Released August 7, 2015 Genre Pop-rap Label Kemosabe
Columbia | Format Digital download Length 4:02 | |
Writer(s) Gamal Lewis
Chloe Angelides
Nathan Cunningham
Marc Sibley
Lukasz Gottwald
Henry Walter
J. Kash
Reggie Andrews
Leon Ndugu Chancler | ||
"Whip It!" is a single by American rapper LunchMoney Lewis featuring Chloe Angelides. It was released on August 7, 2015. The song contains samples from the 1980s song, "Let It Whip" by the Dazz Band.
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Background
The song samples Dazz Band's "Let It Whip". Lunchmoney discussed the song's conception: "The ‘let it whip, child’… I grew up hearing that song so much at barbeques and pool parties growing up in Miami. It was a real uptempo disco song. When I heard the sample, it really drove me to it and I was thinking, ‘this is funky… I like it’. And I wrote some verses, played it to Dr. Luke and he really liked it. Then we got in Chloe Angelides; she’s an awesome songwriter with a crazy voice.. We worked on melody and got the hook right. And when it was done, we thought, ‘this is fun, let’s put it out and see what happens’ and that’s kind of how it all came together."
Music video
On August 19, 2015, the lyric video premiered on YouTube. The video features a bunch of women walking and skating around the city and the beach. As of November 2015, the lyric video, audio video & official video all together have over 2 million views on YouTube.
On September 15, the music video premiered. It features LunchMoney in a suit performing the song on a 1970s variety show, with Angelides singing behind him and dancers on the stage.