Baha Men
Baha Men performing in June 2010
Baha Men performing in June 2010
Background information
Also known asHigh Voltage, The Baha Boys
OriginNew Providence, the Bahamas
GenresJunkanoo, dance, pop, reggae fusion, hip hop
Years active1977–present[1]
Labels

Baha Men are a Bahamian junkanoo band formed in New Providence, Bahamas in 1977. They are best known for their Grammy Award-winning hit song "Who Let the Dogs Out".

History

Early years

Baha Men formed in 1977[1] as High Voltage, initially playing disco and funk.[2] They performed regularly in nightclubs and hotels in the Bahamas and self-released several albums.[2]

In 1991, one of their tapes found its way to Atlantic Records A&R man Steve Greenberg, who signed the band to the Big Beat subsidiary, at the same time getting the band to change their name to the Baha Men.[2]

Early success

The following year, Baha Men released their first album, Junkanoo, which included the local hit "Back to the Island".[2] Kalik followed in 1994, including the international hit "Dancing in the Moonlight".[2] The band moved with Greenberg to Polygram for the 1997 album I Like What I Like and Doong Spank, released the following year.[2] The latter sold only 700 copies in the US and the band was dropped by the label.

Greenberg then started his own label, S-Curve, and signed the band.[2] Original vocalist Nehemiah Hield left in 1999, and was replaced by his nephew Omerit.[2] The band was most popular in the 1990s in Japan, and their 1999 album 2 Zero 0-0 was initially only released in that country.[2]

"Who Let the Dogs Out"

They achieved great, but short-lived, popularity with a 2000s remake of "Who Let the Dogs Out" (originally composed by Anslem Douglas), produced by Greenberg and Michael Mangini.[2] The song was a chart success in many countries and also became a popular song at US sporting events.[2] "Who Let the Dogs Out" also earned the band several awards: a Grammy Award in 2001 for Best Dance Recording;[2] Billboard Music Awards for World Music Artist of the Year and World Music Album of the Year; and a Nickelodeon Kids Choice Award for Favorite Song. In 2002, they won another Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Band.

In June 2008, "Who Let the Dogs Out" was discussed on I Love the New Millennium. The Baha Men's most recent album was Ride With Me, released in 2015.

Recent years

After releasing Night & Day in the summer of 2014, the Baha Men released a Christmas Medley mixing "The Little Drummer Boy" with "Silver Bells". Their single "Off the Leash" was released digitally on 1 July 2015. On 25 October 2015, the band performed the halftime show for the New York Giants/Dallas Cowboys football game at MetLife Stadium.

In 2018, the group joined Our Last Night for a metal cover of their hit song "Who Let the Dogs Out" and, in April 2019, released a new single, "Let's Go",[3] dedicated to the teams playing in the Final Four.

TV and film appearances

Baha Men appeared in a special scene from Between the Lions where Leona and Theo meet them while reading some books inside the library.

They performed the theme song of the Playhouse Disney series Stanley, titled "My Man Stanley".

They performed onstage for a Season 14 episode of The Bachelorette, which took place in the Bahamas.

Their track "Holla!" appeared in the opening and closing credits of Garfield: The Movie.

The band made an appearance on the big screen, when they starred as themselves in the 1994 romantic comedy My Father the Hero, starring Gérard Depardieu and Katherine Heigl.[4]

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
AUS
[5]
US
[6]
Electrifying (as High Voltage)
  • Released: 1985
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: CD, cassette
High Voltage (as High Voltage)
  • Released: 1987
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: CD, cassette
Junkanoo
  • Released: 29 September 1992
  • Label: Big Beat
  • Format: CD, cassette
Kalik
  • Released: 6 September 1994
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Format: CD, cassette
I Like What I Like
  • Released: 10 June 1997
  • Label: Mercury
  • Format: CD, cassette
Doong Spank
  • Released: 16 June 1998
  • Label: Mercury
  • Format: CD, cassette
2 Zero 0-0
  • Released: 25 May 1999[7][8]
  • Label: Mercury (Japan)
  • Format: CD, digital download
Who Let the Dogs Out
  • Released: 25 July 2000
  • Label: S-Curve
  • Format: CD, cassette, digital download
165
Move It Like This
  • Released: 26 March 2002
  • Label: S-Curve
  • Format: CD, digital download
57
Holla!
  • Released: 1 June 2004
  • Label: S-Curve
  • Format: CD, digital download
Ride with Me
  • Released: 9 October 2015
  • Label: Sony Music Latin
  • Format: Digital download

Compilation albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US World
[11]
Greatest Movie Hits
  • Released: 5 November 2002
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: CD, digital download
1
10 Great Songs: Who Let the Dogs Out
  • Released: 10 September 2010
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: CD, digital download
4

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
Album
AUS
[12][13]
AUT
[14]
CAN
[15][16]
GER
[17]
NZ
[18]
SWI
[19]
SWE
[20]
UK
[21]
US
[22]
1994 "Dancing in the Moonlight" 42 18 Kalik
1995 "(Just a) Sunny Day" 38
1997 "That's the Way I Get Down" I Like What I Like
2000 "Who Let the Dogs Out" 1 26 14 6 1 6 3 2 40 Who Let the Dogs Out
2001 "You All Dat" 8 59 62 21 86 49 14 94
"Best Years of Our Lives" 49 66 70 Move It Like This
2002 "Move It Like This" 76 13 76 11 65 16
"We Rubbin'"
2011 "Go!" Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released to that country

References

  1. 1 2 Hamilton, Brandt (10 January 2015). "The Baha Men Are Still Going Strong, Even if They Can't Remember All the Words to 'Who Let the Dogs Out'". Vice.com. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Thompson, Dave (2002) Reggae & Caribbean Music, Backbeat Books, ISBN 0-87930-655-6, pp.28–29
  3. "Baha Men Returns With Surprise New Single, 'Let's Go'". Top40-Charts.com. 6 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  4. "Pop Entertainment Baha Men". Popentertainment.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  5. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 23.
  6. "Baha Men Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  7. March 13, 2001 in the US and elsewhere. Thompson, Dave (2002). Reggae & Caribbean Music. San Francisco: Backbeat Books. p. 29. ISBN 0-87930-655-6. Retrieved 1 February 2016. Their 1999 album 2 Zero 0-0 was released only in the band's traditionally loyal stronghold of Japan. … Finally released in the US in 2001 (Universal)…
  8. Exact release date from: "Baha Men – 2 Zero 0-0". Discogs.com. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  9. "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - June 03, 2015". RIAA.com. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  10. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  11. "Baha Men Chart History: World Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  12. "australian-charts.com - Australian charts portal". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  13. "Australian Web Archive" (PDF). webarchive.nla.gov.au. 23 August 2006. Archived from the original on 26 June 2002. Retrieved 2 May 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  14. Austrian peaks, Austraincharts.at
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  17. German peaks, Officialcharts.de
  18. "charts.nz - New Zealand charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  19. "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
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  21. "The Official Charts Company - Baha Men". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  22. "Baha Men Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on 11 January 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
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  24. "British Phonographic Industry search results". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
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