| "Fu-Gee-La" | ||||
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| Single by Fugees | ||||
| from the album The Score | ||||
| Released | December 13, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1995 | |||
| Genre | East Coast hip hop[1][2][3][4] | |||
| Length | 4:20 | |||
| Label | Ruffhouse | |||
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| Producer(s) | Salaam Remi | |||
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| "Fu-Gee-La" on YouTube | ||||
"Fu-Gee-La" is a song by American hip-hop trio, Fugees, released on December 13, 1995 by Ruffhouse Records, as the lead single from their second and final album, The Score (1996). Produced by Salaam Remi, it contains a sample of "If Loving You Is Wrong (I Don't Want to Be Right)" by Ramsey Lewis, while its chorus contains an interpolation of "Ooo La La La" by Teena Marie. Immediately following this is a sample of "Shakiyla (JRH)" by the Poor Righteous Teachers.
Several remixes of the song, including the "Refugee Camp Remix" and the "Sly & Robbie Remix", which features a young Akon, also appear on The Score. The song peaked at number 29 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, the Fugees' highest position on the chart, and peaked at #1 on the Billboard Dance chart. The music video was filmed in Jamaica. "Fu-Gee-La" has been certified platinum by the RIAA.[5] In 2016, the Weeknd sampled it on the song "Sidewalks",[6] additionally Jay-Z sampled it on his song "Moonlight" from 4:44.[7] Trey Songz also interpolates the song on his single "Na Na".
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- ^ "Fu-Gee-La". Who Sampled. 1995.
- ^ "Fu-Gee-La". All Music. 1995.
- ^ "Fu-Gee-La". Amazon Music. 1996.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
- ^ "The Solid Score of Fu-Gee-La". Romel Lherisson. Archived from the original on 2021-04-23. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ^ "Tracing The History Of The Fugees Sample On JAY-Z's "Moonlight"". Genius. Retrieved 2021-04-24.