Cross The Track (We Better Go Back)
| "Cross The Track (We Better Go Back)[1]" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Maceo and the Macks[2] | |
| Released | 1974-1975[2] |
| Format | Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Promo[3] |
| Recorded | 1974 |
| Genre | Funk, soul[3] |
| Length | 3:20 (single version),[3] 6:16 (1987 version)[4] |
| Label | People Records[2] |
| Writer(s) | James Brown[3] |
| Producer(s) | James Brown[3] |
"Cross The Track (We Better Go Back)", often wrongly attributed as "Cross The Tracks (We Better Go Back)", is a 1975 single by Maceo and the Macks. It made #54 on the UK Singles Chart.[5]
In 1987, the song was re-released and made #1 on the UK Dance Chart.[6]
In 2000 it appeared in the Gangster film Snatch, as well as its soundtrack.[7]
In 2004, it appeared in the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas soundtrack
In 2006, "Surround U" by Fantasia Barrino sampled this song.[8]
References
- ↑ Close-up of "Cross The Track (We Better Go Back)" at Discogs.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Maceo & The Macks" at Discogs.com
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Cross The Track (We Better Go Back)" at Discogs.com
- ↑ "Cross The Track (We Better Go Back)" - master version at Discogs.com
- ↑ "Maceo and the Macks" at Chartstats.com
- ↑ Archive of the dance Number Ones of 1987.
- ↑ Potts, Diana. "Snatch Original Soundtrack review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
- ↑ "Fantasia feat. Swizz Beatz Surround U sample of Maceo & the Macks's 'Cross the Tracks (We Better Go Back)". WhoSampled. Retrieved 11 December 2013.