Power in Numbers
Power in Numbers is the third studio album from the alternative hip-hop group Jurassic 5 (on their second on a major label).
It picks up where their previous album, Quality Control left off, with a short double bass sample playing the same riff that the last song on Quality Control, "Swing Set", ended with.
The album features a number of differing song styles. One track, "React", composed by Jurassic 5 DJ Cut Chemist, is sample-based and contains no raps. "Acetate Prophets" has the same structure, but is much longer and also features production from Jurassic 5's other DJ, DJ Nu-Mark. Many tracks start or end with a sample of speech, usually inserted by Cut Chemist. The track "DDT" is an a cappella track rapped by renowned underground emcee Kool Keith, featuring no raps by Jurassic 5 themselves. The chorus of "What's Golden" features a sample from "Prophets of Rage" by Public Enemy.
Track listing
| # |
Title |
Producer(s) |
Performer (s) |
Samples from |
| 1 |
"This Is" |
Cut Chemist |
*Interlude* |
Los Van Van - Llegue Llegue |
| 2 |
"Freedom" |
DJ Nu-Mark |
Akil, Chali 2na, Mark 7even, Zaakir |
Julius Brockington - This Feeling |
| 3 |
"If You Only Knew" |
Juju |
Akil, Chali 2na, Mark 7even, Zaakir |
|
| 4 |
"Break" |
Cut Chemist |
Akil, Chali 2na, Mark 7even, Zaakir |
Freddie North - Love to Hate |
| 5 |
"React" |
Cut Chemist |
*Interlude* |
O'Donel Levy - We've Only Just Begun |
| 6 |
"A Day at the Races" |
Cut Chemist |
Akil, Big Daddy Kane, Chali 2na, Mark 7even, Percee P, Zaakir |
David Axelrod - Urizen |
| 7 |
"Remember His Name" |
DJ Nu-Mark |
Akil, Chali 2na, Mark 7even, Zaakir |
Ennio Morricone - La Lucertola |
| 8 |
"What's Golden" |
DJ Nu-Mark |
Akil, Chali 2na, Mark 7even, Zaakir |
Public Enemy - Prophets Of Rage |
| 9 |
"Thin Line" |
Cut Chemist |
Akil, Chali 2na, Mark 7even, Nelly Furtado, Zaakir |
Minnie Riperton - Les Fleur, Lynn Williams - Don't Be Surprised |
| 10 |
"After School Special" |
DJ Nu-Mark |
Akil, Chali 2na, Mark 7even, Zaakir |
Bill Cosby - Ben |
| 11 |
"High Fidelity" |
DJ Nu-Mark |
Mark 7even, Zaakir |
|
| 12 |
"Sum of Us" |
DJ Nu-Mark |
Akil, Chali 2na |
|
| 13 |
"DDT" |
|
Kool Keith |
|
| 14 |
"One of Them" |
Juju |
Akil, Chali 2na, JuJu, Mark 7even, Zaakir |
|
| 15 |
"Hey" |
Sa-Ra Creative Partners |
Akil, Boy Wonder, Chali 2na, Mark 7even, Zaakir |
|
| 16 |
"I Am Somebody" |
Cut Chemist |
Akil, Chali 2na, Mark 7even, Zaakir |
J.J. Band - Love In Them There Hills |
| 17 |
"Acetate Prophets" |
Cut Chemist, DJ Nu-Mark |
*Interlude* |
Ray Manzarek - The Golden Scarab |
The album later had a limited re-release, which came with an accompanying DVD. The DVD consists of three featurettes on the group, one of which is a live performance.
The UK version of this re-release also included an additional track on the CD, an alternative version of the track "Thin Line", featuring Mýa in place of Nelly Furtado. "Thin Line" also uses a sample of the score from the Spanish sci-fi movie Pod People.
Album singles
| Single information |
"What's Golden"
- Released: October 22, 2002
- B-side: "High Fidelity"
|
"If You Only Knew" (Australia Only)
- Released: November 25, 2003
- B-side: "Quality Control (Live)", "Concrete Schoolyard (Live)", "If You Only Knew (Live)"
|
"Freedom"
- Released: December 2, 2003
- B-side: "One Of Them"
|
"Hey"
- Released: January 27, 2004
- B-side: "If You Only Knew"
|
Chart positions
| Year |
Album |
Chart positions |
| Billboard 200 |
Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums |
| 2002 |
Power In Numbers |
15 |
13 |
Appearances in other media
- "A Day At The Races" was used as both a featured song and as the title song in the video game Tony Hawk's Underground.
- "What's Golden" was used on the video game ATV Offroad Fury 2.
- "High Fidelity" was used in the video game NBA Inside Drive 2004.
- "High Fidelity" was used in the short film The Evolution of a Gen-X Music Purchaser which premiered at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival.
References
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