Baha Men are a Bahamian junkanoo band formed in New Providence, Bahamas, in 1977. They are best known for their Grammy Award–winning hit song "Who Let the Dogs Out".

History

Early years

Baha Men formed in 1977 They performed regularly in nightclubs and hotels in the Bahamas and self-released several albums. dedicated to the teams playing in the Final Four.

TV and film appearances

Baha Men appeared in a special scene from Between the Lions where Leona and Theo meet them while reading some books inside the library.

They performed the theme song of the Playhouse Disney series Stanley, titled "My Man Stanley".

Their track "Rat Race" appeared in the opening scene of the 2001 film Rat Race.

Their track "Coconut" appeared in an episode of the Nickelodeon series ChalkZone, which also featured a parodied version of the band.

They performed onstage for a Season 14 episode of The Bachelorette, which took place in the Bahamas.

Their track "Who Let The Dogs Out" appeared in the 2000 film "Rugrats In Paris: The Movie" during the scene where Spike escapes the hotel room.

Their track "Holla!" appeared in the opening and closing credits of Garfield: The Movie, and during one scene in the 2005 film Kicking & Screaming.

Their track "Best Years of Our Lives" appeared in the rolling credits of Shrek.

Their track "Crocodile Rock" appeared in the rolling credits of The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course.

Their track "Scooby D" appeared in Scooby-Doo.

The band made an appearance on the big screen, when they starred as themselves in the 1994 romantic comedy My Father the Hero, starring Gérard Depardieu and Katherine Heigl.

The Baha Men and their song "Who Let The Dogs Out" was used heavily by Zach Zucker during his solo stand-up comedy show, Jack Tucker: Comedy Standup Hour. The bit, which has repeatedly gone viral on TikTok, references the number of members in the Baha Men and how that number as well as the names of individual members is not common knowledge. Dyson Knight, a member of the Baha Men, made a cameo in the official special, Jack Tucker: Comedy Standup Hour, on the Stamptown YouTube channel.

Members

  • Pat Carey - guitar
  • Rik Carey - drums
  • Jeffrey Chea - keyboards
  • Anthony Flowers - percussion
  • Colyn Grant - drums
  • Nehemiah Hield
  • Omerit Hield
  • Dyson Knight - vocals
  • Marvin Prosper - vocals
  • Herschel Small - guitar
  • Isaiah Taylor - percussion

Discography

Studio albums

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|+ List of albums, with selected chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album details

! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications

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! scope="col" style="font-size:90%;" | AUS<br />

! scope="col" style="font-size:90%;" | US<br />

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! scope="row" | Electrifying <small>(as High Voltage)</small>

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  • Released: 1985
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: CD, cassette

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! scope="row" | High Voltage <small>(as High Voltage)</small>

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  • Released: 1987
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: CD, cassette

| &mdash; || &mdash;

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! scope="row" | Junkanoo

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  • Released: 29 September 1992
  • Label: Big Beat
  • Format: CD, cassette

|&mdash; || &mdash;

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|-

! scope="row" | Kalik

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  • Released: 6 September 1994
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Format: CD, cassette

| &mdash; || &mdash;

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|-

! scope="row" | I Like What I Like

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  • Released: 10 June 1997
  • Label: Mercury
  • Format: CD, cassette

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|-

! scope="row" | Doong Spank

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  • Released: 16 June 1998
  • Label: Mercury
  • Format: CD, cassette

| &mdash; || &mdash;

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|-

!scope="row"|2 Zero 0-0

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  • Released: 25 May 1999
  • Label: Mercury (Japan)
  • Format: CD, digital download

| &mdash; || &mdash;

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! scope="row" | Who Let the Dogs Out

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  • Released: 25 July 2000
  • Label: S-Curve
  • Format: CD, cassette, digital download

| 16 || 5

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  • RIAA: 3× Platinum
  • ARIA: Gold

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!scope="row"|Move It Like This

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  • Released: 26 March 2002
  • Label: S-Curve
  • Format: CD, digital download

| &mdash; || 57

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!scope="row"|Holla!

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  • Released: 1 June 2004
  • Label: S-Curve
  • Format: CD, digital download

| &mdash; || &mdash;

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!scope="row"|Ride with Me

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  • Released: 9 October 2015
  • Label: Sony Music Latin
  • Format: Digital download

| &mdash; || &mdash;

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|}

Compilation albums

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! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album details

! scope="col"| Peak chart positions

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! scope="col" style="font-size:90%;" | US World<br />

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! scope="row" | Greatest Movie Hits

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  • Released: 5 November 2002
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: CD, digital download

| 1

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! scope="row" | 10 Great Songs: Who Let the Dogs Out

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  • Released: 10 September 2010
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: CD, digital download

| 4

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Singles

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|-

! rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Single

! colspan="9"| Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2"| Certifications<br><small>(sales threshold)</small>

! rowspan="2"| Album

|- style="font-size:smaller;"

! AUS<br>

! AUT<br>

! CAN<br>

! GER<br>

! NZ<br>

! SWI<br>

! SWE<br>

! UK<br>

! US<br>

|-

| 1994

! scope="row"| "Dancing in the Moonlight"

| —

| —

| 42

| —

| 18

| —

| —

| —

| —

|

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| Kalik

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| 1995

! scope="row"| "(Just a) Sunny Day"

| —

| —

| —

| —

| 38

| —

| —

| —

| —

|

|-

| 1997

! scope="row"| "That's the Way I Get Down"

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

|

| style="text-align:left;"| I Like What I Like

|-

| 2000

! scope="row"| "Who Let the Dogs Out"

| 1

| 26

| 14

| 6

| 1

| 6

| 3

| 2

| 40

| style="text-align:left;"|

  • ARIA: Platinum
  • BPI: Platinum

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| Who Let the Dogs Out

|-

| rowspan="2"| 2001

! scope="row"| "You All Dat"

| 8

| 59

| —

| 62

| 21

| 86

| 49

| 14

| 94

| style="text-align:left;"|

  • ARIA: Platinum

|-

! scope="row"| "Best Years of Our Lives"

| 49

| 66

| —

| —

| —

| 70

| —

| —

| —

|

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"| Move It Like This

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| rowspan="2"| 2002

! scope="row"| "Move It Like This"

| 76

| —

| 13

| 76

| 11

| 65

| —

| 16

| —

|

|-

! scope="row"| "We Rubbin'"

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| 2011

! scope="row"| "Go!"

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| colspan="15" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released to that country

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