{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2020}} {{Infobox song | name = Whip-Smart | cover = Whip-Smart_CDS,_Liz_Phair.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Liz Phair | album = Whip-Smart | released = February 15, 1995 | recorded = 1994 | studio = *Idful, Chicago, Illinois *Compass Point, Nassau, Bahamas | venue = | genre = Indie rock | length = 4:18 | label = Matador | writer = {{hlist|Liz Phair|Malcolm McLaren}} | producer = {{hlist|Liz Phair|Brad Wood}} | prev_title = Supernova | prev_year = 1994 | next_title = Why Can't I? | next_year = 2003 }}
"'''Whip-Smart'''" is a song by American singer-songwriter Liz Phair from her second album ''Whip-Smart'', released in 1994. The song interpolates the chorus from Malcolm McLaren's 1983 hit "Double Dutch."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Revisiting Liz Phair's 'Whip-Smart' (1994) {{!}} Retrospective Tribute |url=https://albumism.com/features/liz-phair-whip-smart-turns-25-anniversary-retrospective |access-date=2022-07-19 |website=Albumism |language=en-US}}</ref>
The song peaked at No. 24 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-gkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Whip-Smart+Liz+Phair&pg=PA95 |title=Liz Phair Takes Her Time Sculpting 'Egg' |date=1998-07-04 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |language=en}}</ref>
==Reception==
''Cashbox'' awarded the song their 'Pick of the Week', commenting that "the title track from Phair’s critically-lauded second album is an even more infectious pop single than the album’s first focus track, “Supernova". Where that song helped push Phair further into the mainstream, this one will continue her ascension into pop culture. With its catchy chorus of “When they do the double-dutch,” this track will reach out to listeners who might’ve thought her too cryptic before, but the sharp lyrics will continue to delight her faithful fans. "Whip-Smart" is a strong way to start off the new year for one of the scene’s most engaging performers."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1995/CB-1995-01-21.pdf|magazine=Cash Box|title=Pop Singles|issue=21 January 1995 |page=11 |access-date=July 23, 2024}}</ref>
==Track listing== {{Track listing | headline = Promo Single 1 | all_writing = Liz Phair | title1 = Whip-Smart | length1 = 4:18 }} {{Track listing | headline = Promo Single 2 | title1 = Whip-Smart | note1 = Remix | length1 = 4:12 | title2 = Whip-Smart | length2 = 4:18 }} ==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1994–1995) ! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position |- {{single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|24|artist=Liz Phair|song=Whip-Smart|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 2024}} |} ==References== {{reflist}}
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Category:1994 singles Category:1994 songs Category:Liz Phair songs Category:Matador Records singles Category:Songs written by Liz Phair Category:Songs written by Malcolm McLaren Category:Song recordings produced by Brad Wood
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