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The Magic Number

3 Feet High and Rising1989English

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About the song

Album: 3 Feet High and Rising
Released: March 14, 1989
Language: English
Duration: 3:15
Recorded at: Calliope Studios (New York City)

Credits

Written by: Bob Dorough
James Brown
Johnny Cash
Maseo
Posdnuos
Prince Paul
Trugoy the Dove
Bob Dorough, James Brown, Johnny Cash, Maseo, Posdnuos, Prince Paul, Trugoy the Dove
Produced by: De La Soul
Prince Paul
De La Soul, Prince Paul
Mixed by: Prince Paul
Prince Paul
Arranged by: De La Soul
De La Soul
Label: Tommy Boy Records
Tommy Boy Records

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Samples, covers and versions

Samples

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1973
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Schoolhouse Rock
1973
Different Strokes
Syl Johnson
1967
Hit By a Car
Eddie Murphy
1982
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1959
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Sampled in

Потому что это… (‘Cause It…)
DA-108
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Interpolated in

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1990

Remixes

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