Loc-ed After Dark

Vinyl LP pressing. Loc-ed After Dark is the debut studio album by rapper Tone Loc. It was released by Delicious Vinyl on January 23, 1989. It featured three singles, "Wild Thing", "Funky Cold Medina", and "I Got It Goin' On". In the week of April 15, it reached #1 on the Billboard200 chart. It was certified Double Platinum by the RIAA. The album cover is based on Donald Byrd's 1963 album, A New Perspective. The video for the first single, "Wild Thing, " became a stable on MTV in the US; the song rose to #2 on the US Hot 100, and the top twenty in Australia. The second single, "Funky Cold Medina, " also became a hit. It reached the top 5 in the US, peaking at #3; the top ten in Australia; and the top twenty in the UK.