Hypnotize (The Notorious B.I.G. song)
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| Single by The Notorious B.I.G. from the album Life After Death |
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| Released | April 21, 1997 (U.S.) | ||||
| Format | CD single, CD maxi-single, cassette single, 7" single, 12 inch single | ||||
| Recorded | 1997 | ||||
| Genre | Hip-Hop, Mafioso rap | ||||
| Length | 3:50 | ||||
| Label | Bad Boy Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Sean "Puffy" Combs, Deric Angelettie, Ron Lawrence, Christopher Wallace, Andy Armer, Randy Badazz Alpert | ||||
| Producer | Deric Angelettie Ron Lawrence Sean "Puffy" Combs |
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"Hypnotize" is the Grammy Nominated hip-hop song recorded by Brooklyn rapper The Notorious B.I.G. It was released as the first single from his album Life After Death in April of 1997.
The song was already a huge hit on U.S. radio stations before its release. Once a single was issued, "Hypnotize" entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number two, right behind labelmate and co-writer/co-producer Puff Daddy ("Can't Nobody Hold Me Down"). When "Hypnotize" hit number one the following week, it made The Notorious B.I.G. the fifth artist in Hot 100 history to have a posthumous chart-topper (see List of Hot 100 (U.S.) chart achievements and trivia). It also gave back-to-back number-one hits to Sean Combs' Bad Boy Records label. It was nominated for Best Rap Solo Performance at the 1998 Grammy Awards.
The rhythm track of "Hypnotize" is based upon a sample of "Rise", a Herb Alpert instrumental, written by Andy Armer and Randy Badazz Alpert, that was a number-one hit in the U.S. in 1979. Also, the bass line is similar to David Byrne and Brian Eno's song "Regiment" from the album My Life in the Bush of Ghosts. The chorus of "Hypnotize", sung by Pam of Total, contains an interpolation of "La Di Da Di" by Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick.
The song was also played at The Notorious B.I.G's funeral, where the crowd went wild and some spectators had to be restrained by police. The song is featured in the film 10 Things I Hate About You.
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[edit] Single tracklist
[edit] A-Side
- Hypnotize (Radio Mix) (4:05)
- Hypnotize (Instrumental) (3:59)
[edit] B-Side
- Hypnotize (Club Mix) (4:03)
[edit] See also
| Preceded by "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" by Puff Daddy featuring Mase |
Billboard Hot 100 number-one single May 3, 1997- May 17, 1997 |
Succeeded by "MMMBop" by Hanson |
| Preceded by "In My Bed" by Dru Hill |
Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks number one single April 26, 1997 |
Succeeded by "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." by Changing Faces |
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