Live and Learn (Joe Public song)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
"Live and Learn"
Single by Joe Public
from the album Joe Public
Released 1992
Format CD single, 12", 7"
Genre New jack swing
Length 4:23 (Album version)
3:58 (Radio edit)
Label Columbia
Writer(s) Dwight Wyatt, Jake Carter, Joe Sayles, Kevin Scott, Nathan Sayles
Producer Joe Public, Lionel Job
Joe Public singles chronology
"Do You Everynite"
(1991)
"Live and Learn"
(1992)
"I Miss You"
(1992)

"Live and Learn" is a song by American new jack swing group Joe Public, released as the second single from their self-titled debut album, Joe Public.

It was a success, peaking at #4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and becoming the group's most successful single.

Samples [edit]

The song heavily utilizes sampling; the song samples a drum loop from Sly & the Family Stone;[1] the horn riffs heard throughout the track are sampled from "The Grunt" by The J.B.'s.[2] Vocal samples from James Brown's "Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved"[3] and The Soul Children's "I Don't Know What This World Is Coming To"[4] are present, as well as replayed samples of "All Your Goodies Are Gone" by Parliament[5] and "Peg" by Steely Dan.[6]

Charts [edit]

Chart (1992) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[7] 43
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[8] 4
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[8] 36
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[8] 3

References [edit]