Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop)

Infobox Single
Name = Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop)


Artist = Scatman John
from Album = Scatman's World
Released = December 1994
Format = 12" maxi
CD single
CD maxi
Genre = Euro dance
Length = 5:03
3:30 (radio edit)
Label = RCA Records
Writer = John Larkin
Antonio Nunzio Catania
Producer = Antonio Nunzio Catania
Ingo Kays
This single = "Scatman
(Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop)"
(1994)
Next single = "Scatman's World"
(1995)

"Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop)" (often just called "Scatman") is the debut and most successful single from Scatman John. The lyrics detail how he overcame his difficulties with stuttering by turning them into the ability to scat-sing, and encourages children who stutter not to give up. Sales were slow at first, but the song was picked up by many radio stations and eventually became very successful internationally reaching #1 in many parts of Europe and charting in Australia and in Japan. The song was remade for a Good Humor commercial and the video is probably best known for being featured in an episode of Beavis and Butthead.

Track listings

CD1

#"Scatman" [basic-radio] — 3:30
#"Scatman" [jazz-level] — 3:41
#"Scatman" [second-level] — 5:40
#"Scatman" [third-level] — 5:46
#"Scatman" [game-over-jazz] — 5:03

CD2 (Remixes)

#"Scatman" [new radio edit] — 3:21
#"Scatman" [pech remix] — 4:55
#"Scatman" [arena di verona mix] — 6:04
#"Scatman" [extended radio version] — 5:11

Use in motion pictures

*BASEketball
*Nothing to Lose

Certifications

References