Oops Upside Your Head
~ Recording by The Gap Band
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.1 | I Don’t Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops, Upside Your Head) | 3:29 | The Gap Band | I Don’t Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops, Up Side Your Head) | The Gap Band | Single |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 76037 |
| 1.1 | Oops Up Side Your Head | 3:29 | The Gap Band | Oops Up Side Your Head / Party Lights | The Gap Band | Single |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 6167 968 |
| 1.1 | Oops Upside Your Head | ?:?? | The Gap Band | Oops Upside Your Head | The Gap Band | Single |
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| 1.1 | Oops Up Side Your Head | 3:29 | The Gap Band | Oops Upside Your Head | The Gap Band | Single |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | MER 22 |
| 1.3 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:29 | The Gap Band | High Life: 20 Original Top Hits [1980-2] | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 27 334-2 |
| 1.1 | Oops Up Side Your Head | ?:?? | The Gap Band | Roll On | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Germany) | REDTV 1 |
| 1.1 | Oops Up Side Your Head | ?:?? | The Gap Band | Roll On: 16 Great Disco Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Germany) | REDMC1 |
| 1.3 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:29 | The Gap Band | Brothers In Rhythm | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past), BMG Enterprises | 353 374 |
| 1.6 | Oops Up Side Your Head | 3:29 | The Gap Band | Blame It on the Boogie | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 515 517-2 |
| 2.2 | Oops Up Side Your Head | 3:29 | The Gap Band | Club 70: The Dancing Years | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past) | 74321 10925 2 |
| 1.13 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:31 | The Gap Band | The Greatest Hits of 1980 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Music for Pleasure | 0777 7994972 4, CDGH 1980 |
| 2.11 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:27 | The Gap Band | Hit Generation: Die internationalen Superhits aus 10 Jahren RTL | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 475733 2 |
| 2.10 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:24 | The Gap Band | Keep On Dancing | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Dino Entertainment | DINCD 80 |
| 1.14 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:22 | The Gap Band | Let’s Go Disco! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 7243 8 27233 2 5, CDEMTV 78 |
| 2.6 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:26 | The Gap Band | The Best of Dance Classics, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| SPV Records (1994 and earlier) | DCD 889-93802, SPV 889-93802 |
| 5.13 | Oops Upside Your Hand | 3:27 | The Gap Band | Party | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Insight (Polygram sublabel) | |
| 1.3 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:27 | The Gap Band | The Best Funk Album in the World... Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | VTDCD44 |
| 2.2 | Oops Up Side Your Head | 3:22 | The Gap Band | Night Fever | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Global Television | RADCD24 |
| 2.2 | Oops Up Side Your Head | 3:22 | The Gap Band | Night Fever | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Global Television | RADMC24 |
| 1.14 | Oops Upside Your Head (I Don't Believe You Want To Get Up and Dance) | 3:26 | The Gap Band | Pure Disco | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyTel | 535 177-2 |
| 1.14 | Oops Upside Your Head (I Don't Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance) | 3:26 | Gap Band | Pure Disco | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | P2 35877 |
| 1.14 | Oops Upside Your Head (I Don't Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance) | 3:26 | The Gap Band | Pure Disco | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 31453 5877-2 |
| 1.14 | Oops Upside Your Head (I Don't Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance) | 3:26 | The Gap Band | Pure Disco (BMG Direct Edition) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation), BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions) | 31453 5877-2, D116083 |
| 3.7 | Oops Up Side Your Head | 3:25 | The Gap Band | The Ultimate Party Animal | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Global Television | RADCD47 |
| 2.9 | Ooops Upside Your Head | 3:27 | The Gap Band | And They Danced the Night Away | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Débutante | 535 5680-2 |
| 1.4 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:27 | The Gap Band | Funky Dance Grooves, Volume 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | COL 484176 2 |
| 1.14 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:26 | The Gap Band | Pure Disco | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 535 177-2 |
| 1.14 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:26 | The Gap Band | Pure Disco | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Globo Polydor | 535 177-2 |
| 1.9 | I Don’t Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops) | 3:31 | The Gap Band | Greatest Hits | The Gap Band | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram Special Markets (US only) | 314 520 419-2 |
| 1.7 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:22 | The Gap Band | Disco Fever | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 7243 8 59995 29 |
| 1.18 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:25 | The Gap Band | Het gevoel van de 80’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.3 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:25 | The Gap Band | More Monty | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation) | 74321 60448 2 |
| 1.13 | Oops Up Side Your Head | 3:27 | The Gap Band | We Got the Funk | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Crimson (UK budget comps; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.) | CRIMIDCD28 |
| 1.1 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:28 | The Gap Band | Greatest Hits | The Gap Band | Album + Compilation |
| Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label) | 551 172-2 |
| 1.11 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:23 | The Gap Band | The Best Disco Album in the World... Ever! 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCD191 |
| 1.19 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:28 | The Gap Band | Oh! What a Night | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Sony Music TV | 31 489591-10, SONYTV38CD |
| 1.5 | Oops Up Side Your Head | 3:25 | The Gap Band | Rock & Pop Moods - Party! Party! Party! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| International Masters Publishers (logo: i | m | p - inspiring & informing you) | RPM 0 0 4 |
| 2.1 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:28 | The Gap Band | The Best Funk Album in the World | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 844255 2 4, VTDCD126 |
| 2.7 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:26 | Gap Band | Now That’s What I Call Music! 1980: The Millennium Series | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 5 20253 2 9, NOWMIL 1980 |
| 1.16 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:21 | The Gap Band | Ultimate Funk | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music France (1994–2013) | 7243 5 21955 2 7 |
| 5.1 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:30 | The Gap Band | 20th Century Disco | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Insight Music Ltd | 564569 |
| 1.4 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:29 | The Gap Band | Disco Fever | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Global Television | RADCD131 |
| 1.5 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:24 | The Gap Band | Hits der 80er | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Brunswick News | 565 738-2 |
| 1.5 | Oops Up Side Your Head | 3:25 | The Gap Band | Party ! Les Tubes pour danser toute la nuit | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rock & Pop Emotion | RAP 004 |
| 2.7 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:25 | The Gap Band | Party Party Party | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Marks & Spencer | |
| 1.17 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:26 | The Gap Band | Party Party Party | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.2 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:27 | The Gap Band | You Sexy Thing: 18 Funky Disco Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label) | 499 7862 |
| 1.12 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:25 | The Gap Band | Celebration Party | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 5604992 |
| 1.18 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:26 | The Gap Band | 100% Pure Party | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 544 402 2 |
| 1.3 | I Don’t Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Ooops) | 3:27 | The Gap Band | Classic Disco | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | 541 465-2 |
| 2.2 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:26 | The Gap Band | Disco Fever | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | 560 374 2 |
| 1.15 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:26 | The Gap Band | Hits of the World 80's | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Brunswick News | 107 672-2 |
| 1.15 | I Don’t Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops!) | 3:26 | The Gap Band | Party Starter Level 1: The Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| UTV Records | 314 541 394-2 |
| 1.7 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:21 | The Gap Band | The Best Disco Album in the World ...Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music South Africa (Pty) Ltd. | CDBEST(WM)23 |
| 2.9 | Oops Up Side Your Head | 3:26 | The Gap Band | Fetenhits: 70’s Disco Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Germany) | 556 446-2 |
| 2.7 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:26 | The Gap Band | Disco Fever | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | 556 408-2 | |
| 1.5 | Opps Up Side Your Head | 3:27 | The Gap Band | Totally Funk – The Essential Funk Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Classics (absorbed into Warner Classics since 2013-07-19) | |
| 3.14 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:30 | The Gap Band | Classic Cuts Presents: Party in a Box | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Music Factory (UK promotional remix service) | BX034 |
| 1.19 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:25 | The Gap Band | Disco Fever | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | 556 407-2 |
| 1.19 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:25 | The Gap Band | Disco Fever | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Helicon Records (Israeli label), Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | 556 407-2 |
| 1.10 | Oops, Upside Your Head | 3:27 | The Gap Band | I ❤ 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Circa Records (imprint of Circa Records Ltd., UK), Virgin TV | VTDCD361 |
| 1.10 | Oops, Upside Your Head | 3:27 | The Gap Band | I Love 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCD 361 |
| 1.8 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:26 | The Gap Band | The Office Party | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| The Hit Label | AHLCD P45 |
| 1.11 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:26 | The Gap Band | Best of the ’80s: 1980 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | 069 333-2 |
| 2.3 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:23 | The Gap Band | Pure Groove | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Telstar TV | TTVCD3238 |
| 2.4 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:25 | The Gap Band | Rainbow Rave Up! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BBC Records (had undergone several name changes, see aliases) | WMSF 6066-2 |
| 2.11 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:26 | The Gap Band | Seventies | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label), Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | 583 790-2 |
| 2.3 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:25 | The Gap Band | The Ultimate Cheese Party | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Strategic Marketing United Kingdom | WSMCD153 |
| 2.11 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:26 | The Gap Band | Seventies | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | 0602498113738 |
| 2.10 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:27 | The Gap Band | Solid Gold | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Hong Kong | 981 128-1 |
| 1.1 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:27 | The Gap Band | The Dance Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music South Africa | BUDCD 1200 |
| 2.17 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:26 | The Gap Band | Top of the Pops: Die 70er | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Germany), Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | 0390460 |
| 1.14 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:27 | The Gap Band | Seventies | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | 0602498145449 |
| 2.20 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:26 | The Gap Band | Party On: The Only Party Album You’ll Ever Need | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (2004–2008) | 82876658572 |
| 1.2 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:28 | The Gap Band | Disco | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | 0602498148419 |
| 1.19 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:27 | The Gap Band | Party | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | 0602498140307 |
| 3.14 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:26 | The Gap Band | The Ultimate Funk Party | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Strategic Marketing United Kingdom | WMSCD175 |
| 3.18 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:26 | The Gap Band | The Complete 80's Soul Weekender | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Special Marketing (Germany) | WSMCD 207 |
| 1.22 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:26 | The Gap Band | The Ultimate Party Animal | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.20 | Oops Upside You Head | 3:26 | The Gap Band | The Wedding Disco | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 9840503 |
| 3.2 | I Don’t Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops, Up Side Your Head) | 3:26 | The Gap Band | True Soul | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label) | 984 274-2 |
| 2.8 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:26 | The Gap Band | Dad Dancing: The Ultimate Party Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 9844762 |
| 1.8 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:23 | The Gap Band | The Best Club Anthems: 80s Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), EMI TV | 00946 3 73242 2 6, VTDCD 842 |
| 1.7 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:26 | The Gap Band | Fetenhits: Essential Disco | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Germany) | 04324 |
| 1.7 | Oops! Upside Your Head | 3:27 | The Gap Band | Greatest Ever! Party | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Union Square Music | GTSTCD010 |
| 2.13 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:26 | The Gap Band | The Pink Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.13 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:28 | The Gap Band | The Pink Album 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | UMD 982 375-0 |
| 2.6 | I Don’t Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops! Upside Your Head) | 3:28 | The Gap Band | Greatest Ever! Seventies: The Definitive Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Union Square Music | GTSTCD001 |
| 2.19 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:28 | The Gap Band | Absolute Disco: Alle Tiders Største Disco Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| NOW Music (Denmark only) | 401 984 3 1 |
| 1.14 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:26 | The Gap Band | The Best Disco in Town | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | |
| 1.16 | Oops Upside Your Head (single version) | 3:26 | The Gap Band | Now That’s What I Call Music! 1980 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.17 | Oops Up Side Your Head | 3:25 | The Gap Band | Club 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 9849007, 9849008, 9849009 |
| 2.7 | I Don’t Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops, Up Side Your Head) | 3:24 | The Gap Band | True Funk | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label) | 530 165-0 |
| 3.18 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:26 | The Gap Band | Les 100 plus grands tubes 70s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Licensing Music (U.L.M), Universal Music France | 984 769-6 |
| 1.19 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:26 | The Gap Band | Music for Partying | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label), UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023) | 5304542 |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 4.9 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:30 | The Gap Band | The DJ Box: The Box for All Occasions | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Music Factory (UK promotional remix service) | DJBOX 1 |
| 1.7 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:27 | The Gap Band | Back to School: Winter Term | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Daily Star (UK Newspaper & publisher of promotional CDs) | TS011 |
| 1.1 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:28 | The Gap Band | The Greatest Office Xmas Party Double Album! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Spin Music, The Sun (UK daily tabloid newspaper) | SM/SUN004GB, SM/SUN005GB |
| 1.1 | Oops Upside Your Head | 3:28 | The Gap Band | The Sun: The Greatest Office Xmas Party, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Spin Music | SM/SUN004GB |
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| 3.2 | I Don’t Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops, Up Side Your Head) | 3:29 | The Gap Band | TrueSoul | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label) | 531 112-8 |
Relationships
| producer: | Lonnie Simmons (producer, songwriter) |
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| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Phonogram, Inc. (in 1979) UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1979) The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1980) |
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| produced for: | Total Experience Productions |
| DJ-mixes: | Hahnstudios’ lustige Musikmischung by Hahnstudios (mash-up artist) (order: 10) |
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| sampled by: | You Are My High (original version) by Demon (French house artist Jérémie Mondon) vs. Heartbreaker (French techno producer Nicolas Lemercier) |
| recording of: | I Don’t Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops!) I Don’t Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops!) (cover) |
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Related works
I Don’t Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops!)
| writer: | Lonnie Simmons (producer, songwriter) Rudy Taylor (vocalist and songwriter) Charlie Wilson (R&B singer) Robert Wilson (US vocalist/bassist, member of Gap Band) Ronnie Wilson (Gap Band member) |
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| publisher: | Minder Music Ltd. Rachel Music Ltd. Total Experience Music Publ. Co. Leosong (publisher) (in 1979) Total Experience Music (publisher) (in 1979) |
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| referred to in medleys: | Jack Mix IV (order: 4) Mix 2: The Birdie Song / Hound Dog / The Look / Oops Upside Your Head / Turtle Power / Brown Girl in the Ring / Angel Face (order: 4) |
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| later parody versions: | Smurfs Get Inside Your Head |
| later versions: | Oops Upside Your Head (DJ Casper version) |
| is the basis for: | Ooops Up Snoop’s Upside Ya Head |
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