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Doctorin' the House

Coldcut featuring Yazz & The Plastic Population

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1988

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BEHIND THE SONG

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Doctorin' the House joined Coldcut with Yazz and the Plastic Population during the production duo's early chart run. Coldcut's Jonathan More and Matt Black were developing a collage-based approach to dance records through sampling and remixing. The track subsequently appeared on their debut album What's That Noise?, alongside other guest collaborations. Retained list context: Doctorin' the House by Coldcut featuring Yazz & The Plastic Population is included for 1988 on the basis of the cited chart-associated source. This establishes the annual connection, not the circumstances in which the song was written. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.

Evidence scope: Sourced recording or credited-performer context. Exact audio identity and private songwriting motivation are not inferred.

Sources for this information

AllMusic - Coldcut biography
Sean Cooper biography read for named duo, sampling approach, Yazz credit and debut-album placement. Specific sample sources or edit identity are not inferred. | Retrieved 2026-10-19

UK top-ten singles in 1988 (Wikipedia chart transcription)
Secondary chart transcription reviewed: title, artist and presence in the UK top ten during this year. Supplemental annual selection, not an original release date or a U.S. year-end rank.

Earlier note and its recorded status

Earlier status: Basic catalog context. This earlier wording is retained as historical context; the reviewed account above is the current summary.

Doctorin' the House by Coldcut featuring Yazz & The Plastic Population is included for 1988 on the basis of the cited chart-associated source. This establishes the annual connection, not the circumstances in which the song was written. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.

UK top-ten singles in 1988 (Wikipedia chart transcription)

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UK top-ten singles in 1988 (Wikipedia chart transcription)
Secondary chart transcription reviewed: title, artist and presence in the UK top ten during this year. Supplemental annual selection, not an original release date or a U.S. year-end rank.

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