Music (Erick Sermon song)

"Music"
Single by Erick Sermon featuring Marvin Gaye
from the album Music and What's the Worst That Could Happen?
Released	June 12, 2001
Recorded	2000
Genre	Hip hop
Length	3:43
Label	Interscope, J
Songwriter(s)	Erick Sermon, Marvin Gaye
Producer(s)	Erick Sermon
Erick Sermon singles chronology
"Welcome" (1996) "Music" (2001) "I'm Hot" (2001)

"Music" is a song by Erick Sermon featuring archived vocals from Marvin Gaye, released on June 12, 2001 and is the lead single of the album of the same name. The hip hop and soul duet featuring the two veteran performers was released as the leading song of the soundtrack to the Martin Lawrence and Danny DeVito comedy, What's the Worst That Could Happen? The song became a runaway success rising to #2 on Billboard's R&B chart and was #4 on the rap charts. It also registered at #21 pop giving Sermon his highest-charted single on the pop charts as a solo artist and giving Gaye his first posthumous hit in 10 years following 1991's R&B-charted single, "My Last Chance" also bringing Gaye his 41st and last top 40 pop hit.

Background and writing

The song was thought of by Sermon after buying a copy of Gaye's Midnight Love and the Sexual Healing Sessions album, which overlook some of the original album's earlier mixes. After listening to an outtake of Gaye's 1982 album track, "Turn On Some Music" (titled "I've Got My Music" in its initial version), Sermon decided to mix the vocals (done in a cappella) and add it into his own song. The result was similar to Natalie Cole's interpolation of her father Nat "King" Cole's hit, "Unforgettable", revisioned as a duet.

Legacy

The song was featured in the 2011 Matthew McConaughey film The Lincoln Lawyer . ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC) [4]	36
UK Dance (OCC) [5]	3
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [6]	5
US Billboard Hot 100 [7]	22
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [8]	2
US Hot Rap Songs ( Billboard ) [9]	4
US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [10]	26

Year-End charts

Chart (2001)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100 [11]	83
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [12]	24

References

1. Barrone, Matt. "Review: "The Lincoln Lawyer" (Starring Matthew McConaughey)". Complex . Retrieved January 28, 2016.
2. "The Lincoln Lawyer - Soundtracks". imdb.com. IMDb. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
3. Jagernauth, Kevin. "'The Lincoln Lawyer' Soundtrack Features Erik B. & Rakim, Gang Starr, deadmau5 & More". Indiewire . Retrieved January 28, 2016.
4. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
5. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
6. "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
7. "Erick Sermon Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
8. "Erick Sermon Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
9. "Erick Sermon Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
10. "Erick Sermon Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
11. "Billboard Top 100 - 2001". Archived from the original on March 4, 2009. Retrieved April 19, 2011.
12. "2001 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 52. December 29, 2001. p. YE-44. Retrieved May 17, 2021.