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Big Brother Beat

De La Soul, Yasiin Bey

Stakes Is High1996English

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About the song

Album: Stakes Is High
Released: July 2, 1996
Language: English
Duration: 3:43
Recorded at: Platinum Island Studios (New York City)

Credits

Written by: Chris Mosdell
Fred Glickstein
細野晴臣 (Haruomi Hosono)
Maseo
Posdnuos
坂本龍一 (Ryuichi Sakamoto)
Trugoy the Dove
Yasiin Bey
高橋幸宏 (Yukihiro Takahashi)
Chris Mosdell, Fred Glickstein, 細野晴臣 (Haruomi Hosono), Maseo, Posdnuos, 坂本龍一 (Ryuichi Sakamoto), Trugoy the Dove, Yasiin Bey, 高橋幸宏 (Yukihiro Takahashi)
Produced by: Skeff Anselm
Skeff Anselm
Mixed by: Tim Latham
Tim Latham
Mastered by: Tom Coyne
Tom Coyne
Label: Tommy Boy Records
Tommy Boy Records

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Samples, covers and versions

Samples

コンピューター・ゲーム“サーカスのテーマ” (COMPUTER GAME “Theme from the Circus”)
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Interpolates

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Sampled in

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Live versions

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