White Horse (Laid Back song)

"White Horse" is a 1983 song written by Tim Stahl and John Guldberg of the Danish duo Laid Back. The song was released as the B-side of their single "Sunshine Reggae" which became a major hit in several European countries. In the US, the A-side was mainly ignored and it was the B-side that became most successful. It was released as a single and went on to spend three weeks at number one on the Dance Charts.^[4] The single also made the top five on the R&B singles chart and peaked at number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[5] Although being played in European clubs, it failed to chart there when re-released as an A-side.

Charts

Chart (1984)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[6]	18
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[7]	27
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[8]	17
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[9]	15
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[10]	49
US Billboard Hot 100^[5]	26
US Billboard Hot Black Singles^[5]	5
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play^[5]	1
US Cash Box^[11]	22

Samples and cover versions

Miami bass group 2 Live Crew sampled "White Horse" in their recording of "Get the Fuck out of My House" on their 1989 album As Nasty As They Wanna Be.
The German hip hop group Die Fantastischen Vier sampled "White Horse" in their 1993 track "Saft".
Monifah sampled "White Horse" in her 1998 single, "Touch It".
The song was sampled in "Be Free" by The Black Eyed Peas on their 1998 album Behind the Front.
NRBQ recorded a rock version of "White Horse" for their 2002 album, Atsa My Band.
"White Horse" was sampled in "Push", a song by Dannii Minogue, on her album Neon Nights, in 2003.
In 2004, it was also sampled in "Ride" by E-A-Ski.
"White Horse" was sampled in "Drop It Like It's Hot", a song by Snoop Dogg on his album R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece, in 2004.
"White Horse" is sampled in the DJ Wayne Williams Ol' Skool Remix of "SexyBack", which appears on the Deluxe Edition of Justin Timberlake's 2006 album FutureSex/LoveSounds.
The song's lyrics are used as the chorus of the song "White Horse" on King Kong's Funny Farm album.
Heavy D sampled "White Horse" on the song "Take a Ride" that appeared the soundtrack to the 1998 romantic comedy movie Woo.

References

↑ "Hello Dolly: Welcome To The Chart". Billboard. 109 (36): 128. 6 September 1997. ISSN 0006-2510.
↑ "Funkstar De Luxe – Keep On Moving (It's Too Funky In Here)". Vibe. 9 (3): 200. March 2001. ISSN 1070-4701.
↑ Sylvester, Daniel (22 May 2012). "Laid Back – Cosyland". Exclaim!. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 150.
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↑ "Ultratop.be – Laid Back – White Horse" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6755." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Laid Back - White Horse search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Laid Back – White Horse" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
↑ "Charts.org.nz – Laid Back – White Horse". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
↑ CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending MAY 19, 1984 at the Wayback Machine (archived 30 September 2012). Cash Box magazine.

Preceded by "Din Daa Daa" by George Kranz	*US Billboard* Hot Dance Club Play number-one single** 4 February 1984 – 18 February 1984 (3 weeks)	Succeeded by "Beat Box" by the Art of Noise

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