Hijack (Herbie Mann song)

"Hijack"
Song by Herbie Mann & Cissy Houston
Genre Jazz
Length 5:35 (main version)
3:00 (short version)
Writer Fernando Arbex

"Hijack" is a 1975 song written by Spanish musician Fernando Arbex and originally recorded by the group Barrabás for their 1974 album ¡Soltad a Barrabás!. It was later a hit single for jazz flautist Herbie Mann.

Mann's recording of the song featured Cissy Houston on vocals and hit number one on the US Disco Action chart for three weeks in early 1975[1] and made the top 30 on the R&B and pop singles charts.[2]

In addition to Mann's version, the song has been covered many other artists (notably by Enoch Light) and the various versions have been sampled in songs by hip-hop artists, including The Beatnuts and Jennifer Lopez.

Chart positions (Herbie Mann version)

Chart (1975) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 14
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles 24
U.S. Billboard Disco Action 1

See also

References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 356.
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 375.