Whip It

Name: Whip It
Duration: 2 min 40 s

~ Recording by DEVO

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
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1.3	Whip It	2:38	DEVO	Freedom of Choice	DEVO	Album	US1980-07-01	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	BSK 3435
1.1	Whip It	2:38	DEVO	Whip It	DEVO	Single	NL1980	Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)	102 603
1.1	Whip It	2:37	DEVO	Whip It	DEVO	Single	US1980	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	WBS49550
1.1	Whip It	2:38	DEVO	Whip It	DEVO	Single	GB1980	Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)	VS 383
1.3	Whip It	?:??	DEVO	Full Tilt	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1981	K‐tel (international budget record label)	TU 2770
1.14	Whip It	?:??	DEVO	The Chosen Few	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU1981	K‐tel (international budget record label)	TA 266
1.3	Whip It	2:40	DEVO	The Last American Virgin	Various Artists	Album + Compilation + Soundtrack	US1982	Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	JS 38279
1.3	Whip It	2:38	DEVO	Freedom of Choice	DEVO	Album	US1987	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	3435-2
1.3	Whip It	2:38	DEVO	Freedom of Choice	DEVO	Album	US1987	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	3435-2
1.9	Whip It	2:40	DEVO	Greatest Hits	DEVO	Album + Compilation	US1990-12-11	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	W2 26449
1.9	Whip It	2:40	DEVO	Greatest Hits	DEVO	Album + Compilation	US1990	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across), BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions)	9 26449-2, D 101248
1.9	Whip It	2:40	DEVO	Greatest Hits	DEVO	Album + Compilation	US1990	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	9 26449-2
1.9	Whip It	2:40	DEVO	Greatest Hits	DEVO	Album + Compilation	AU1990	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across), Warner Music Australia (AU subsidiary of Warner Music International since 1988)	9 26449-2
1.1	Whip It	2:41	DEVO	Rock of the 80’s, Volume 1	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1990	Priority Records (US hip hop)	CDL 7984
1.5	Whip It	2:42	DEVO	Rock the First, Volume Three	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1992	Sandstone Music, DCC Compact Classics	SAN 5009
1.14	Whip It	2:38	DEVO	Oh No It’s Devo / Freedom of Choice	DEVO	Album + Compilation	GB1993-05-10	Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)	CDV 2241
1.4	Whip It	2:38	DEVO	Hot Potatoes: The Best of Devo	DEVO	Album + Compilation	GB1993-08-31	Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)	0777 7 86805 2 9, CDVM 9016
1.12	Whip It	2:42	DEVO	Just Can’t Get Enough: New Wave Hits of the ’80s, Volume 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1994-06-21	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 71695
1.8	Whip It	2:40	DEVO	Awesome ’80s (issue wiith cover art featuring Paula Abdul)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1994	Razor & Tie, Warner Special Products	OPCD-4551
1.8	Whip It	2:40	DEVO	Awesome ’80s (issue wiith cover art not featuring Paula Abdul)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1994	Razor & Tie, Warner Special Products	OPCD-4551
1.1	Whip It	2:41	DEVO	Entertainment Weekly: 80's Explosion	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1994	Rhino Special Products	R2 7074
1.12	Whip It	2:42	DEVO	Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Hits of the '80s, Volume 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1994	Rhino (reissue label)	R4 71695
1.15	Whip It	2:40	DEVO	The Punk Revival	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1994	Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past)	7432119138 2
1.3	Whip It	2:41	DEVO	Alterno-Daze: Origin of the Species: 2000 BC to ?	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1995-07-25	Rebound Records (1990s budget reissue imprint)	314 520 323-2
1.16	Whip It	2:41	DEVO	Only Dance 1980-1984	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1995-08-24	JCI, Warner Special Products	JCD-3149, OPCD-1685
1.3	Whip It	2:41	DEVO	25 Years: Greatest Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	KR1995-11-30
1.16	Whip It	2:40	DEVO	Forever Young - Just Can’t Get Enough 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DK1995	EMI‐Medley (Danish division of EMI Music Group)	EMI 8334402
1.3	Whip It	2:41	DEVO	Frat Rock: The ’80s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1995	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 72133
1.15	Whip It	2:42	DEVO	Sounds of the Eighties: The Rolling Stone Collection 1980–1981	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1995	PolyGram Special Markets (US only), Time–Life Music	R988-25
1.9	Whip It	2:40	DEVO	Adventures of the Smart Patrol	DEVO	Album + Soundtrack	US1996-08-27	Discovery Records	77034
1.11	Whip It	2:41	DEVO	’80s Retro (reissue)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1996	Warner Special Products, R-Kive Music	OPCD-3536
1.10	Whip It	2:38	DEVO	New Romantics: 15 Classic Club Cuts	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1996	EMI Gold	7243 8 52959 2 8, CD GOLD 1041
1.2	Whip It	2:41	DEVO	New Wave Hits, Vol. 1	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1996	Rhino Special Editions	R2 72490
1.11	Whip It	2:41	DEVO	Punk	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1996	Warner Special Products, Starland Music	OPCD-3536
1.7	Whip It	2:40	DEVO	Retro Night	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	CA1996	wea (has logo with just “wea” on it)	WTVD 34695
2.12	Whip It	2:40	DEVO	The No.1 Party Tapes Album	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU1996	PolyGram TV (A division of Polygram Pty. Limited)	5531942
3.5	Whip It	2:40	DEVO	The Rock Party	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GR1996	Compact Disc Club	486 987-2
1.4	Whip It	2:41	DEVO	VH1: More of the Big 80's	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1997-06-24	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 72820
1.3	Whip It	2:39	DEVO	Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion: More Music From the Motion Picture	Various Artists	Album + Compilation + Soundtrack	US1997-08-19	Hollywood Records (a label of Disney Music Group)	HR-62123-2
1.17	Whip It	2:41	Devo	18 Rock Classics, Volume 3	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1997	JCI, Warner Special Products	JCD-3193, OPCD-1755
1.2	Whip It	2:42	DEVO	Essential New Wave Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1997	Flashback Records (reissue label, subsidiary of Rhino)	R2 72713
1.16	Whip It	2:39	DEVO	The Ongoing History of New Music, Volume 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	CA1997	wea (has logo with just “wea” on it)	WTVD 35995
1.13	Whip It	2:40	DEVO	The Raging 80's	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU1997	Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	487577 2
1.3	Whip It	2:40	DEVO	Video Hits: Past Hits, Volume 1	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU1997	Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	484500 2
1.1	Whip It	2:40	DEVO	Greatest Hits	DEVO	Album + Compilation	US1998-11-03	BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation)	44842-2
1.7	Whip It	2:42	DEVO	Chorus Girl	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	PH1998	Atomic Records (bootleg label from the Philippines)
1.1	Whip It	2:41	DEVO	Rock On 1980: Too Hot	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1998	Warner Special Products, Madacy Entertainment	OPCD-1817, RO-2-5180
1.9	Whip It	2:38	DEVO	Thump'n New Wave Rock-N-Ingles	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1999-01-12
1.14	Whip It	2:38	DEVO	Instant Party Disc: Regular Strength	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1999-04-06	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 75706
1.2	Whip It	2:40	DEVO	Millennium '80s New Wave Party	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1999-10-05	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 75923
1.5	Whip It	2:42	DEVO	Modern Rock: 1980-1981	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1999	Time–Life Music	R828-02
1.11	Whip It	2:41	DEVO	Retro 101, Volume 1	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1999	Q101, Rhino Special Products	R2 7411
1.18	Whip It	2:40	DEVO	Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology (lenticular jewel case)	DEVO	Album + Compilation	US2000-05-09	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 75967
1.18	Whip It	2:40	DEVO	Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology (lenticular effect printed in cover art)	DEVO	Album + Compilation	US2000-05-16	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 75967
1.9	Whip It	2:36	DEVO	2Day FM’s Party Songs, Volume 1	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU2000	Warner Music Australia (AU subsidiary of Warner Music International since 1988)	9548392002
1.8	Whip It	2:40	DEVO	Old Wave: 80's Party	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	CL2000	Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)	2 500042
1.18	Whip It	2:40	DEVO	Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology	DEVO	Album + Compilation	XE2000	Rhino (reissue label), Warner Archives	R2 75967
1.9	Whip It	2:35	DEVO	SA-FM Party Songs, Volume 1	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU2000
2.10	Whip It	2:42	DEVO	The World’s Best Ever Beer Songs 3	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU2000	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Triple M (AU radio network)	5293122, 7243 5 29312 2 4
1.8	Whip It	2:40	DEVO	80’s Party	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2001
1.11	Whip It	2:40	DEVO	100% New Wave	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2001	Universal Music Special Markets	314560874-2
1.9	Whip It	2:38	DEVO	It Came From The 80's	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2001	Thump Records, Inc., Warner Special Products	206 576 906 2, OPCD-1808
1.12	Whip It	2:39	DEVO	Hit Me With Your 80’s Box	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2002-01-29	Hip‐O Records	314 585 379-2, 314 585 380-2
1.6	Whip It	2:38	DEVO	The Sound of the Crowd	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2002-05-13	Universal IMS
1.8	Whip It	2:39	DEVO	The Essentials	DEVO	Album + Compilation	US2002-06-18	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	R2 76037
1.1	Whip It	2:40	DEVO	Like, Omigod! The ’80s Pop Culture Box (Totally)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2002-07-02	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 78239
2.8	Whip It	2:38	DEVO	Livid 2002: Livid Superstars of 2002 & Life Members 2001-1989	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU2002-09-23	Dew Process	0693832, DEW90032
1.14	Whip It	2:40	DEVO	The Best 80s Modern Rock Album... Ever!	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	CA2002-11-26	EMI Music Canada	72435 26872 2 0
1.11	Whip It	2:39	DEVO	Antrologia	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2002	Sony Music Strategic Marketing	2-505771
1.10	Whip It	2:40	DEVO	The Best of 80s Pop: Party Songs	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2002	Flashback Records (reissue label, subsidiary of Rhino)	R2 78317
1.13	Whip It	2:40	DEVO	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of '80s New Wave	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	CA2003-07-10
2.2	Whip It	2:40	DEVO	All the 80’s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU2003-07	Warner Strategic Marketing Australia	0927487192
1.11	Whip It	2:40	DEVO	New Wave	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2003	Compass Productions (budget compilations), Universal Music Special Markets	440068872-2
4.12	Whip It	2:39	DEVO	Ultimate New Wave	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	FR2003	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)	07243 5932682
1.1	Whip It	2:41	DEVO	Whip It and Other Hits	DEVO	Album + Compilation	US2003	Flashback Records (reissue label, subsidiary of Rhino)	R2 73804
1.15	Whip It	2:40	DEVO	80s Alternative: The Darker Side of the Decade	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2004-02-02	EMI Gold	595 1772
1.1	Whip It	2:40	DEVO	Raising Helen	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	US2004-05-25	Hollywood Records (a label of Disney Music Group)	2061-62452-2
1.6	Whip It	2:37	DEVO	80’s Underground Clubbing	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BE2004-05	Bang! Music (Belgian indie label, former distributor)	313003
2.11	Whip It	2:40	DEVO	Greatest Hits of Punk & New Wave	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2004-10-18	EMI Gold	7243 863476 2 6, 863 4762
1.12	Whip It	2:39	DEVO	Big Shiny ’80s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	CA2004-12-07	EMI Music Canada	7243 8 63738 2 3
1.1	Whip It	2:41	DEVO	Edge of the 80s: 1980-1984	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU2004	Time–Life Music	TL PRA/09
1.9	Whip It	2:40	DEVO	Good Clean Fun: Target Music Sampler, Volume 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2004	Rhino Special Products	R2 79684
2.9	Whip It	2:41	DEVO	Let’s Get Loud	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2004	Disky	CB 901619
1.5	Whip It	2:40	DEVO	Then '80s Again, Totally Oldies 7	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2004	Varèse Vintage Records	302 066 546 2
1.10	Whip It	2:39	DEVO	What's Your Thing?: OfficeMax Super Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2004		OPCD-7702
2.14	Whip It	2:37	DEVO	Absolute One Hit Wonders	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	SE2005-03-16	EVA Records (Sweden)	EVACD 4045
2.6	Whip It	2:38	DEVO	Real Eighties: Hits plus Extended Mixes	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2005-03-28	Virgin TV	VTDCD709
1.11	Whip It	2:40	DEVO	All the Beer Songs	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU2005-10-17	Warner Strategic Marketing Australia	5046784262
2.4	Whip It	2:40	DEVO	Dance 'til You Drop 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU2005-11-20	Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)	0828767471822
1.8	Whip It	2:42	DEVO	The Absolute Very Best of the World's Best Ever Beer Songs	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU2005-11-21	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)	50999 510779 2 1
1.12	Whip It	2:38	DEVO	Essential New Wave, Volume 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BE2005	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)	00946 3362772 7
2.4	Whip It	2:38	DEVO	Office Party	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NZ2005	Warner Music New Zealand	5101-11511-2
1.16	Whip It	2:39	Devo	Retro ’80s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	CA2005	Madacy Entertainment, Warner Custom Products	MUS2 51274, OPCD-7784
1.6	Whip It	2:38	DEVO	Süddeutsche Zeitung \| Diskothek: 1980: Ein Jahr und seine 20 Songs	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE2005	Süddeutsche Zeitung	[none]
Promotion
1.3	Whip It	2:36	DEVO	Gates of Steel / Mr. B’s Ballroom / Whip It	DEVO	Single	US1980	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	PRO‐A‐881
19.20	Whip It	2:38	DEVO	The Radio Essential Series	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	CA2000	Promo Only
1.1	Whip It	2:40	DEVO	Selections From "Like, Omigod! The '80s Pop Culture Box (Totally)"	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2002	Rhino (reissue label)
Bootleg
1.7	Whip It	2:38	DEVO	The Last American Virgin: Music From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Special Edition)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation + Soundtrack	US2004	TWS (obscure label associated with TWS, Inc., reissues of movie soundtracks)	TWS022
(unknown)
1.9	Whip It	2:40	DEVO	Adventures of the Smart Patrol	DEVO	Album + Soundtrack	DE1996	Discovery Records	1046-77034-2
6.8	Whip It	2:42	DEVO	Greatest Hits of the 80's	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	ID2002	CTU Productions	CTU 89274-211

Relationships

associate producer:	Robert Margouleff
producer:	DEVO (new wave/rock band)

phonographic copyright (℗) by:	WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US)

recorded at:	The Record Plant (Sausalito, 1972-1981) in Sausalito, California, United States

sampled by:	Triple Double by Girl Talk (US producer and mashup artist Gregg Gillis)
mash-ups:	Stanky Whip (GS Boyz vs. Devo) by A Plus D (Adriana & the Mysterious D) Venus Whip by G3RSt

part of:	VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 15) (order: 15) Paste: The 50 Greatest NON One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 42) (order: 42) VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 63) (order: 63) Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 463) (order: 463)

recording of:	Whip It (Devo song)

Whip It (Devo song)

writer:	Gerald Casale Mark Mothersbaugh

publisher:	DEVO Music EMI Virgin Music Australia Pty Ltd Nymph Music

referred to in medleys:	Candy Medley (order: 4)
later parody versions:	Suck It Wicked

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