Go See the Doctor

"Go See the Doctor"
Single by Kool Moe Dee
from the album Kool Moe Dee
B-side"Monster Crack"
Released1986
Recorded1986
GenreGolden age hip hop
Length3:57
Label
  • Rooftop (original)
  • Jive (reissue)
Songwriter(s)Mohandas Dewese[1]
Producer(s)
Kool Moe Dee singles chronology
"Turn It Up"
(1985) 		"Go See the Doctor"
(1986) 		"Rock Steady"
(1987)

"Go See the Doctor" is a song by American rapper singer Kool Moe Dee. It was released in 1986 as the first single from his eponymous debut album. Originally published by Rooftop, it was later reissued by Jive.[2]

Produced by Kool Moe Dee himself with Lavaba and Teddy Riley, the song has messages of the prevention of sexually transmitted infections.[3]

"Go See the Doctor" became Kool Moe Dee's first single to appear on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 89 in April 1987 and staying on the chart for five weeks.[4] It also peaked at number seven on the Belgian Ultratop (Flanders), number three on the Dutch Nationale Hitparade and number 82 on the UK Singles Chart, being his single with the highest impact outside the United States.

Bruce Pollock listed the song in his book Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era (2005)[5]

  1. ^ "Kool Moe Dee - Kool Moe Dee - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "Kool Moe Dee". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  3. ^ "Let's Talk About Sex: Hip Hop on HIV". Discover Magazine. August 17, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  4. ^ "Kool Moe Dee chart history". Billboard. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  5. ^ Pollock 2005, p. 66