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| Single by Common featuring Dwele from the album Finding Forever |
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| B-side | "The Game" | ||||
| Released | May 22, 2007 | ||||
| Format | 12-inch, CD, Digital download, Vinyl | ||||
| Genre | Alternative hip hop | ||||
| Length | 3:31 | ||||
| Label | G.O.O.D. Music/Geffen Records | ||||
| Writer | Lonnie Lynn Kanye West |
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| Producer | Kanye West | ||||
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"The People" is the first single from rapper Common's 2007 album Finding Forever. It features uncredited vocals on the chorus sung by soul singer Dwele and production by Kanye West. For the track's beat, West samples vocals from "Long Red" by Mountain just as J Dilla did on De La Soul's "Verbal Clap." This action is part of Kanye's plan to tribute his productions to the late J Dilla on Finding Forever.[1][2] West also samples "We Almost Lost Detroit" by Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson for the track's beat. The song also makes an appearance the on the Kanye West Can't Tell Me Nothing mixtape. Its music video, which premiered on June 22 on Y! Music, features stills of Common rapping in Chicago. Common considers "The People" and "Drivin' Me Wild" to be his favorite tracks on Finding Forever.[2] The song peaked at #11 on the U.S. Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, equaling #111 on the Billboard Hot 100. This song was #29 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.[3]
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Single track list
CD single
- "The People" (Radio Edit) (3:33)
- "The People" (LP Version) (3:33)
- "The People" (Instrumental) (3:23)
Vinyl single
A-side
- "The People (Radio Edit)
- "The People (LP Version)
- "The People (Instrumental)
B-side
- "The Game" (Radio Edit)
- "The Game" (LP Version)
- "The Game" (Instrumental)
References
- ^ Rodriguez, Jayson. [A line in the third verse "From inglewood to a single hood in "Botswana" has particularly generated massive interest in Common in the southern African country Botswana, and the song is getting massive airplay there. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1556781/20070410/common.jhtml Kanye West, Lily Allen Finding Something In Common at MTV.com]. Retrieved on June 13, 2007.
- ^ a b Track by Track: Common's Finding Forever from Fader Magazine. Retrieved on June 11, 2007.
- ^ No byline (December 11, 2007). "The 100 Best Songs of 2007" Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-12-21
See also
External links
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| Albums | Can I Borrow a Dollar? · Resurrection · One Day It'll All Make Sense · Like Water for Chocolate · Electric Circus · Be · Finding Forever · Thisisme Then: The Best of Common · |
| Singles | "Take It EZ" · "Breaker 1/9" · "Soul by the Pound" · "I Used to Love H.E.R." · "Resurrection" · "The Bitch in Yoo" · "Retrospect for Life" · "Reminding Me (Of Sef)" · "All Night Long" · "One-Nine-Nine-Nine" · "Car Horn" · "Hurricane" · "The 6th Sense" · "The Light" · "Geto Heaven Remix T.S.O.I. (The Sound of Illadelph)" · "While I'm Dancin'" · "Come Close" · "Panthers" · "The Food" · "The Corner" · "Go!" · "Testify" · "Faithful" · "A Dream" · "The People" · "The Game" · "Drivin' Me Wild" · "I Want You" |
| Related articles | List of Common songs · Discography · Chicago hip hop · J Dilla |
