New wave trailblazers Devo were considered ahead of their time when they recorded the 1980 tune “Whip It.” Now — 42 years later — they wonder if the seemingly silly video for that hit song ...

Devo, best-known for the 1980 hit "Whip It," is back on the road with their "50 years of De-Evolution … Continued!" tour and their trademark brand of sci-fi surrealism. A major influence on the ...

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The New Wave band Devo released "Uncontrollable Urge" in 1978. ... The song, which encourages listeners to "whip it good," hung on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 25 consecutive weeks in 1980.

Devo, best-known for the 1980 hit "Whip It," is back on the road with their "50 years of De-Evolution … Continued!" tour and their trademark brand of sci-fi surrealism. A major influence on the ...

If you know nothing else about Devo, you know “Whip It,” the band’s only gold-certified single, which reached No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became a defining anthem of new wave’s rise.

Aside from “Whip It,” Devo never had a top 10 single. The track appeared on the album Freedom of Choice, which hit No. 22 on the Billboard 200 and remained on the chart for 51 weeks.

DEVO: 2023 TOUR Aug. 8 – 12, 2023 Oslo, Norway ØYA FESTIVAL 2023 Aug. 10 – 12, 2023 Gothenburg, Sweden Way Out West 2023 Aug. 11 – 13, 2023 Helsinki, Finland Flow Festival Helsinki 2023 ...

Devo, the new-wave band famed for its terraced headgear and the catchy ditty "Whip It," is putting the finishing touches on its first studio album since 1990, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday.