Cha Cha Cha (song)
Cha Cha Cha is a single from MC Lyte's album Eyes on This. It was released on July 3, 1989.
| "Cha Cha Cha" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by MC Lyte | ||||
| from the album Eyes on This | ||||
| Released | July 3, 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Golden age hip hop | |||
| Length | 3:02 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | King Of Chill[1] | |||
| Producer(s) | King Of Chill[2] | |||
| MC Lyte singles chronology | ||||
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Background
MC Lyte was only 17 when she made the song. The song contains a sample of "Rockin' It" by The Fearless Four.
The song spent 18 weeks on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles charts, peaking at the #1 spot.[3]
Legacy and influence
In 2008, it was ranked number 54 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop. She performed this song at the 2008 BET Hip Hop Awards.
The single was sampled in 7L & Esoteric's second EP release, Dangerous Connection, on a track called "Word Association".
The song was also featured on the soundtrack of the video game Grand Theft Auto IV on the fictional in-game station "The Classics 104.1".
Jack White revealed the song as the primary inspiration behind his 2014 single "Lazaretto".[4][5]
References
- "Eyes on This - MC Lyte - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- "MC Lyte - Eyes On This". Discogs.
- "Top Music Charts - Hot 100 - Billboard 200 - Music Genre Sales".
- Manning, Sean. "Meet Daru Jones, Jack White's Secret Weapon". esquire.com. Esquire Magazine. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
- "Jack White Talks MC Lyte's Influence, "Seven Nation Army"'s Soccer Anthem Status For KROQ". radio.com. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-11-28.