| "Find a Way" | ||||
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| Single by A Tribe Called Quest | ||||
| from the album The Love Movement | ||||
| B-side | "Steppin' It Up" [1] | |||
| Released | August 25, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Genre | Alternative hip-hop | |||
| Length | 3:24 | |||
| Label | Jive | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Producer | The Ummah | |||
| A Tribe Called Quest singles chronology | ||||
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| Audio sample | ||||
Find a Way | ||||
| Music video | ||||
| "Find a Way" on YouTube | ||||
"Find a Way" is a song by A Tribe Called Quest,the first single from their fifth album The Love Movement . The New York Times ' Ben Ratliff wrote that "Find a Way" "innocently wonders about the point at which friendship spills over into sex." [2]
According to The Love Movement's liner notes,the track features production "initiated by JD of The Ummah." [3] The track contained samples from "Technova" by Towa Tei from the album Future Listening! . In 1990,Q-Tip was featured on the hit single "Groove Is in the Heart" by Deee-Lite,a group that Towa Tei was involved with until 1996.
The video starts to Alicante,Spain in outer space,with a wide view of Earth that is later revealed to be a decoration in Ali Shaheed Muhammad's car. Ali spots three girls,and Q-Tip decides to flirt with all three. A scene of Alicante appears and shows the group walking on the beach while Phife Dawg is rapping. Next,the scene changes to a party,showing Q-Tip experiencing a romantic moment. From there,the video shifts to an art museum where Q-Tip is talking to his girl. The video then returns to Phife Dawg on the beach,telling a girl that he will do what she wants. The video ends with the group in a club,dancing with women and having fun. During the final chorus,the video pans once again to outer space,then shows the group sleeping in Ali's car. There is an iconic sing-along style bouncing ball each time the chorus plays.
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA) [4] | 182 |
| Scotland Singles (OCC) [5] | 75 |
| UK Dance (OCC) [6] | 5 |
| UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [7] | 12 |
| UK Singles (OCC) [8] | 41 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 [9] | 71 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [10] | 29 |
| US Hot Rap Songs ( Billboard ) [11] | 18 |
| Chart (1998) | Position |
|---|---|
| UK Urban ( Music Week ) [12] | 17 |