The Magic Key (song)

"The Magic Key"
Single by One-T + Cool-T
from the album The One-T ODC
B-side "The Travoltino Club"
Released 2002
Format CD single, CD maxi, 12" maxi
Genre Electronic, Hip-hop
Length 3:49
Label Universal, Polydor
Writer(s) Thomas Pieds, Eddy Gronfier
Producer(s) Thomas Pieds, Eddy Gronfier
One-T + Cool-T singles chronology
"Bein' a Star"
(2002)
"The Magic Key"
(2003)
"Starsky & Hutch"
(2004)

"The Magic Key" is a 2002 hip-hop/electronic song recorded by French animated feature One-T + Cool-T. It was the third single from the album The One-T ODC and was released in April 2003. The song samples 'Má Hra' (1971 album 'Nová Syntéza') by Blue Effect, a Czechoslovakian progressive rock band.

It was the third most played songs on European radio and television during third quarter of 2003 and performed one of the longest-running singles in the 2003 French SNEP Singles Charts (41 weeks), peaking at #9. The song was also a top five hit in Denmark, Germany and Austria, and a top ten hit in Belgium (Wallonia) and Switzerland. It remains to day One-T's most successful single.

Track listings

CD single
  1. "The Magic Key" – 3:49
  2. "The Travoltino Club" – 4:00
CD maxi
  1. "The Magic Key" (radio edit) – 3:50
  2. "The Magic Key" (club mix) – 6:42
  3. "The Magic Key" (extended mix) – 6:05
  4. "The Magic Key" (instrumental) – 3:51
  5. "The Magic Key" (a capella) – 3:25
12" maxi
  1. "The Magic Key" (radio edit) – 3:50
  2. "The Magic Key" (club mix) – 6:42
  3. "The Magic Key" (extended mix) – 6:05
  4. "The Magic Key" (instrumental) – 3:51
  5. "The Magic Key" (a capella) – 3:25

Credits

Charts and sales

Peak positions

Chart (2003) Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart[1] 5
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[1] 34
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[1] 9
Danish Singles Chart[1] 4
French SNEP Singles Chart[1] 9
German Singles Chart[2] 5
Swiss Singles Chart[1] 7

End of year charts

End of year chart (2003) Position
Austrian Singles Chart[3] 35
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[4] 43
French Singles Chart[5] 22
Swiss Singles Chart[6] 16

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
France[7] Gold October 28, 2003 250,000
Germany[8] Gold 2003 150,000

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "The Magic Key", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 12, 2009)
  2. "The Magic Key", in various singles charts Acharts.us (Retrieved April 12, 2009)
  3. 2003 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved April 12, 2009)
  4. 2003 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved April 12, 2009)
  5. 2003 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved April 12, 2009)
  6. 2003 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved April 12, 2009)
  7. French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved April 12, 2009)
  8. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('The+Magic+Key')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved April 12, 2009.
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