Doctorin' the House
The February 1988 single with Yazz, and Coldcut's biggest UK hit.
Coldcut, from What's That Noise? (1988)
- Released
- 1988
- Album
- What's That Noise?
Doctorin' the House, with the singer Yazz, was released in February 1988 by Ahead of Our Time and Virgin as the second single from What's That Noise?. It samples mostly television and film dialogue. It peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart in March 1988, spent four weeks in the top ten, and remains Coldcut's biggest UK hit single. It also reached number one in Zimbabwe and number three on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.
The 7-inch ran 3:45, with a theftapella on the other side, and the 12-inch offered vocal and speng versions plus remixes titled the upset remix and acid shut up. The album carries the Say R Mix. Steve Lamacq of NME gave the single a mixed review, and in 2024 Classic Pop ranked it number 14 in a list of the Top 20 80s House Hits.
More songs by Coldcut
Beats + Pieces, Paid in Full (Seven Minutes of Madness Remix), People Hold On, (I'm) In Deep, Timber
Sources
- Doctorin' the House, Wikipedia
- Coldcut, Wikipedia