"Illusions" | ||||
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Single by Cypress Hill | ||||
from the album Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom | ||||
B-side | "Killafornia" | |||
Released | February 20, 1996 [1] | |||
Recorded | 1995 | |||
Genre | Alternative hip hop | |||
Length | 4:28 (album version) 3:46 (radio edit) | |||
Label | Ruffhouse, Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Louis Freese, Lawrence Muggerud, Ian G Green | |||
Producer(s) | DJ Muggs | |||
Cypress Hill singles chronology | ||||
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"Illusions" is a song by American hip hop group Cypress Hill. The song was released as the second single from Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom . Two remixes of the song were released; one produced by DJ Muggs and one produced by Q-Tip.
According to James Masterton, the song marked a change in direction for Cypress Hill, "being more laid back than anything they have ever released before, so much so that it is almost ambient in tone." [2]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Illusions" (radio edit) | 3:46 |
2. | "Illusions" (Q-Tip remix) | 3:49 |
3. | "Killafornia" | 2:56 |
4. | "Illusions" (instrumental) | 3:45 |
5. | "Illusions" (Muggs remix) | 3:29 |
6. | "Killafornia" (instrumental) | 2:56 |
7. | "Illusions" (Q-Tip remix instrumental) | 3:49 |
8. | "Illusions" (Muggs remix instrumental) | 3:29 |
Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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US [A] | 103 [3] |
US R&B | 87 [4] |
US Rap | 31 [5] |
NZ | 33 [6] |
UK | 23 [7] |
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