Tightrope (Electric Light Orchestra song)
- Tightrope (Electric Light Orchestra song)
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"Tightrope" is the title of the opening track to A New World Record by Electric Light Orchestra.
Recorded in 1976 at Musicland, Munich, West Germany, The song features a dramatic orchestral opening before transforming into an upbeat rock song. Although never released as a single, the song was a fan favorite and was performed live at every ELO concert including the Zoom tour in 2001. It had been remastered in 2000 and included on the box set Flashback.
Sampled
Samples from "Tightrope" have been featured in various forms in many rapsongs, by artists including Army of the Pharaohs, The Game, Chief Kamachi, I-20, and various European rappers like French Rap Group Fonky Family (the track 'Dans la legende' from the Art de Rue album), Dutch group Lost Rebels (the track 'Revolutie' from the Revolutie album) and croatian rapgroup Tram 11, the german rapper SIDO, as well as the albanian rapper Noizy (the track 'Ak' from the 'Most Wanted' album).
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- 1976 songs
- Electric Light Orchestra songs
- Songs produced by Jeff Lynne
- Songs written by Jeff Lynne
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