Atomic Dog

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"Atomic Dog" is a 1982 funk song by George Clinton that became a seminal P-Funk anthem and a heavily sampled classic in hip-hop and R&B.

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Atomic Dog canonical 4
Atomic Dog (song) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Computer Games
artist George Clinton
associatedAct Parliament-Funkadelic collective
associatedMovement P-Funk
countryOfOrigin United States
describedAs heavily sampled classic in hip-hop and R&B
seminal P-Funk anthem
era post-disco funk
genre P-Funk
R&B
funk
hip hop classic
hasChant "bow-wow-wow, yippie-yo, yippie-yay"
hasCulturalImpactOn R&B production
West Coast hip hop sound
hip hop production
hasNotableElement call-and-response vocals
distinctive synthesized bass line
electronic funk production
heavily sampled drum pattern
repetitive chant of "bow-wow-wow, yippie-yo, yippie-yay"
influencedGenre G-funk
R&B
hip hop
isPartOf Computer Games
language English
lyricalTheme dog-related metaphors
party atmosphere
notableFor influence on later funk-derived styles
signature P-Funk sound
originalMedium vinyl record
performer George Clinton
producer George Clinton
recordLabel Capitol Records
releaseDecade 1980s
releaseYear 1982
samplingFrequency widely sampled
soundCharacter groove-oriented rhythm
layered vocal effects
synth-heavy production
tempo mid-tempo
vocalStyle funk vocal performance
writer David Spradley
Garrett Shider
George Clinton

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George Clinton notableWork Atomic Dog
Who Am I? (What’s My Name?) featuresSamplesFrom Atomic Dog
The Atomic Dog notableWork Atomic Dog (song)
linked to: Atomic Dog