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"Let It Whip" is a 1982 hit single by the Dazz Band and their biggest hit, peaking at number one on the R&B chart for five non-consecutive weeks. The single also reached number two on the Dance chart and number five on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart.〔Whitburn, Joel (2004). ''The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits'', 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)〕 The song won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 1983. ==Song== Co-written by producers Reggie Andrews and Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, performed by the Dazz Band, "Let It Whip" features a percolating drum machine rhythm underneath live drums, and a Minimoog bassline, underneath an electric bass guitar. This song has been featured in the video game ''Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas'', in the video game ''Scarface: The World Is Yours'', in commercials for Tampax and Reese's Whipps candy, and the skateboard film ''DVS skate more''; and it has been covered by Boyz II Men and by pop rock band SR-71 on the soundtrack to ''The New Guy''. This is also covered by George Lam, a singer from Hong Kong, as the Cantonese song titled "愛到發燒". CDB also covered it on their 1997 album ''Lifted''. The song was also covered by fictional a cappella group The Treblemakers in the 2012 movie ''Pitch Perfect'' and is featured on the movie's soundtrack. The Treacherous Three, a pioneering hip-hop group, sampled the song in their version, called "Whip It", also released in 1982. Hip-hop artist Lecrae sampled the song in his song "Let It Whip" (featuring Paul Wall) on his 2013 mix tape ''Church Clothes 2''. Justin Timberlake sampled the song in a remix version of his 2003 hit ''Cry Me A River''. The song is also sampled in the song "Let It Whip" by Purple Disco Machine (2012) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Let It Whip」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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