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Do Your Thing (Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band song)

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Released
  
November 1968

Length
  
2:50

Writer(s)
  
Charles Wright

Genre
  
R&B, Funk

Label
  
Warner Bros.

B-side
  
"A Dance, a Kiss and a Song"

"Do Your Thing" is a song written by Charles Wright and performed by Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band. It reached #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #12 on the R&B chart in 1969. The song was featured on their 1968 album, Together.

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The song was produced by Wright and Fred Smith.

The single ranked #47 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1969.

Other versions

  • Mel Brown released a version of the song on his 1970 album, I'd Rather Suck My Thumb.
  • Ohio Players released a version of the song on their 1981 album, Ouch!
  • King Tee sampled the song on his 1990 album, At Your Own Risk on the song "Do Your Thing".
  • Hexstatic released a mix version of the song on their 2002 album, Listen & Learn.
  • The song was included in the 1997 film Boogie Nights.
  • The political podcast Chapo Trap House used the song prominently in their first post-election episode of 2016.

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