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. Released in July 1992 by MCA, "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 UK Singles Chart, and it was also included on Brown's 1995 remix album, '' Two Can Play That Game''.

Critical reception

In 1995,

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'' gave it three out of five, writing, "No worries, you can't go wrong with luminous feel-good pop and thumping

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s. Plus there's loads of funky remixes on the CD too, wheeling the whole thing in at over 30 minutes long. Bargain!"

Music videos

The music video 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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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

{{Authority control 1992 singles 1992 songs 1995 singles Bobby Brown songs MCA Records singles Number-one singles in Australia Song recordings produced by Babyface (musician) Song recordings produced by Daryl Simmons Song recordings produced by L.A. Reid Songs written by Babyface (musician) Songs written by Daryl Simmons Songs written by L.A. Reid