Music (Erick Sermon and Marvin Gaye song)

"Music" is a 2001 hit single by Erick Sermon featuring archived vocals from Marvin Gaye.

"Music"
Single by Erick Sermon featuring Marvin Gaye
from the album Music and What's the Worst That Could Happen?
ReleasedJune 12, 2001
Recorded2000
GenreHip hop
Length3:43
LabelInterscope, J
Songwriter(s)Erick Sermon, Marvin Gaye
Producer(s)Erick Sermon
Erick Sermon featuring Marvin Gaye singles chronology
"Welcome"
(1996)		 "Music"
(2001)		 "I'm Hot"
(2001)

The song was thought of by Sermon after buying a copy of Gaye's Midnight Love and the Sexual Healing Sessions album, which overlook some of the original album's earlier mixes. After listening to an outtake of Gaye's 1982 album track, "Turn On Some Music" (titled "I've Got My Music" in its initial version), Sermon decided to mix the vocals (done in a cappella) and add it into his own song. The result was similar to Natalie Cole's interpolation of her father, jazz great Nat "King" Cole's hit, "Unforgettable" revisioned as a duet. The hip hop and soul duet featuring the two veteran performers was released as the leading song of the soundtrack to the Martin Lawrence & Danny DeVito comedy, "What's the Worst That Could Happen?" The song became a runaway success rising to #2 on Billboard's R&B chart and was #1 on the rap charts. It also registered at #21 pop giving Sermon his highest-charted single on the pop charts as a solo artist and giving Gaye his first posthumous hit in 10 years following 1991's R&B-charted single, "My Last Chance" also bringing Gaye his 41st and last top 40 pop hit. There is also a version that's played on Adult R&B stations that removes Erick Sermon's rap verses. The song was featured in the 2011 Matthew McConaughey film The Lincoln Lawyer.[1][2][3]

Charts

Peak positions
Chart (2001) Peak
position
Billboard Hot 100 22
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 2
Billboard Hot Rap Singles 4
Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 26

Year-End charts
End of year chart (2001) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4] 83

References
  1. Barrone, Matt. "Review: "The Lincoln Lawyer" (Starring Matthew McConaughey)". complex.com. Complex Magazine. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  2. "The Lincoln Lawyer - Soundtracks". imdb.com. IMDb. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  3. Jagernauth, Kevin. "'The Lincoln Lawyer' Soundtrack Features Erik B. & Rakim, Gang Starr, deadmau5 & More". indiewire.com. Indiewire. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  4. "Billboard Top 100 - 2001". Archived from the original on 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2011-04-19.


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