"Doo Wop (That Thing)" is a song recorded by American recording artist Lauryn Hill for her debut solo studio album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998). It was written and produced by Hill. The song was released as the lead single from The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill on August 10, 1998, by Ruffhouse Records and Columbia Records. No commercial release was originally intended for the single in the US, but limited-quantity physical formats were issued two months later, on October 27. "Doo Wop (That Thing)" became Hill's first and only US Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit. It became the first US number-one written, produced and recorded by one sole woman since Debbie Gibson's "Lost in Your Eyes" (1989). It debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100, making it the tenth song in the chart's history to do so, the first debut single to do so, and the first solo hip hop song to do so. It also marked the first song by a female rapper to peak at number one on the Hot 100, and remained the only solo song by a female rapper to debut at number one for nearly a quarter of century afterwards. The song stayed at number one for two weeks, setting the record for the longest-running number one by a solo female rapper, holding that record for almost 19 years. Critically acclaimed, "Doo Wop (That Thing)" was named the best single of the year by Rolling Stone. It went on to win Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards (1999). According to Apple Music, which streams a censored version it is one of the most streamed songs of the 1990s. NPR named it one of the 300 most important songs of the 20th century. In 2021, "Doo Wop (That Thing)" ranked number 49 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The accompanying music video for "Doo Wop (That Thing)" won four awards at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards, including the top prize Video of the Year, becoming the first hip hop video to win the award, and made Hill the first solo black artist to win. At the Soul Train Music Awards, the video was awarded the Michael Jackson Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video. VH1 and Slant Magazine have both ranked it as one of the 100 greatest music videos, with the