Basketball (song)
"Basketball" is a song that was written by William Waring, Robert Ford, Kurtis Blow, J. B. Moore, Jimmy Bralower, and Full Force and recorded by Kurtis Blow released in 1984 from his album Ego Trip.
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| Single by Kurtis Blow | |
| from the album Ego Trip | |
| Released | 1984 |
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| Recorded | 1984 |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Length | 6:22 |
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| "Basketball" on YouTube | |
The video game NBA 2K12 used the song during the introduction.
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| Single by Lil' Bow Wow featuring Jermaine Dupri, Fabolous and Fundisha | ||||
| from the album Like Mike: Music From the Motion Picture | ||||
| Released | June 24, 2002 | |||
| Format | CD single, 12" single | |||
| Recorded | 2001 | |||
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| Length | 4:58 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jimmy Bralower, Robert Ford, Paul Anthony, Brian George, Lucien George Jr., Junior Clark, Curt Bedeau, Gerry Charles, James B. Moor, Kurt Blow, Shirley Walker, William Waring | |||
| Producer(s) | Jermaine Dupri, La Marquis Jefferson | |||
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Lil' Bow Wow covered the song in 2002, featuring Jermaine Dupri, Fabolous and Fundisha for the Like Mike soundtrack. Music video for the original Kurtis Blow version was produced and directed by Michael Oblowitz in New York City in 1984. The song was used in the opening video, and as part of the soundtrack, in the video game NBA 2K12.
Charts
| Chart (2002-2003) | Peak position |
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| Germany (Official German Charts)[1] | 81 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[2] | 53 |
| US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 44 |
| US Billboard Hot Rap Singles | 25 |
In popular culture
- In 2016, the song was played during an episode of The Goldbergs entitled "Dungeons and Dragons, Anyone?". Kurtis Blow also recorded a new version of the song with lyrics about the game Dungeons & Dragons for the episode.[3]
- In American Dad!, season 11, episode 18, the song plays during a segment where Stan & Roger play one-on-one basketball.
Charts
| Chart (1984-1985) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 71 |
| US Billboard Hot Black Singles[5] | 29 |
References
- "Offiziellecharts.de – Lil Bow Wow feat. Jermaine Dupri, Fabolous and Fundisha – Basketball". GfK Entertainment Charts.
- "Swisscharts.com – Lil Bow Wow feat. Jermaine Dupri, Fabolous and Fundisha – Basketball". Swiss Singles Chart.
- Adam F.Goldberg [@adamfgoldberg] (6 April 206). "We used Basketball by @KurtisBlow1. And then hired him to do a new version all about D&D" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 April 2016 – via Twitter.
- "Kurtis Blow Basketball Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
- "Kurtis Blow Basketball Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
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