8th Wonder (song)

For the song by Lemon Demon, see Eighth Wonder (Lemon Demon song). For other uses, see Eighth Wonder (disambiguation).

"8th Wonder"
Single by the Sugarhill Gang
from the album 8th Wonder
B-side	"Sugar Hill Groove"
Released	1980
Genre	Old-school hip hop, Rage
Length	3:56 (Album & 7" Version) 7:21 (12" Version)
Label	Sugar Hill
Songwriter(s)	Cheryl Cook, Ronald LaPread [1]
Producer(s)	Joey Robinson, Sylvia Robinson
The Sugarhill Gang singles chronology
"Rapper's Reprise (Jam Jam)" (1980) "8th Wonder" (1980) "Apache" (1981)

"8th Wonder" is a 1980 single by the American hip hop trio the Sugarhill Gang, originally released on Sugar Hill. It was later included in the 1981 album 8th Wonder .

Chart performance

The song charted at #82 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. ^[2]

Chart (1981)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	82
U.S. Billboard Disco Top 100 [3]	38
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles [4]	15

In popular culture

• A slowed down version of the music from this song is used in the DVD menus for the series Trailer Park Boys , as the backing of a song performed by the character of Tyrone.
• The song was also featured in the 1983 PBS documentary Style Wars .

Sampling

Samples Used

The song sampled two others:

• "Ever Ready" by Johnnie Taylor (1978)
• "Daisy Lady" by 7th Wonder (1979)

Samples taken

The song, in turn, has been sampled over twenty times, including in:

• "The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (1981)
• "Public Enemy No.1" by Public Enemy (1987)
• "Shake Your Rump" by Beastie Boys (1989)
• "Rap Promoter" by A Tribe Called Quest (1991)
• "Back Up Off Me!" by Dr. Dre and Ed Lover feat. T-Money (1994)
• "Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check" by Busta Rhymes (1996)
• "Never Mind" by 112 (1998)
• "Gangster Trippin'" by Fatboy Slim (1998)
• "K.O.B.E." by Kobe Bryant ft Tyra Banks (2000)
• "I'm Gonna Be Alright" by Jennifer Lopez (2001)

References

1. "discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
2. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn’s Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 815.
3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 249.
4. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 555.

External links

• 8th Wonder at Discogs (list of releases)