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. It is rumored that the song was originally titled "Fuckin' Around", with the name later changed to make it more radio friendly, and to avoid potential censorship. The song contains an

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. "Humpin' Around" spent two weeks at number one on the US ''Billboard''

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chart and reached number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Worldwide, the single reached number one in Australia, number two in New Zealand, number five in Spain and Sweden, and the top 10 in at least seven other countries. In 1995, British

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remixed the song and released it following the success of their remix of Brown's " Two Can Play That Game". This new version saw the song reach the UK top 10 for the first time, peaking at number eight on the

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, and it was also included on Brown's 1995 remix album, '' Two Can Play That Game''.

Critical reception

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s ''RM'' Dance Update described the 1995

remix as a "three years old hit totally revamped as a superb melodically whined

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-ish strider".

Music videos

The

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for the song features Brown dancing outside with women in cages, with cut scenes of a girl trying to break in to his phone and personal belongings to find his mistress in NYC. A second video was shot primarily outside for the dance remix, along with random shots and outtakes from the original video.

Track listing

Personnel

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: songwriter, producer, arranger, keyboards, synthesized bass, drum programming, background vocals *

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: songwriter, producer, arranger, drum programming *

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: songwriter, producer, arranger, background vocals * Donald Parks: drum programming,

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programming * Emanuel Officer: background vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Original version 1995 K-Klass remix

Year-end charts

Original version

Decade-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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