Fu-Gee-La

Infobox Single
Name = Fu-Gee-La


Artist = Fugees
from Album = The Score
Released = January 9, 1996
Format = 12" single
Recorded = 1995
Genre = Hip hop, Rap
Length = 4:20
Label = Ruffhouse Records
Writer = Nelust Wyclef Jean
Samuel Prakazrel Michel
Lauryn Hill
Allen McGrier
Teena Marie
Salaam Remi
Producer = Salaam Remi
Last single = "Vocab"
(1994)
This single = "Fu-Gee-La"
(1996)
Next single = "Ready or Not"
(1996)

"Fu-Gee-La" is the first single from the Fugees' second album, "The Score". The song, which was produced by Salaam Remi, contains a sample of "If Loving You Is Wrong, I Don't Want To Be Right" by Ramsey Lewis, and its chorus is based on "Ooh La La La" by Teena Marie. Several remixes of the song (the "Refugee Camp Remix" and the "Sly & Robbie Remix") also appear on "The Score". It is the highest-selling single from the Fugees, and has been certified gold by RIAA. [http://www.riaa.com/gp/database/search_results.asp]

Tracklist

A-Side

# "Fu-Gee-La" (Album Version) (4:15)
# "Fu-Gee-La" (Refugee Camp Remix) (4:24)
# "Fu-Gee-La" (Refugee Camp Remix Instrumental) (4:22)
# "Fu-Gee-La" (Album Version A Capella) (4:08)

B-Side

# "How Many Mics" (4:22)
# "Fu-Gee-La" (North Side Mix) (4:15)
# "Fu-Gee-La" (Sly & Robbie Mix) (5:33)
# "How Many Mics" (A Capella) (4:16)

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