Resurrection | |
Cover: | Common resurrection.jpg |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Common Sense |
Album: | Resurrection |
B-Side: | Chapter 13 |
Released: | April 4, 1995 |
Recorded: | 1994 |
Genre: | Hip hop, jazz rap |
Length: | 3:47 |
Label: | Relativity Records |
Producer: | No I.D. |
Chronology: | Common Sense |
Prev Title: | I Used to Love H.E.R. |
Prev Year: | 1994 |
Next Title: | The Bitch in Yoo |
Next Year: | 1996 |
"Resurrection" is the second single from rapper Common Sense's 1994 album Resurrection. Its piano-led beat, produced by No I.D., contains samples from "The Signs Pt. II" by David Axelrod, "Dolphin Dance" by Ahmad Jamal, "Sorcerer of Isis" by Power of Zeus, "Ice" by Spirit and both "Why Can't People Be Colors Too?" and "Help Is on the Way" by The Whatnauts. The song contains free-associative lyrics by Common and scratches by DJ Mista Sinista that "blend harmoniously with the jazzy melody."[1] Nick Quested directed the "Resurrection" music video.
Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles | 2 |
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 88 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Singles | 22 |