Daytona 500 (song)

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"Daytona 500"
Daytona 500 camay.JPG
Vinyl cover
Single by Ghostface Killah featuring Force MDs, Raekwon, and Cappadonna
from the album Ironman
A-side "Camay"
ReleasedOctober 7, 1996
Recorded1996
Genre
Length4:40
Label
Songwriters
Producer RZA
Ghostface Killah singles chronology
"All That I Got Is You"
(1996)		"Daytona 500"
(1996)		"Motherless Child"
(1997)

"Daytona 500" is the second single by Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah, [1] featuring Force MDs, Raekwon, and Cappadonna from his 1996 solo debut album Ironman . [2] The title is taken from the most important and prestigious race on the NASCAR calendar: The Daytona 500. The song was later added to his greatest hits album, Shaolin's Finest .

Contents

Music video

To complement the fast-paced nature of the track, the music video for "Daytona 500" shot from October 1–2, 1996 and is composed of clips from the original anime series Speed Racer . It is also one of the first and earliest anime music videos to be shown on a TV channel, and currently is one of the most popular anime music videos.

Track listing

A Side

  1. Camay (Radio Edit)
  2. Camay (Album Version)
  3. Camay (Instrumental)

B Side

  1. Daytona 500 (Radio Edit)
  2. Daytona 500 (Album Version)
  3. Daytona 500 (Instrumental)

Reception

Q stated that "'Daytona 500' is a magnificent, fast-paced testing of skills with Raekwon and Cappadonna".

Samples

The song contains samples from:

References

  1. ↑ Brown, Preezy (29 October 2016). "20 Years Later: The Best Beats On Ghostface Killah's Classic Debut 'Ironman'". Vibe.com. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  2. ↑ Breihan, Tom (28 October 2016). "Ironman Turns 20". Stereogum. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
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