Whip It

Whip It a song by DEVO on Foxsoundi

Whip It by DEVO

About Whip It

"Whip It" was released on August 13, 1980 by the Synthpop band Devo. It appears on the album Freedom of Choice. There were two 7" single releases of "Whip It", one backed with a remix of the track "Snowball" (which appears on "Freedom of Choice") and one backed with "Turn Around". "Whip It" was Devo's biggest hit, and peaked at #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and at #3 in Canada in 1980. The lyrics were written by Jerry Casale as an imitation of Thomas Pynchon's parodies in his book Gravity's Rainbow .

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About this song

Credited to: DEVO
Album: Oh No It's Devo / Freedom Of Choice · Track 14 of 25
Released: January 1, 1993
Duration: 2:38
On Last.fm: 710,328 listeners on Last.fm

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From the album: Oh No It's Devo / Freedom Of Choice