"Simon Says" | ||||
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Single by Pharoahe Monch | ||||
from the album Internal Affairs | ||||
Released | 1999 | |||
Genre | Hardcore hip hop | |||
Length | 2:53 | |||
Label | Rawkus | |||
Songwriter(s) | Troy Jamerson | |||
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Pharoahe Monch singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Simon Says" on YouTube |
"Simon Says" is the debut single by American rapper Pharoahe Monch. It was released in 1999, as the lead single from his debut studio album Internal Affairs (1999). [1] "Simon Says" is Monch's most popular song, and it samples the theme song of the 1992 film Godzilla vs. Mothra .
The song was released by Rawkus Records in 1999, and peaked at #97 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was also featured in the 2000 films Charlie's Angels and Boiler Room .
In 2001, Pharoahe Monch was sued by Toho for the song's uncleared use of a sample from Akira Ifukube's Gojira Tai Mosura (the theme to Godzilla vs. Mothra) in the hook. As a result, the distribution of Internal Affairs was halted. [2] [3]
An official remix of the song appears on Internal Affairs, and features American rappers Lady Luck, Method Man, Redman, Shabaam Sahdeeq and Busta Rhymes. [4]
Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100 [5] | 97 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [6] | 29 |
US Hot Rap Songs ( Billboard ) [7] | 3 |