Paid in Full (Eric B. & Rakim song)
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| Single by Eric B. & Rakim | ||||
| from the album Paid in Full | ||||
| B-side | "Eric B. Is on the Cut" | |||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Format | 12", 7" | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 3:50 | |||
| Label | Fourth & Broadway | |||
| Writer(s) | Eric Barrier, Rakim Allah | |||
| Producer | Eric Barrier, Rakim Allah | |||
| Eric B. & Rakim singles chronology | ||||
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"Paid in Full" is a song written, produced and recorded by American rap duo Eric B. & Rakim, released as the fifth and final single from their debut album of the same name, Paid in Full.
In 2008, the song was ranked at number twenty-four on VH1's "100 Greatest Hip Hop Songs".[1]
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[edit] Samples used
This is a list of samples used in "Paid in Full", as well as its Coldcut remix.[2][3] Samples used in both versions may vary.
- Sampled in all versions
- The Soul Searchers - "Ashley's Roachclip" from Salt of the Earth, 1974 (LP)
- Beeside - "Change le Beat" from Street Music Material, 1984 (LP)
- The bass-line is sampled from Dennis Edwards featuring Siedah Garrett - "Don't Look Any Further" from Don't Look Any Further, 1984 (LP)
- Indeep - "When Boys Talk" from Last Night a DJ Saved My Life, 1983 (LP)
- Sampled in music video version and Coldcut remixes
- Dialogue from the episode "The Baby from Krypton" of the radio series The Adventures of Superman
- The Buggers - "The Bugger Groove" from The Bugger Groove, 1984 (12")
- Dialogue by Humphrey Bogart - "Wait a minute, you'd better talk to my mother" from the 1946 film The Big Sleep
- James Brown - "Hot Pants" from Hot Pants, 1971 (7")
- Lyn Collins - "We Want to Parrty, Parrty, Parrty" from We Want to Parrty, Parrty, Parrty, 1973 (7")
- Eric B. & Rakim - "I Know You Got Soul (Acapella)" from I Know You Got Soul, 1987 (12")
- Ofra Haza - "Im Nin'alu" from Yemenite Songs, 1984 (LP)
- Hassan & 7-11 - "Emotions Can Be Serious" from Emotions Can Be Serious, 1984 (12")
- Dialogue by Buffalo Bob Smith from the TV show Howdy Doody
- Rick Jones - "Bang on a Drum" from Bang on a Drum: Songs from Playschool and Play Away, 1973 (LP)
- An advertisement from Mikey Dread's radio show Dread at the Controls
- Mikey Dread - "Saturday Night Style" from African Anthem (The Mikey Dread Show Dubwise), 1979 (LP)
- Nu-Sound Express, Ltd. - "One More Time, You All" from One More Time, You All, 1970 (7")
- Original Concept - "Pump That Bass" from Bite'n My Stylee, 1986 (12")
- Ronald Reagan - "Ronald Reagan Speaks for Himself" from Ronald Reagan Speaks for Himself, 1981 (12")
- Salsoul Orchestra - "Ooh, I Love It (Love Break)" from Ooh, I Love It (Love Break), 1983 (12")
- Sound Experience - "Boogie Woogie" from Boogie Woogie, 1975 (LP)
- "Train Sequence" narrated by Geoffrey Sumner from A Journey Into Stereo Sound, 1958 (LP)
- Dialogue by Don Pardo on the track "We Interrupt the Program... News Medley" from Television's Greatest Hits: 65 TV Themes! From the 50's and the 60's, 1985 (LP)
- Sampled only in Coldcut remixes
- Mikey Dread, King Tubby and Rod Taylor - "His Imperial Majesty" from His Imperial Majesty, 1978 (12")
- Peech Boys - "Don't Make Me Wait" from Life Is Something Special, 1983 (LP)
- Dialogue by Murray Kinnell from the 1931 film The Public Enemy
- Sweet Charles - "Soul Man" from For Sweet People, 1974 (LP)
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[edit] Track listing
- 12" single
A "Paid in Full" (Derek B's Urban Respray) - 5:13
B1 "Paid in Full" (album mix) - 3:50
B2 "Eric B. Is on the Cut" - 3:48
- 12" remix single (Mini Madness - The Coldcut Remix) / 7" single
A "Paid in Full" (Mini Madness - The Coldcut Remix) - 3:38
B "Eric B. Is on the Cut" - 3:48
- 12" maxi remix single (Seven Minutes of Madness - The Coldcut Remix)
A "Paid in Full" (Seven Minutes of Madness - The Coldcut Remix) - 7:09
B1 "Paid in Full" (album mix) - 3:50
B2 "Eric B. Is on the Cut" - 3:48
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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| France (SNEP)[4] | 49 |
| Germany (Media Control AG)[5] | 12 |
| Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[6] | 5 |
| New Zealand (RIANZ)[7] | 2 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[8] | 15 |
| US R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] | 65 |
[edit] References
- ^ Winistorfer, Andrew (September 29, 2008). VH1's 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs. Prefix magazine. Accessed October 14, 2008.
- ^ Du-bruit
- ^ DJ Prince - "The anatomy of Paid in Full (coldcut remix)"
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Eric B. & Rakim – Paid in Full" (in French). Les classement single. Hung Medien. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
- ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Eric B. & Rakim – Paid in Full" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
- ^ "Charts.org.nz – Eric B. & Rakim – Paid in Full". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
- ^ "Chart Stats – Eric B. & Rakim – Paid in Full" UK Singles Chart. Chart Stats. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
- ^ "Paid in Full – Eric B. & Rakim > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/paid-in-full-r27822/charts-awards/billboard-single. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
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