Format CD Label Columbia | Recorded 1993 | |
Released December 20, 1993 (1993-12-20) Genre East Coast hip hop
g-funk Length 4:12 (Album version)
3:34 (Album version with no rap)
3:16 (Radio edit) | ||
"Dirty Dawg" is a song by NKOTB (formerly New Kids on the Block), which became their final single to chart on the Billboard Top 100 until the 2008 single "Summertime". It was featured on their 1994 album Face the Music. The lead vocals were sung by Jordan Knight and Donnie Wahlberg rapped in the song, but he rapped only small bits during the instrumental breaks. There was another rap in the song featured by the former East Coast hip hop duo Nice & Smooth.
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The song peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at #66. It broke the Top 40 in the United Kingdom and peaked at #27.
Music video
The video starts off with a young woman running through the forest with a search dog barking after her. Then the scene switches back and forth from the band attending a party being held at a brothel to a construction site where the group raps and dances. Towards the end, Nice & Smooth appear to give a rap cameo, while the group breakdances.
The Canadian station MuchMusic banned the video from appearing on its schedule, due to the suggested violence and misogynistic themes.
Track listings
US Vinyl, 12"
- "Dirty Dawg" [LP Version] 4:12
- "Dirty Dawg" [Radio Version No Rap] 3:16
- "Dirty Dawg" [Greg Nice Remix] 4:46
- "Dirty Dawg" [Barbosa / Liggett House Mix] 7:03
- "Dirty Dawg" [Liggett / Barbosa Hip Hop Mix] 5:01
UK Vinyl, 7", Limited Edition, Poster Bag
- "Dirty Dawg" [LP Version] 4:12
- "Dirty Dawg" [Radio Version No Rap] 3:16