Cha Cha Cha (MC Lyte song)

"Cha Cha Cha"
Single by MC Lyte
from the album Eyes on This
Released July 3, 1989
Format 12"
Recorded 1989
Genre Golden age hip hop
Length 3:02
Label Atlantic
Writer(s) King Of Chill[1]
Producer(s) King Of Chill[2]
MC Lyte singles chronology
Paper Thin
(1988)		 Cha Cha Cha
(1989)		 Stop, Look, Listen
(1989)

Cha Cha Cha is a single from MC Lyte's album Eyes on This. It was released on July 3, 1989.

Background

MC Lyte was only 18 when she made the song. The song contains a sample of "Rockin' It" by The Fearless Four.[3]

The song spent 18 weeks on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles charts, peaking at the #1 spot.[4]

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".[5][6]

Charts

End of year chart Position
Hot Rap Singles 1

References

  1. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/eyes-on-this-mw0000201996
  2. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/MC-Lyte-Eyes-On-This/release/2499700
  3. ↑ http://genius.com/Mc-lyte-cha-cha-cha-lyrics
  4. ↑ Top Music Charts - Hot 100 - Billboard 200 - Music Genre Sales
  5. ↑ Manning, Sean. "Meet Daru Jones, Jack White's Secret Weapon". esquire.com. Esquire Magazine. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
  6. ↑ "Jack White Talks MC Lyte's Influence, "Seven Nation Army"'s Soccer Anthem Status For KROQ". radio.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2015-11-28.

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