The Magic Key (song)

"The Magic Key"
Single by One-T + Cool-T
from the album The One-T ODC
B-side "The Travoltino Club"
Released 2002
Format CD single, CD maxi, 12" maxi
Genre Electronic, Hip-hop
Length 3:49
Label Universal, Polydor
Writer(s) Thomas Pieds, Eddy Gronfier
Producer(s) Thomas Pieds, Eddy Gronfier
One-T + Cool-T singles chronology
"Bein' a Star"
(2002)		 "The Magic Key"
(2003)		 "Starsky & Hutch"
(2004)

"The Magic Key" is a 2002 hip-hop/electronic song recorded by French animated feature One-T + Cool-T. It was the third single from the album The One-T ODC and was released in April 2003. The song samples 'Má Hra' (1971 album 'Nová Syntéza') by Blue Effect, a Czechoslovakian progressive rock band.

It was the third most played songs on European radio and television during third quarter of 2003 and performed one of the longest-running singles in the 2003 French SNEP Singles Charts (41 weeks), peaking at #9. The song was also a top five hit in Denmark, Germany and Austria, and a top ten hit in Belgium (Wallonia) and Switzerland. It remains to day One-T's most successful single.

Track listings

CD single
  1. "The Magic Key" – 3:49
  2. "The Travoltino Club" – 4:00
CD maxi
  1. "The Magic Key" (radio edit) – 3:50
  2. "The Magic Key" (club mix) – 6:42
  3. "The Magic Key" (extended mix) – 6:05
  4. "The Magic Key" (instrumental) – 3:51
  5. "The Magic Key" (a capella) – 3:25
12" maxi
  1. "The Magic Key" (radio edit) – 3:50
  2. "The Magic Key" (club mix) – 6:42
  3. "The Magic Key" (extended mix) – 6:05
  4. "The Magic Key" (instrumental) – 3:51
  5. "The Magic Key" (a capella) – 3:25

Credits

Charts and sales

Peak positions

Chart (2003) Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart[1] 5
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[1] 34
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[1] 9
Danish Singles Chart[1] 4
French SNEP Singles Chart[1] 9
German Singles Chart[2] 5
Swiss Singles Chart[1] 7

End of year charts

End of year chart (2003) Position
Austrian Singles Chart[3] 35
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[4] 43
French Singles Chart[5] 22
Swiss Singles Chart[6] 16

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
France[7] Gold October 28, 2003 250,000
Germany[8] Gold 2003 150,000

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "The Magic Key", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 12, 2009)
  2. ↑ "The Magic Key", in various singles charts Acharts.us (Retrieved April 12, 2009)
  3. ↑ 2003 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved April 12, 2009)
  4. ↑ 2003 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved April 12, 2009)
  5. ↑ 2003 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved April 12, 2009)
  6. ↑ 2003 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved April 12, 2009)
  7. ↑ French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved April 12, 2009)
  8. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('The+Magic+Key')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved April 12, 2009.
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