Summer Madness (instrumental)
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| - | "[[Summer Madness]]" () is a musical composition by [[Kool and the Gang]], released on their album ''[[Light of Worlds]]''. | + | "'''Summer Madness'''" (1974) is an instrumental tune that was released in 1974 by [[Kool & the Gang]] on their album ''[[Light of Worlds]]''. It reached number 35 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and number 36 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Hot Soul Singles]] charts. It has subsequently become one of the most sampled [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] compositions of all time. As of 2018, over 145 recordings had [[Sampling (music)|sampled]] it. |
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| - | "Summer Madness" has been used in various features, such as: | + | |
| - | *The [[1976 in film|1976]] [[movie|film]] ''[[Rocky]]'' | + | |
| - | *A cover version on [[Mary J. Blige]]'s 1998 live album ''[[The Tour (Mary J. Blige album)|The Tour]]''. | + | |
| - | *The [[1991 in music|1991]] song "Summertime", via a sample by [[DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince]] | + | |
| - | * The 1999 song "Boy You Knock Me Out" via sample by [[Tatyana Ali]] feat [[Will Smith]]. Also contains a version of the lyrics from the aforementioned Summertime that used the same sample. | + | |
| - | *The [[2001 in film|2001]] [[movie|film]] ''[[Baby Boy (film)|Baby Boy]]'' | + | |
| - | *The 2002 videogame [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]. Played on the [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City soundtrack|Fever 105]] radio channel | + | |
| - | *A 2006 [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] shoe commercial featuring [[LeBron James]]' "[[LeBron James#Advertising and Promotions|The LeBrons]]" | + | |
| - | *The [[2006 in music|2006]] [[Tony Hawk's Project 8]] Soundtrack | + | |
| - | *Erykah Badu's song ''Certainly [Flipped It Mix]'' samples "Summer Madness." (From the album ''[[Baduizm]].'') | + | |
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| *[[Summer Nights]] by Lonnie Liston Smith from the album ''[[Visions of a New World]]'' | *[[Summer Nights]] by Lonnie Liston Smith from the album ''[[Visions of a New World]]'' | ||
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"Summer Madness" (1974) is an instrumental tune that was released in 1974 by Kool & the Gang on their album Light of Worlds. It reached number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 36 on the Hot Soul Singles charts. It has subsequently become one of the most sampled R&B compositions of all time. As of 2018, over 145 recordings had sampled it.
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- Summer Nights by Lonnie Liston Smith from the album Visions of a New World
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