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franchise) is featured during the film and the credits. This version featured minor lyrical changes to make the song more family-friendly, notably substituting the word "slave" with "friend".
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When released in the UK in 1987, the song reached No. 10 on the singles chart, becoming the group's first UK top 10 hit. The
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international breakthrough came several years later with the sublime funk of the US/UK Top 10 hit 'Walk the Dinosaur'.
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The original recording of "Walk the Dinosaur" appears on the soundtrack of the 1994 film
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The song is one of the songs that can be heard playing at DinoLand U.S.A. at
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The tune features a tight, funky sound, punctuated by horns and a cowbell.
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Billboard Hot 100, week ending April 1, 1989; retrieved July 21, 2024.
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The song was heard in promotional spots for the 2000 Disney film
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soundtrack in 1993, and is also featured in the credits.
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Index

Walk The Dinosaur

Single
Was (Not Was)
What Up, Dog?
B-side
Abe Zapp Ruder
Genre
Funk
Label
Chrysalis
Fontana
Phonogram
Songwriter(s)
David Was
Don Was
Producer(s)
David Was
Don Was
Was (Not Was)
Spy in the House of Love
Was (Not Was)
What Up, Dog?
music video
Flintstones
Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur
MTV
Randy Jacobs
Pebbles
Bam-Bam

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