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8th Wonder (song)
"8th Wonder" is a 1980 single by the American hip hop trio the Sugarhill Gang, originally released on Sugar Hill. It was later included in the 1981 album 8th Wonder.
| "8th Wonder" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by the Sugarhill Gang | ||||
| from the album 8th Wonder | ||||
| B-side | "Sugar Hill Groove" | |||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Genre | Old-school hip hop | |||
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| Label | Sugar Hill | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Cheryl Cook, Ronald LaPread[1] | |||
| Producer(s) | Joey Robinson, Sylvia Robinson | |||
| The Sugarhill Gang singles chronology | ||||
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Chart performance
The song charted at #82 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.[2]
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 82 |
| U.S. Billboard Disco Top 100[3] | 38 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles[4] | 15 |
In popular culture
- A slowed down version of the music from this song is used in the DVD menus for the series Trailer Park Boys, as the backing of a song performed by the character of Tyrone.
- The song was also featured in the 1983 PBS documentary Style Wars.
Sampling
Samples Used
The song sampled two others:
- "Ever Ready" by Johnnie Taylor (1978)
- "Daisy Lady" by 7th Wonder (1979)
Samples taken
The song, in turn, has been sampled over twenty times, including in:
- "The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (1981)
- "Public Enemy No.1" by Public Enemy (1987)
- "Shake Your Rump" by Beastie Boys (1989)
- "Rap Promoter" by A Tribe Called Quest (1991)
- "Back Up Off Me!" by Dr. Dre and Ed Lover feat. T-Money (1994)
- "Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check" by Busta Rhymes (1996)
- "Never Mind" by 112 (1998)
- "Gangster Trippin'" by Fatboy Slim (1998)
- "K.O.B.E." by Kobe Bryant ft Tyra Banks (2000)
- "I'm Gonna Be Alright" by Jennifer Lopez (2001)
References
- ^ "discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn’s Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 815.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 249.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 555.
External links
- 8th Wonder at Discogs (list of releases)