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Knock, knock, run (also known as knock, knock, ginger, ding dong ditch, chap door run, chappies, knock knock, zoom zoom, Bel-fast, nicknack, cherry knocking, knock-a-dolly, knocky 9-doors and numerous variants) is a prank or game dating back to 19th-century England, or possibly the earlier Cornish traditional holiday of Nickanan Night.[dubious] The game is played by children in many cultures. It involves knocking on the front door (or ringing the doorbell) of a victim, then running away before the door can be answered.[1]

The name knock, knock, ginger, “knock down ginger” or knocky door ginger, used in parts of Southern England, comes from an English poem:

Ginger, Ginger broke a winder
Hit the winda – crack!
The baker came out to give 'im a clout
And landed on his back.[2][better source needed]

Name variations[edit]

Although Knock, Knock, Run is the main name, the game in various forms is known by different names geographically, including the following:

  • Knock Off Ginger (Kingston upon Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire area, northern England)[3]
  • Knock Out Ginger (South Wales)[4]
  • Knock a door run (away) (northern England)[5]
  • Black and White Rabbit (northern England)
  • Ding dong ditch,[6] Nicky nicky nine doors[7] (United States, Canada)
  • Chicky melly[8][9] chap-door-run,[10] chappy, chappies[11] (Scotland)
  • Knock and run[12]
  • Knick knack (Ireland)[13]
  • Cherry knocking (United Kingdom, late 20th century)[14][15]
  • Ring and run,[16] (United States)
  • Belletje trekken (Netherlands), belleke trek (Flanders)[17]
  • Knock and nash (Cumbria, United Kingdom)[18]
  • Knick Knocking (Australia)[19]
  • Tok-tokkie (South Africa)[20]
  • Sonne-Décriss (Québec)[21]
  • Rín-Rín-Raja (Chile)[22]
  • Bel-Twi (South Korea)[23]
  • Knock Down Ginger (South-East England, Kent) [24]

Legality[edit]

Victims of this prank are not likely to call the police, but if they decide to, the prankster can face charges of trespassing and disturbing the peace. In England and Wales, trespassing is a civil matter rather than a criminal one, and the police will not compile a case for a victim. However, under the Town Police Clauses Act 1847, it is a criminal offence to 'wilfully and wantonly disturb any inhabitant, by pulling or ringing any door bell, or knocking at any door' punishable with up to 14 days' imprisonment.[25][26] In Scotland, although the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 establishes universal access rights, the so-called 'right to roam' is only permitted where the privacy of others is respected. Such errant behaviour could be regarded as the Scottish common law criminal offence of 'malicious mischief'.

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Michael Bishop, a 56-year-old man in Louisville, Kentucky, shot at a group of children playing ding dong ditch at his house on 13 June 2011. A 12-year-old boy was hit in the back with a shotgun blast and 'the boy was taken to Kosair Children's Hospital with what police call non-life-threatening injuries'. The shooter was charged with attempted murder.[6] On 8 December 2015, his final day in office, outgoing Kentucky governor Steve Beshear issued 197 pardons,[27] including a pardon for Michael Bishop.[28]

A 14-year-old Oklahoma teenager, Cole Peyton, was shot in the back and arm while playing 'ding dong ditch' in the early hours of New Year's Day of 2016.[29][30]

Dean Taylor, a 63 year old coach and former San Francisco Police Department officer, was arrested following an incident involving an 11-year old boy who rang his doorbell in San Rafael, California on 12 February 2021. After two boys rang his door and ran, Taylor chased the boys in a vehicle, cut off one of the youths and emerged from the car. Then he allegedly grabbed one 11-year old boy by the neck, pushed him to the ground and forced him into his vehicle. He drove the terrified boy around the block, and allegedly told the boy that he would 'put a bullet in his head' if the prank happened again. He dropped the boy off near Point San Pedro Road and Loch Lomond Drive, and police were called. Taylor faces felony charges including kidnapping, making criminal threats, false imprisonment, battery and child endangerment.[31]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^Opie, Iona Archibald; Opie, Peter (2001). The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren. ISBN9780940322691. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  2. ^John MacKay Shaw (1967). Childhood in poetry. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  3. ^'Hull Daily Mail'.
  4. ^'Kevin Brennan MP'.
  5. ^'Prank'.
  6. ^ abDaniel Kemp (14 June 2011). 'Police: Boy Playing Ding-Dong Ditch Shot in Back'. Wlky.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  7. ^'nicky nicky nine doors', Dictionary.com, Oakland, CA, United States, retrieved 16 January 2011
  8. ^Black, Claire. 'Interview: Sue Lawrence, home cook'. The Scotsman. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  9. ^'Dictionary of the Scots Language :: SND :: Chickie-mellie n. comb'.
  10. ^'Dictionary of the Scots Language :: SND :: Chap v.1'. www.dsl.ac.uk.
  11. ^Williams, Craig. 'Article: Remembering Two Man Hunt, Chappy and the other games Glasgow kids played on the streets, Glasgow Live'. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  12. ^Ltd, Not Panicking. 'h2g2 - Knocking on Doors - a How-to Guide - Edited Entry'.
  13. ^http://www.dailyedge.ie/dublin-granny-knick-knack-2535061-Jan2016/
  14. ^'Cherry-knocking turns to theft of OAPs' doorbells'. Gloucestershire Echo. 5 June 2012. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  15. ^Country Doctor. Constable & Robinson Ltd. 7 February 2013. ISBN9781472107992. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  16. ^Clough, Alexandra (23 February 2010). 'Family of boy shot and killed during ring-and-run prank near Boca may never see settlement after shooter files bankruptcy'. The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  17. ^Belletje trekken, Retrieved 2015-11-02[better source needed]
  18. ^''Knock and nash' nuisance'. Cwherald.com. 29 February 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  19. ^Johnstone, Eloise (13 September 2012). 'Clowning around can end in tears'. Bendigo Advertiser. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  20. ^'tok-tokkie | Definition of tok-tokkie in English by Oxford Dictionaries'. Oxford Dictionaries | English. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  21. ^'Stupidshow.com: on joue à sonne-décriss'. La Presse. 2 May 2007. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  22. ^'Diccionario Chileno / Definición de: Rin-rin raja'. Diccionario Chileno. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  23. ^'Definition of 벨튀 in Korean'. NAVER Dictionary. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  24. ^'Prank'.
  25. ^'Town Police Clauses Act 1847'. Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  26. ^Forsyth County, Georgia, USA is very strict on trespassing, and Disturbing the Peace and 'Ding Dong Ditch' (their version of this) is considered a crime in that county, and the fine is $100.
  27. ^'Gov. Beshear's 197 pardons include Louisville man charged with shooting 12-year-old boy in 2011'. wrdb.com. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  28. ^'Victim's family 'outraged' after man who shot 12-year-old boy is pardoned'. wrdb.com. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  29. ^Whigham, Nick. 'Cole Peyton shooting, Obama forces through gun control'. news.com.au. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  30. ^Blakinger, Keri (2 January 2016). 'Oklahoma honor student, 14, shot in the back while playing 'ding dong ditch' - NY Daily News'. nydailynews.com. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  31. ^'Retired SFPD inspector faces felony charges in Marin County after prank escalates'.

External links[edit]

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'Knock Knock'
Single by Monica
from the album After the Storm
ReleasedSeptember 2003
Recorded2003; The Hit Factory Criteria
(Miami, Florida)
Genre
Length3:41
LabelJ
Songwriter(s)
  • Lee Hatim
Producer(s)
Monica singles chronology
'So Gone'
(2003)		'Knock Knock'
(2003)		'U Should've Known Better'
(2003)

'Knock Knock' is a song by American recording artist Monica, taken from her fourth studio album After the Storm (2003). It was written and produced by rapper-producer Missy Elliott and commissioned following the delay and subsequent reconstruction of Monica's 2002 album, All Eyez on Me. One out of a handful of tracks which Elliott contributed, the song incorporates elements of 1970s-style soul, as well as hip hop, and is built around excerpts of the record 'It's a Terrible Thing to Waste Your Love' as written by Lee Hatim and released by The Masqueraders in 1976. Rapper-producer Kanye West, whose 2005 Freshmen Adjustmentmixtape recording 'Apologize' the track is based on, is listed as the song's co-producer.

J Records released 'Knock Knock', alongside fellow Elliott production 'Get It Off,' as one of two singles following leading single 'So Gone' during the third quarter of 2003. The song was lauded by critics, who praised its streetwise production and Monica's rap part on the track. A moderate success at the charts, it peaked at number 75 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 24 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Its accompanying music video, directed by Chris Robinson, was filmed as a two-part story with 'So Gone'.

Writing and recording[edit]

Rapper Kanye West is credited as a co-producer on the track.[1]

'Knock Knock' was written and produced by Missy Elliott for Mass Confusion Productions, with additional production by Kanye West.[1] Lee Hatim is also credited in the song because it contains excerpts from The Masquerader' 1975 single, 'It's a Terrible Thing to Waste Your Love.'[1] West previously sampled the track in his own demo recording, 'Apologize', which was later released on his 2005 mixtape Freshmen Adjustment.[1] 'Knock Knock' was recorded by Carlos Bedoya at The Hit Factory Criteria in Miami, Florida with further assistance from Marcella Araica.[1] Scott Kieklak mixed the song, while mastering was overseen by Tom Coyne.[1] Elliott also provided additional vocals.[1]

The song is one out of three Elliott-produced records on After the Storm, commissioned by J Records head and executive producer Clive Davis after the release of Elliott's acclaimed studio album Under Construction (2002) and the delay of Monica's original third studio album All Eyez on Me the year before.[2] It was conceived during a studio session week in Miami in early 2003, and was produced as a sequel to 'So Gone,' another Elliott track.[3] In an interview with MTV News at the 2003 BET Awards, Monica stated that 'Knock Knock' is [...] like a follow-up to 'So Gone,' just saying that, 'All right, we went through all that stuff, now it's time for you to get lost. This is the end of the road for you.' So, it's kind of like a 'get back' record.'[3] Commenting on the recording process, she added: 'She [Elliott] doesn't have any fear [...] When she goes in the studio, her goal is to be creative and to give something new and she could care less what else is current. And she creates new trends by doing that.'[3]

Release and reception[edit]

'Knock Knock' received generally positive reviews from music critics. Allmusic editor Andy Kellman felt that the song, along with Elliott's other contributions on the album, provides 'a bulk of the most exciting material, with just the right amount of swagger added to the singer's more wide-eyed personality of the '90s.'[4] Melisa Tang from The Situation called Monica's vocals 'exceptional' and felt that she 'does a pretty decent job' at emceeing on the track.[5]Entertainment Weekly's Vanessa Jones declared 'Knock Knock' a 'streetwise party anthem.'[6]Billboard ranked the song among the album's highlights.[7]

First released in the United States, 'Knock Knock' debuted at number 89 on the national Billboard Hot 100 chart in the week of October 2, 2003, the fifth-highest debut of the week.[8] The single remained eighteen weeks on the chart, but as it failed to climb any higher during its runwith peak positions at number 75, the song eventually became Monica's lowest-charting, video-accompanied single on the Billboard Hot 100 since 1999's 'Street Symphony'. Just as predecessor, 'So Gone,' the track was more successful on Billboard's component charts: 'Knock Knock' reached number 24 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and number 37 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart. The remix of the single featured producer Kanye West.

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Music video[edit]

The music video for 'Knock Knock' was shot by director Chris Robinson, and produced by Dawn Rose for Partizan Entertainment. It was filmed in various locations throughout Miami, Florida on in mid-late July 2003, and widely serves as the sequel ('Part II') to the video for 'So Gone', the first single released from After the Storm. The video features a second appearance by actor Derek Luke (Antwone Fisher), who plays Monica's boyfriend, and intercuts a clip of simultaneously released club single 'Get It Off' with a dance scene.

The 'Knock Knock' video premiered worldwide in July 2003. It charted well on several video-chart countdowns, including peak positions of number 3 on BET's 106 & Park.

There are two versions of the video, both featuring the same premise but with certain different scenes.

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Formats and track listings[edit]

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CD single[9]

  1. 'Knock Knock' (radio edit) – 3:31
  2. 'Knock Knock' (album version) – 3:41
  3. 'Knock Knock' (instrumental) – 3:31
DVD single
  1. 'Knock Knock'/'Get It Off' (video)
  2. 'So Gone' (video)
  3. 'Knock Knock' (live video from session@AOL)

Credits and personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from the liner notes of After the Storm.[1]

  • Marcella Araica – audio engineering
  • Monica Arnold – lead vocals, background vocals
  • Carlos Bedoya – recording
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • Missy Elliott – production, additional vocals
  • Scott Kieklak – mixing
  • Kanye West – co-production

Charts[edit]

Chart (2003)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[10]75
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[11]24

References[edit]

  1. ^ abcdefghAfter the Storm (Media notes). Monica. J Records. 2003.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^Reid, Shaheem; Philippe, Quddus; Waller, Curtis (2003-04-12). 'Monica Revises Leaked LP With Help From Missy Elliott'. MTV News. VH1.com. Archived from the original on 2008-01-11. Retrieved 2009-02-12.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. ^ abcMoss, Corey (2003-07-07). ''Knock Knock,' Who's There? Monica And Missy Elliott, Bringing The Heat'. MTV News. Viacom. Retrieved 2009-04-12.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. ^Kellman, Andy. 'After the Storm – Monica'. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2010-03-12.
  5. ^Tang, Melisa. 'After the Storm Review'. The Situation. Archived from the original on 2009-01-09. Retrieved 2013-06-06.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  6. ^Jones, Vanessa (July 18, 2003). Global Media,464194,00.html 'After the Storm Review' Check |url= value (help). Entertainment Weekly: 76–77. Retrieved 2012-10-06.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  7. ^'Essentials: Review'. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2003-06-28. Retrieved 2013-06-06.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  8. ^'The Billboard Hot 100 (2004-08-28)'. Billboard. Retrieved 2008-07-29.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  9. ^'Monica – Knock Knock (CD, Maxi-Single, Promo)'. Discogs. Retrieved 2013-05-15.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  10. ^'Monica Chart History (Hot 100)'. Billboard. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
  11. ^'Monica Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)'. Billboard. Retrieved 2011-05-23.

External links[edit]

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