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Woo Hoo (other)
Woo Hoo, WooHoo, and spelling variants may refer to: Songs * "Woo-Hoo" (Rock-A-Teens song), 1959 * "Woohoo" (Christina Aguilera song), 2010 *"Woo Hoo", the B-side from "Fans" by Kings of Leon *"WooHoo", a song by Newsboys from ''Step Up to the Microphone'' *"Woohoo", a 2014 song by Eli "Paperboy" Reed from his album ''Nights Like This'' *"Woohoo", a song by South Korean girl group Twice from their album, '' Page Two'' *"Song 2", a 1997 song by alternative rock band Blur that prominently features the phrase "Woo Hoo!" in the chorus * "Windows Down", song by Big Time Rush (group) originally titled "Woo Hoo" Other * Whoo hoo, a marketing campaign by the bank Washington Mutual * Woohoo, a 19th-century English name for the Hawaiian island of Oahu * WooHoo, a game mechanic in ''The Sims'' franchise See also * Wuhu (other) * Woo (other) Woo, WoO, WOO, W.O.O. and variants may refer to: People Woo or Wu, romanization of several East Asian names: * Hu (surname): 胡, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woo-Hoo (Rock-A-Teens Song)
"Woo Hoo" is a rockabilly song, credited to Virginia country music DJ and music store/recording company George Donald McGraw and originally released by The Rock-A-Teens in 1959. It is also the title track of The Rock-A-Teens 1959 album featuring the songs: "Woo Hoo"; "Doggone It Baby"; "I'm Not Afraid"; "That's My Mama"; "Dance to the Bop"; "Story of a Woman"; "Twangy"; "Janis Will Rock"; "Pagan"; "Lotta Boppin'"; "Oh My Nerves"; and "I Was Born to Rock". Original version The song is distinctive for its lack of lyrics apart from its title words, which gave it popularity around the world as it is not subject to language barriers. It makes use of the twelve-bar blues chord progression, further adding to its accessibility. The song is featured in the end credits of John Waters's film '' Pecker''. Musicians *Vic Mizelle (vocals, guitar) *Bobby "Boo" Walke (guitar) *Bill Cook (guitar) *Eddie Robinson (sax) *Paul Dixon (bass) *Bill Smith (drums) Cover versions It was later covered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blur (band)
Blur are an English rock band formed in London in 1988. The band consists of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree. Their debut album, ''Leisure'' (1991), incorporated the sounds of Madchester and shoegazing. Following a stylistic change influenced by English guitar pop groups such as the Kinks, the Beatles and XTC, Blur released ''Modern Life Is Rubbish'' (1993), ''Parklife'' (1994) and '' The Great Escape'' (1995). As a result, the band helped to popularise the Britpop genre and achieved mass popularity in the UK, aided by a chart battle with rival band Oasis in 1995 dubbed "The Battle of Britpop". Blur's self-titled fifth album (1997) saw another stylistic shift, influenced by the lo-fi styles of American indie rock groups, and became their third UK chart-topping album. Its single " Song 2" brought the band mainstream success in the US for the first time. Their next album, '' 13'' (1999) saw the band experimenting with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wuhu (other)
Wuhu is a prefecture-level city in Anhui, China. Wuhu may also refer to: *WUHU, a radio station licensed to Smiths Grove, Kentucky, United States * WUHU (software), Weather Underground / HeavyWeather Uploader, software to upload data from personal weather stations to one or more networks *Five Barbarians (Wu Hu), a collective term for various non-Chinese steppe tribes during the period from the Han Dynasty to the Northern Dynasties * Wu Hu period (304–439 AD), or Sixteen Kingdoms, in ancient China *Wu Hu uprising (304–316 CE), a rebellion of unsinicized peoples against Jin China * Wuhu Island, a fictional island in the video game ''Wii Sports Resort'' See also *Woo Hoo (other) Woo Hoo, WooHoo, and spelling variants may refer to: Songs * "Woo-Hoo" (Rock-A-Teens song), 1959 * "Woohoo" (Christina Aguilera song), 2010 *"Woo Hoo", the B-side from " Fans" by Kings of Leon *"WooHoo", a song by Newsboys from '' Step Up to the ... * Wuhua (other) {{Disambiguat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sims
''The Sims'' is a series of life simulation video games developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. The franchise has sold nearly 200 million copies worldwide, and it is one of the best-selling video game series of all time. The games in the ''Sims'' series are largely sandbox games, in that they lack any defined goals (except for some later expansion packs and console versions which introduced this gameplay style). The player creates virtual people called "Sims", places them in houses, and helps direct their moods and satisfy their desires. Players can either place their Sims in pre-constructed homes or build them themselves. Each successive expansion pack and game in the series augmented what the player could do with their Sims. ''The Sims'' series is part of the larger ''Sim'' series, started by ''SimCity'' in 1989. Development Game designer Will Wright was inspired to create a "virtual doll house" after losing his home during the Oakland firestorm of 1991 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oahu
Oahu () (Hawaiian language, Hawaiian: ''Oʻahu'' ()), also known as "The Gathering place#Island of Oʻahu as The Gathering Place, Gathering Place", is the third-largest of the Hawaiian Islands. It is home to roughly one million people—over two-thirds of the population of the U.S. state of Hawaii. The island of O’ahu and the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands constitute the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, City and County of Honolulu. The state capital, Honolulu, is on Oʻahu's southeast coast. Oʻahu had a population of 1,016,508 according to the 2020 U.S. Census, up from 953,207 people in 2010 (approximately 70% of the total 1,455,271 population of the State of Hawaii, with approximately 81% of those living in or near the Honolulu urban area). Name The Island of O{{okinaahu in Hawaii is often nicknamed (or translated as) ''"The Gathering Place"''. It appears that O{{okinaahu grew into this nickname; it is currently the most populated Hawaiian islands, Hawaiian Island, how ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Mutual
Washington Mutual (often abbreviated to WaMu) was the United States' largest savings and loan association until its collapse in 2008. A savings bank holding company is defined in United States Code: Title 12: Banks and Banking; Section 1842: Definitions; Subsection (l): Savings Bank Holding Company See: On Thursday, September 25, 2008, the United States Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) seized Washington Mutual’s banking operations and placed it into receivership with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The OTS took the action due to the withdrawal of $16.7 billion in deposits during a 9-day bank run (amounting to 9% of the deposits it had held on June 30, 2008). The FDIC sold the banking subsidiaries (minus unsecured debt and equity claims) to JPMorgan Chase for $1.9 billion, which had been considering acquiring WaMu as part of a plan internally nicknamed “Project West.” All WaMu branches were rebranded as Chase branches by the end of 2009. The holding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Time Rush
''Big Time Rush'' is an American musical sitcom television series created by Scott Fellows that originally aired on Nickelodeon from November 28, 2009, to July 25, 2013 and is currently available in Paramount+. It focuses on the Hollywood misadventures of four hockey players from Duluth, Minnesota, Kendall Knight, James Diamond, Carlos Garcia, and Logan Mitchell, after they are selected to form a boy band by fictional mega music producer Gustavo Rocque. History The series premiered with an hour-long pilot episode, "Big Time Audition", on Nickelodeon, on November 28, 2009. Its official debut episode premiered on January 18, 2010. The show's second season premiered on September 25, 2010. On May 24, 2011, ''Big Time Rush'' was renewed for a third season with production scheduled to begin January 2012. Season three premiered May 12, 2012. On March 10, 2012, a film adaptation named "Big Time Movie" based on the series premiered. On August 6, 2012, Nickelodeon renewed ''Big Time R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windows Down
"Windows Down" is a song by American boy band Big Time Rush from the re-release of their second studio album '' Elevate''. The song was released on June 25, 2012. The song's hook is sampled from " Song 2" by English rock band Blur. Composition The song was written by Blackbear, Mike Posner, Alexander James, Damon Albarn, Dave Rowntree, Graham Coxon, Bei Maejor, and Matt Squire, with production handled by the latter two while additional by CJ Baran. It features samples from " Song 2" by Blur. American singer/songwriter Kesha originally created an early demo of the track, expected to appear on her second studio album ''Warrior'' with the title "Woo Hoo", still using the Blur sample, but later sold the instrumental to Big Time Rush, and the song was re-written to create "Windows Down". Music video The music video was filmed in Maui, Hawaii and was released on Vevo Vevo ( , an abbreviation for "Video Evolution", stylized as VEVO until 2013) is an American multinational ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song 2
"Song 2" is a song by English rock band Blur. The song is the second song on their eponymous fifth studio album. Released on 7 April 1997, "Song 2" peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart, number four on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, and number six on the US '' Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart (now called the Alternative Airplay chart). At the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards, "Song 2" was nominated for Best Group Video, and Best Alternative Video. At the 1998 Brit Awards, the song was nominated for Best British Single, and Best British Video. In 1998, BBC Radio 1 listeners voted "Song 2" the 15th Best Track Ever. In 2011, ''NME'' placed it number 79 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years". Background According to Graham Coxon, "Song 2" was intended to be a joke on the record company. Damon Albarn had recorded an acoustic demo of the song which was slower but featured the song's distinctive "woo-hoo" chorus in whistle form. Coxon then suggested that t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woohoo (Christina Aguilera Song)
"Woohoo" is a song by American singer Christina Aguilera featuring rapper Nicki Minaj. The song was written by Aguilera, Onika Maraj, Claude Kelly, Ester Dean and Jamal "Polow da Don" Jones, and produced by Polow da Don, for Aguilera's sixth studio album, ''Bionic'' (2010). "Woohoo" was serviced to rhythmic contemporary crossover airplay as the album's second radio single on May 25, 2010. The song, which samples the 1972 song "Add már uram az esőt" by Hungarian singer Kati Kovács, is about oral sex. "Woohoo" has been described as an electro- R&B and dancehall track. The song received mixed to positive reviews from critics, some of whom praised Minaj's appearance and Aguilera's vocals. However, others expressed distaste for the song's sexual nature. "Woohoo" debuted and peaked at 46 and 79 in Canada and the United States, respectively. Aguilera performed the song in a medley with "Bionic" and "Not Myself Tonight" at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards. The song was later included in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Page Two (EP)
''Page Two'' is the second extended play (EP) by South Korean girl group Twice. The album was released digitally and physically on April 25, 2016, by JYP Entertainment and distributed by KT Music. It is supported by the lead single, " Cheer Up" which was produced by South Korean producing duo Black Eyed Pilseung. Consisting of seven tracks in total which incorporates various genres including dance-pop and hip hop, the EP became a commercial success for the group, reaching over 150,000 copies sold by September 2016. It set a record for having the highest first-week sales out of all Korean girl group album releases in 2016, until it was surpassed by Twice's succeeding EP '' Twicecoaster: Lane 1'' which was released six months later. Background and release On April 5, 2016, Twice released a group teaser image depicting the members wearing cheerleading outfits in an empty stadium on their official SNS accounts, revealing that their comeback was slated for April 25 with the word "#C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twice
Twice (; Japanese: トゥワイス, Hepburn: ''To~uwaisu''; commonly stylized as TWICE) is a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment. The group is composed of nine members: Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaeyoung, and Tzuyu. Twice was formed under the television program '' Sixteen'' (2015) and debuted on October 20, 2015, with the extended play (EP) ''The Story Begins''. Twice rose to domestic fame in 2016 with their single " Cheer Up", which charted at number one on the Gaon Digital Chart, became the best-performing single of the year, and won "Song of the Year" at the Melon Music Awards and Mnet Asian Music Awards. Their next single, " TT", from their third EP '' Twicecoaster: Lane 1'', topped the Gaon charts for four consecutive weeks. The EP was the highest selling Korean girl group album of 2016. Within 19 months after debut, Twice had already sold over 1.2 million units of their four EPs and special album. As of December 2020, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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