The Champ (The Mohawks song)

"The Champ"
Single by The Mohawks
A-side The Champ[1]
B-side Sound of the Witchdoctors[1]
Released 1968[1]
Format 7", Single, Promo[1]
Recorded 1968[1]
Genre Funk / Soul[1]
Length 2:42 (The Champ)[1]
2:50 (Sound of the Witchdoctors)[1]
Label Pama Records[1]
Writer(s) Palmer Brothers[1]
Producer(s) Palmer Brothers[1]

The Champ is a song by The Mohawks, a group of session musicians assembled by Alan Hawkshaw. It made #58 on the UK Singles Chart in 1987[2] after being sampled many times.

Sampled

The song is perhaps better known for its usage as a sample; it has been widely sampled and emulated in hip hop music, appearing, amongst 250 songs,[3] including:

1980's

1990's

2000's

2010's

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Mohawks, The - The Champ". Discogs. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  2. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 373. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. ↑ "The Mohawks Music Sampled by Others". Whosampled.com. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
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