Illusions (song) explained

Illusions
Cover:	Illusions_(Cypress_Hill).jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Cypress Hill
B-Side:	Killafornia
Released:	February 20, 1996^[1]
Recorded:	1995
Genre:	Alternative hip hop
Length:	4:28 (album version) 3:46 (radio edit)
Label:	Ruffhouse, Columbia
Producer:	DJ Muggs
Prev Title:	Throw Your Set in the Air
Prev Year:	1995
Next Title:	Boom Biddy Bye Bye
Next Year:	1996

"Illusions" is a song by American hip hop group Cypress Hill. The song was released as the second single from . Two remixes of the song were released; one produced by DJ Muggs and one produced by Q-Tip.

According to James Masterton, the song marked a change in direction for Cypress Hill, "being more laid back than anything they have ever released before, so much so that it is almost ambient in tone."^[2]

Chart positions

Chart (1996)	Peak position
US	103^[3]
US R&B	87^[4]
US Rap	31^[5]
NZ	33^[6]
UK	23^[7]

Notes

"Illusions" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 3 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as a 25-song extension to the Hot 100.

Notes and References

Web site: AllMusic. Illusions [12"] - Cypress Hill]. February 24, 2015.
Web site: Masterton . James . Week Ending February 17th 1996 . Chart Watch UK . 3 January 2022 . 11 February 1996.
Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=cypress hill|chart=Hot 100}} Cypress Hill Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100]. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. February 24, 2015.
Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=cypress hill|chart=R&B/Hip-Hop Albums B}} Cypress Hill Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. February 24, 2015.
Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=cypress hill|chart=Rap Airplay}} Cypress Hill Album & Song Chart History: Rap Songs]. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. February 24, 2015.
Web site: Discography Cypress Hill . Hung Medien . charts.nz . February 24, 2015 .
Web site: Tobias . Zywietz . Chart Log UK: Chris C. – CZR . Zobbel . February 24, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120502174631/http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_C.HTM . May 2, 2012 .