Diddy Wah Diddy

"Diddy Wah Diddy"
Single by Bo Diddley
B-side"I'm Looking for a Woman"
Released1956
RecordedNovember 10, 1955
StudioUniversal Recording Corp. (Chicago)
Genre
Length2:28
LabelChecker 832
Songwriter(s)Willie Dixon, Ellas McDaniel
Producer(s)Leonard Chess, Phil Chess
Bo Diddley singles chronology
"Pretty Thing"
(1955)
"Diddy Wah Diddy"
(1956)
"Who Do You Love?"
(1956)
Official audio
"Diddy Wah Diddy" on YouTube

"Diddy Wah Diddy" is a song written by Willie Dixon and Ellas McDaniel, known as Bo Diddley, and recorded by the latter in 1956. The song shares only its title with Blind Blake's song "Diddie Wah Diddie" recorded in 1929. Over the years, the Bo Diddley song has been covered by many bands and artists, including the Astronauts, Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band, the Remains, the Twilights, Taj Mahal, the Sonics, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Ty Segall Band, and the Blues Band among others.