@minhhoile9840]

i cracked up at the start 😭😂😂😂

[@TheRockObama01]

We becomin the Dragon Warrior with this one🔥🔥🔥🔥🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@CrestwoodRocks]

Kung Fu was an interesting show

[@annaritaranalli1791]

I've never watched it

[@TeyCastellanos]

That’s a damn jelly fish

[@Roblox-And-Btd6-Creator]

Yeeeee

[@Innocentoctopusshorts1]

All those kids were Kung fu fighting 😊

[@user-ss1do7nf3c]

Your telling me this music was used in kung fu panda

[@Thecrispyguy13]

yes

[@kevincouch5225]

There were enough people kung fu fighting which is why it is still popular around the world to this day seek inner peace with oneself disciple yourself with. Exercise and breath control and meditation it lives on jackie chan jet li sammo hung donnie yen the matrix kill bill crouching tiger hidden dragon etc

[@EricLitts]

It’s ok if your videos get no views you’re perfect no matter what❤

[@Matalima1]

EVERYBODY WAS KUNG FU FIGHTINGGG🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@hughjanus6975]

Uplifting.

[@rickgriffin1069]

Good googly-moogly I remember listen to this and Junior high School!

[@Caketurtle7]

Bro ain’t no way 💀

[@Real_Potato00]

Everybody was kun-fu fighting I love that song i watch Kung-Fu Panda

[@FellFriskzinoficial]

0:26 TIGRESA! FIQUE PELADA TIGRESA! EU SOU O DRAGÃO GUERREIRO! - Luan Gameplays

[@vendelorsos743]

we makin it out the rat cage with this one🐀🐀🐀🔥🔥💯🗣️

[@RonaldoSUI352]

The birth of kung fu panda

[@bsamanda1]

Everybody was kung fu fitghing those kids were fast as lightning

[@JCOJR2013]

I listen to the song in the morning

[@Mr.Feather130]

This song will forever be associated with the Kung Fu Panda Films

[@bibanbanh9738]

wait this song is 50 years old? this feels like boommers song😮

[@user-bi4hi7ut7r]

OOOOOHHHHOHOHOOHOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOO

[@Edgardforeverandever]

My favorite part 1:28

[@YiiXMello]

Not people making a remix to make roblox shorts and troll people in life together rp 💀