Otha Fish

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"Otha Fish"
Single by The Pharcyde
from the album Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde
B-side "Passin' Me By"
ReleasedSeptember 16, 1993
Genre Alternative hip hop
Length5:22
Label Delicious Vinyl
Songwriter(s) R. Robinson,
T. Hardson,
J. Barnes [1]
Producer(s) Slimkid3 Additional Production and Remix: L.A. Jay
The Pharcyde singles chronology
"4 Better or 4 Worse"
(1993)
"Otha Fish"
(1993)
"Drop"
(1995)
Music video
"Otha Fish" on YouTube

"Otha Fish" is a song by American hip-hop group The Pharcyde, released September 16, 1993 through Delicious Vinyl Records. The song was the fourth single released from the group's 1992 debut album Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde . [2] The single peaked at number 35 on the US Dance Sales chart. [3]

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The song, produced by Slimkid3 and L.A. Jay, was also sampled by the American band Lovage for their song "Everyone Has A Summer" on Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By and by the jazz flautist Herbie Mann for "Today" on the 1996 album Today! . [4] [5] [6]

Music video

A music video for the song was released on December 3, 2006, by the official channel of Delicious Vinyl. [7]

Track listing

A-Side

  1. Otha Fish (Video Edit)
  2. Otha Fish (L.A. Jay Remix)
  3. Otha Fish (Video Edit Instrumental)

B-Side

  1. Otha Fish (The Angel Remix)
  2. Passin' Me By (Fly As Pie Mix)

Charts

TitleYear US Dance Singles [3]
35
"Otha Fish"1993

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