" Do the Bartman" is a song from The Simpsons' 1990 album The Simpsons Sing the Blues. The song leads off the album as the first track and the first single released from it. Shonen Knife released a Japanese language cover of the song as a b-side on their 1992 CD single "Do the Knife". Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Simpsons redirects here. ... The Simpsons Sing the Blues is the 1990 album released as an offshoot of The Simpsons. ... is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... A CD single is a music single in the form of a compact disc. ... A 12-inch record (left), a 7-inch record (right), and a CD (above) Two 7 singles (left), two colored 7 singles (middle), and two 7 singles with large spindle holes (right). ... For the record label, see 12 Inch Records. ... The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Depending on context, pop music is either an abbreviation of popular music or, more recently, a term for a sub-genre of it. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMGs Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958), commonly known as MJ as well as the King of Pop, is an American musician, entertainer, and pop icon whose successful career and controversial personal life have been a part of pop culture for the last three decades. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958), commonly known as MJ as well as the King of Pop, is an American musician, entertainer, and pop icon whose successful career and controversial personal life have been a part of pop culture for the last three decades. ... “Golden record” redirects here. ... Simpsons redirects here. ... The Simpsons is the longest-running animated television series in American television history, with 17 seasons and 356 episodes since its debut on December 17, 1989 on FOX, and is a spin-off of The Tracey Ullman Show. ... Simpsons redirects here. ... The Simpsons Sing the Blues is the 1990 album released as an offshoot of The Simpsons. ... The all-female musical band Shonen Knife (少年ナイフ, Shōnen Naifu; lit. ... Not to be confused with the Javanese language. ... In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. ... In recorded music, the terms A-side and B-side refer to the two sides of 7 inch vinyl records on which singles have been released since the 1950s. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ...

Overview/Chart Performance

"Do the Bartman" was recorded by Tramaine Wright in 1990. It was the number one music video on America's MTV network between January and March 1991.^{[citation needed]} It was also an international success, being the UK number one single on February 16, 1991, staying there for a further two weeks. The song's success in the UK was remarkable, given that at that time The Simpsons had not yet been shown on British terrestrial television, and wasn't for a further 5 years. The single went on to sell over half a million copies, being certified Gold by the BPI.^[1] A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... The letters BPI can be used in several ways: Business Process Improvement is a method of improving business processes. ...

The single performed well in Ireland, where it spent 9 weeks at Number 1 on the Irish Singles Chart. Only 6 singles have ever managed a longer run at Number 1 in Ireland. "Do The Bartman" was also the 11th highest selling single in Australia in 1991 after hitting #1 in March 1991. It was shown in international theatres with the Tim Burton film, Edward Scissorhands. The Irish Singles Chart is the Irish music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. ... Timothy Tim William Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an Academy Award-nominated American film director, writer and designer notable for the quirky and gothic atmosphere of his films. ... Edward Scissorhands is a 1990 fantasy film, directed and co-written by Tim Burton and written by Caroline Thompson. ...

Although originally credited to writer/producer Bryan Loren,^{[verification needed]} Matt Groening revealed that "Do the Bartman" was actually co-written and produced by Michael Jackson,^[2] who also guest-starred. Matthew Abram Groening (born February 15, 1954[2] in Portland, Oregon;[1] his family name is pronounced , rhymes with raining) is an Emmy Award-winning American cartoonist and the creator of The Simpsons, Futurama and the weekly comic strip Life in Hell. ... Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958), commonly known as MJ as well as the King of Pop, is an American musician, entertainer, and pop icon whose successful career and controversial personal life have been a part of pop culture for the last three decades. ...

Music video

The music video featured the typical plot of Bart rebelling against authority when he decides to put his own spin on a rigidly choreographed dance presentation at Springfield Elementary School. For the comic book series of the same name, see Bart Simpson comics. ... This article is about the fictitious Springfield Elementary School in the American television show The Simpsons. ...

The "Do The Bartman" video was directed by Brad Bird with dance choreography by Michael Chambers. It was animated (in association with Klasky-Csupo) by Varga Studio, a firm from Budapest, Hungary. Phillip Bradley Bird (born on September 11, 1957 in Kalispell, Montana) is an American Academy Award-winning animator who is known for writing and directing the 1999 Warner Bros. ... Michael Chambers is an African-American actor and dancer. ... Klasky Csupo, Inc. ... Varga Studio, Ltd. ... For other uses, see Budapest (disambiguation). ...

The video can be watched on Disc 4 of The Simpsons: The Complete Second Season. The Simpsons DVD season boxsets have been released since 2001 in different regions all over the world. ...

References on the Show

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"Do The Bartman" has been referenced a handful of times on The Simpsons: Image File history File links Broom_icon. ...

• Bart performs the song and dance in the 1998 episode "Simpson Tide" to prove that he is still cool to his classmates. However, the only response comes from Ralph, who makes an unimpressed quip of "That is so 1991".
• A parody of Hamlet, called "Do The Bard, Man," is the third segment of the multi-story episode "Tales from the Public Domain".
• In "Special Edna," Lisa asks "What happened to the Bart who put mothballs in the beef stew?" This is a line from the song.
• In "The Wandering Juvie," Bart asks Gina Vendetti, "Are you looking to do The Bartman?" when she shows affection for him.
• In "The Heartbroke Kid," when Bart has a heart attack and is lying on the floor, Homer passionately implores him "Come on Bart, Do The Bartman! Do the Bartman!! Oh, why don't you dance?!! DANCE!!!"
• On the Simpsons Season 2 DVD boxset, the directors cut is shown, with shots of the "cool boys" dancing replacing the shots of dance scenes from the Statue of Liberty Harbor, Paris, and the remains of the Berlin Wall.
• In "The Father, the Son, and the Holy Guest Star" when Bart introduces himself in the Catholic School, one of his lines is:"I do the Bartman...".
• A daylong MTV retrospective of the worst and best music videos of all time placed "Do the Bartman" high on the list of worst videos.
• In "The Simpsons Hit & Run" Bart said "Everybody do the Bartman!".

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