Fantastic Voyage (Lakeside song)
Appearance
"Fantastic Voyage" | ||||
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Single by Lakeside | ||||
from the album Fantastic Voyage | ||||
B-side | "I Can't Get You Out of My Head" | |||
Released | January 1981 | |||
Recorded | 1980 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 6:10 | |||
Label | SOLAR (JD-12130) | |||
Songwriter(s) | Lakeside | |||
Lakeside singles chronology | ||||
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'"Fantastic Voyage"' is a 1980 song by Lakeside, a band from Dayton, Ohio. It was the number one hit single from their 1980 album Fantastic Voyage. The song hit number one on the R&B chart and was the group's only entry on the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at number fifty-five.[2]
Samples
[edit]- In 1994, hip-hop artist Coolio sampled the Lakeside song for his own hit of the same title.
Song in popular culture
[edit]- The song was performed by Cedric the Entertainer, Vanessa Williams, Bow Wow and Solange Knowles during a talent show in the movie Johnson Family Vacation.
- The song also appeared in the movie First Kid, starring Sinbad.
- The song is also played in 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, on the in-game radio station, Bounce FM.
- The song was used in the Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel's Claptastic Voyage DLC trailer.
- The song was used in a television commercial in 2021 for Allstate Insurance.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Molanphy, Chris (October 15, 2022). "Give Up the Funk Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 339.
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