Otha Fish Explained

Otha Fish
Type:single
Artist:The Pharcyde
Album:Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde
B-Side:Passin' Me By
Released:September 16, 1993
Genre:Alternative hip hop
Length:5:22
Label:Delicious Vinyl
Producer:Slimkid3 Additional Production and Remix: L.A. Jay
Prev Title:4 Better or 4 Worse
Prev Year:1993
Next Title:Drop
Next Year:1995

"Otha Fish" is a song by American hip-hop group The Pharcyde, released September 16, 1993 through Delicious Vinyl Records. The song was the fourth single released from the group's 1992 debut album Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde.[1] The single peaked at number 35 on the US Dance Sales chart.[2]

The song, produced by Slimkid3 and L.A. Jay, was also sampled by the American band Lovage for their song "Everyone Has A Summer" on Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By.

It sampled the song “Today” by the jazz flautist Herbie Mann on the 1966 album Today!.[3] [4] [5]

Music video

A music video for the song was released on December 3, 2006, by the official channel of Delicious Vinyl.

Track listing

A-Side

  1. Otha Fish (Video Edit)
  2. Otha Fish (L.A. Jay Remix)
  3. Otha Fish (Video Edit Instrumental)

B-Side

  1. Otha Fish (The Angel Remix)
  2. Passin' Me By (Fly As Pie Mix)

Charts

TitleYearUS Dance Singles
35
"Otha Fish"1993

References

  1. , Rate Your Music
  2. Web site: The Pharcyde – Awards. https://web.archive.org/web/20160316094132/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-pharcyde-mn0000483070/awards. March 16, 2016. August 26, 2018. AllMusic. TiVo Corporation.
  3. Web site: Otha Fish by The Pharcyde - Samples. 2022-01-10. WhoSampled. en.
  4. , on Genius
  5. Web site: The Pharcyde's 'Otha Fish' - Discover the Sample Source. WhoSampled.