| "The Block Party" | ||||
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| Single by Lisa Lopes | ||||
| from the album Supernova | ||||
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| Released | July 24, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 2000–2001; Sony Music Studios (New York City, New York) | |||
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| Length | 4:05 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
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| Producer(s) | Salaam Remi | |||
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"The Block Party" is the debut solo single by American singer and rapper Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, member of the girl group TLC. It was released following multiple collaborations with big name artists such as Donell Jones and Melanie C. The track was written by Lopes, Salaam Remi, Maurice White, and Tracey Horton, with Remi providing production. The track was first released on July 24, 2001, to American radio as the lead and only single from her solo debut studio album Supernova (2001), which would only be released internationally. A sample of Earth, Wind & Fire's song "Drum Song" is played throughout the track.
The song would receive mixed reception both critically and commercially. While it would crack the top twenty in the United Kingdom and the top-forty in Scotland and the Netherlands, it failed to garner any success in the United States, leading to the cancellation of a planned US-release of Supernova.