Live and Learn (Joe Public song)

"Live and Learn"
Single by Joe Public
from the album Joe Public
Released 1992
Format CD single, 12", 7"
Genre New jack swing
Length 4:23 (Album version)
3:58 (Radio edit)
Label Columbia
Writer(s) Dwight Wyatt, Jake Carter, Joe Sayles, Kevin Scott, Nathan Sayles
Producer(s) Joe Public, Lionel Job
Joe Public singles chronology
"Do You Everynite"
(1991)		 "Live and Learn"
(1992)		 "I Miss You"
(1992)

"Live and Learn" is a song by American new jack swing group Joe Public, released as the second single from their self-titled debut album, Joe Public.

It was a success, peaking at #4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and becoming the group's most successful single. It was ranked number 16 on complex.com's list of 25 best new jack swing songs of all time.

Samples

The song heavily utilizes sampling; the song samples the drum break from Sly & the Family Stone's "Sing a Simple Song";[1] The squealing trumpet glissando heard throughout is a sample from "The Grunt" by The J.B.'s.[2] Vocal samples from James Brown's "Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved"[3] and The Soul Children's "I Don't Know What This World Is Coming To"[4] are present, as well as replayed samples of "All Your Goodies Are Gone" by Parliament[5] and "Peg" by Steely Dan.[6]

Charts

Chart (1992) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[7] 43
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[8] 4
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[8] 36
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[8] 3

References

  1. ↑ "Joe Public's Live and Learn sample of Sly & the Family Stone's Sing a Simple Song". whosampled.com. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
  2. ↑ "Joe Public's Live and Learn sample of The J.B.'s's The Grunt". whosampled.com. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
  3. ↑ "Joe Public's Live and Learn sample of James Brown's Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved". whosampled.com. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
  4. ↑ "Joe Public's Live and Learn sample of The Soul Children's I Don't Know What This World Is Coming To". whosampled.com. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
  5. ↑ "Joe Public's Live and Learn sample of Parliament's All Your Goodies Are Gone". whosampled.com. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
  6. ↑ "Joe Public's Live and Learn sample of Steely Dan's Peg". whosampled.com. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
  7. ↑ "Chart Stats - Joe Public - Live And Learn". Chart Stats. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Live and Learn - Joe Public". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2011-05-31.