# Who Let the Dogs Out

> A Baha Men cover reached No. 40 in America and became a stadium anthem.

- Owner: Baha Men / S-Curve Records; Anslem Douglas (credited songwriter)
- Kind: Music
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: Jun 2000
- Peak proxy date: Week of Oct 25, 2000
- Date basis: Proxy date; not a directly measured attention peak. Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 35 (Niche, provisional), v1.3
- Mechanics: Identity badge, Platform jump, Underdog, Controversy

## Summary

S-Curve promoted the cover to children and stadium programmers. Fans adopted it as a team anthem before the Rugrats soundtrack arrived. The single reached the US Top 40, while its parent album sold roughly 853,000 US copies by November.

## Timeline

- Jun 2000 — Seattle Mariners / Gregg Greene (Audio) — The Mariners played Baha Men's recording for Joe Oliver, the earliest public playback located.
- 2000-07-21 — S-Curve Records (Audio) — S-Curve advertised the single as playing on over 100 radio stations.
- 2000-07-25 — S-Curve / Artemis Records (Retail) — Baha Men released the album carrying the song in the United States.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

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Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Who Let the Dogs Out.” Case HIS-01664. Spread Score v1.3: 35/100. Updated 2026-10-24. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01664