| Symphony in X Major | |
| Cover: | Symphony in X Major (Xzibit single) cover art.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Xzibit featuring Dr. Dre |
| Album: | Man vs. Machine |
| B-Side: | Harder |
| Released: | December 9, 2002 |
| Genre: | Rap |
| Length: | 3:55 |
| Label: | Loud |
| Producer: | Rick Rock |
| Chronology: | Xzibit |
| Prev Title: | Choke Me, Spank Me (Pull My Hair) |
| Prev Year: | 2002 |
| Next Title: | Hey Now (Mean Muggin) |
| Next Year: | 2004 |
"Symphony in X Major" was the second and final single released from Xzibit's fourth album named Man vs. Machine. It features Dr. Dre, is produced by Rick Rock and samples a portion of Johann Sebastian Bach's "Brandenburg Concerto No. 3". Dr. Dre mixed the song.
A music video was shot for the song directed by Joe Hahn of Linkin Park.[1] Dr. Dre does not appear in the video. It reached number 43 in the Australian singles chart.
"Symphony in X Major" samples two extracts of Johann Sebastian Bach's "Brandenburg Concerto No. 3" as interpreted by Wendy Carlos on her 1968 Switched-On Bach album. These two samples are taken from the composition's middle section where it transitions into the relative minor key, "useful in reinforcing the menacing tone of the hip-hop track."
The first corresponds to bars 70-71 of the concerto and appears in the introduction and choruses of the song, while the second is taken from bars 68-69, and is used in the verses and the outro, giving the song a contrasting verse-chorus structure.
| Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | November 25, 2002 | [2] |