- Oh My God (A Tribe Called Quest song)
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"Oh My God" Single by A Tribe Called Quest from the album Midnight Marauders B-side "Lyrics to Go" Released June 1994 Format digital download, 12" maxi single Recorded Fall, 1993 Genre alternative hip hop Length 3:30 Label Jive Records Producer A Tribe Called Quest A Tribe Called Quest singles chronology "Electric Relaxation"
(1994)"Oh My God"
(1994)"1nce Again"
(1996)"Oh My God" was the third single from A Tribe Called Quest's third album Midnight Marauders. It contains a sample of "Who's Gonna Take the Weight?" by Kool & the Gang and "Absolutions" by Max Roach. It also features Busta Rhymes on the chorus.
Music video
The video starts in a convenience store where Q-Tip and Phife Dawg are buying snacks. When they get outside, the video shoot's moving stage drives away with Ali on it. As they run after it, kids chase them. After catching up with it and getting on, Q-Tip begins to rap. There are three main scenes: a gate area, the group on the stage, and Busta Rhymes on top of a deli. Near the end, when Q-Tip says, "Take off your boots 'cause you can't run the race", the children stop running.
Remixes and appearances
- A remix of the song was featured on The Love Movement. The percussion of the Remix was subsequently sampled and used for the percussion of the Jay-Z song Dead Presidents.
- Part of the song was re-recorded for TLC's CrazySexyCool album.
- The song was featured in the 1995 film Kids.
A Tribe Called Quest Q-Tip · Ali Shaheed Muhammad · Phife Dawg · Jarobi White Studio albums Compilations Solo albums Amplified · Ventilation: Da LP · Shaheedullah and Stereotypes · The Renaissance · Kamaal/The AbstractSingles "Bonita Applebum" · "I Left My Wallet in El Segundo" · "Can I Kick It?" · "Check the Rhime" · "Jazz (We've Got)" · "Scenario" · "Hot Sex" · "Award Tour" · "Electric Relaxation" · "Oh My God" · "1nce Again" · "Stressed Out" · "Find a Way" · "Like It like That"See also Discography · Native Tongues · The Ummah · Soulquarians · Lucy Pearl · Jay Dee · Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called QuestCategories:- 1994 singles
- A Tribe Called Quest songs
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