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"Wee Rule"
Single by Wee Papa Girl Rappers
from the album The Beat, the Rhyme, the Noise
B-side"Rebel Rap"
Released1988
Genre Reggae fusion, hip hop, dancehall
Length4:59
Label Jive
Songwriter(s)Charles Cochrane, Hamish MacDonald
Producer(s)Hamish MacDonald
Wee Papa Girl Rappers singles chronology
"Heat It Up"
(1988)
"Wee Rule"
(1988)
"Soulmate"
(1988)

"Wee Rule" is a song by British hip hop duo Wee Papa Girl Rappers. Released in 1988 as the third single from their debut album The Beat, the Rhyme, the Noise, the song was a top 20 hit in at least nine countries, making it the duo's biggest and best known hit song.

Track listing

UK 12" single

A. "Wee Rule" (Ragamuffin Mix) - 4:59
B. "Rebel Rap" - 3:07

UK 7" single

A. "Wee Rule" - 3:26
B. "Rebel Rap" - 3:31

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1988) Peak
Position
Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40) [1] 12
Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders) [2] 1
Finland ( Suomen virallinen lista) [3] 19
France ( SNEP) [4] 45
Ireland ( IRMA) [5] 4
Israel ( IBA) [6] 5
Italy ( Musica e dischi) [7] 26
Netherlands ( Single Top 100) [8] 2
Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40) [9] 2
New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ) [10] 17
Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade) [11] 4
Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan) [12] 13
UK Singles ( OCC) [13] 6
West Germany ( Official German Charts) [14] 10

References

  1. ^ " Wee Papa Girl Rappers – Wee Rule" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  2. ^ " Wee Papa Girl Rappers – Wee Rule" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  3. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Wee Papa Girl Rappers". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 279. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Official French Charts Weekly TOP 100 Archive" (in French). Laurentpons. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  5. ^ " The Irish Charts – Search Results – Wee Rule". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  6. ^ 6 November 1988
  7. ^ "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 8 June 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Wee Papa Girl Rappers".
  8. ^ " Wee Papa Girl Rappers – Wee Rule" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  9. ^ " Nederlandse Top 40 – Wee Papa Girl Rappers" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  10. ^ " Wee Papa Girl Rappers – Wee Rule". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  11. ^ " Wee Papa Girl Rappers – Wee Rule". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  12. ^ " Wee Papa Girl Rappers – Wee Rule". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  14. ^ " Offiziellecharts.de – Wee Papa Girl Rappers – Wee Rule" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 29 February 2024.