The Magic Key (song)

"The Magic Key" is a 2002 hip-hop/electronic song recorded by French animated feature One-T + Cool-T. It was the third single from the album The One-T ODC and was released in April 2003. The song samples 'Má Hra' (1971 album 'Nová Syntéza') by Blue Effect, a Czechoslovakian progressive rock band.

"The Magic Key"
Single by One-T + Cool-T
from the album The One-T ODC
B-side"The Travoltino Club"
Released2002
FormatCD single, CD maxi, 12" maxi
GenreElectronic, Hip-hop
Length3:49
LabelUniversal, Polydor
Songwriter(s)Thomas Pieds, Eddy Gronfier
Producer(s)Thomas Pieds, Eddy Gronfier
One-T + Cool-T singles chronology
"Bein' a Star"
(2002)		 "The Magic Key"
(2002)		 "Starsky & Hutch"
(2004)

It was the third most played songs on European radio and television during third quarter of 2003 and performed one of the longest-running singles in the 2003 French SNEP Singles Charts (41 weeks), peaking at #9. The song was also a top five hit in Denmark, Germany and Austria, and a top ten hit in Belgium (Wallonia) and Switzerland. To date, it remains One-T's most successful single. An animated music video was also released, featuring the characters on the single cover.

The singer behind Cool-T (rap) is Christine Asamoah[1][2]. The vocals for the chorus were provided by Virginie Tesnière[3][4].

In 2015 a French version titled "DJ" featuring the chorus and samples of the song has been released by the French singer Dieselle[5].

Track listings
CD single
  1. "The Magic Key" – 3:49
  2. "The Travoltino Club" – 4:00
CD maxi
  1. "The Magic Key" (radio edit) – 3:50
  2. "The Magic Key" (club mix) – 6:42
  3. "The Magic Key" (extended mix) – 6:05
  4. "The Magic Key" (instrumental) – 3:51
  5. "The Magic Key" (a capella) – 3:25
12" maxi
  1. "The Magic Key" (radio edit) – 3:50
  2. "The Magic Key" (club mix) – 6:42
  3. "The Magic Key" (extended mix) – 6:05
  4. "The Magic Key" (instrumental) – 3:51
  5. "The Magic Key" (a capella) – 3:25

Credits
  • Featuring by Cool-T
  • Co-produced by Proedit
  • Produced by Minor T

Charts and sales

References
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  2. "Christine Asamoah". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
  3. "One-T + Cool-T - The Magic Key". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
  4. "Virginity (5)". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
  5. "lescharts.com - Dieselle - DJ". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
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  7. "Ultratop.be – One-T + Cool-T – The Magic Key" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  8. "Ultratop.be – One-T + Cool-T – The Magic Key" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  9. "Danishcharts.com – One-T + Cool-T – The Magic Key". Tracklisten.
  10. "Lescharts.com – One-T + Cool-T – The Magic Key" (in French). Les classement single.
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  12. "Polish Airplay Charts - Lista krajowa 29/2003". PiF PaF Production. Archived from the original on October 21, 2007. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  13. "Swisscharts.com – One-T + Cool-T – The Magic Key". Swiss Singles Chart.
  14. 2003 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at Archived 2012-09-11 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved April 12, 2009)
  15. 2003 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved April 12, 2009)
  16. 2003 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com Archived 2012-04-04 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved April 12, 2009)
  17. "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  18. 2003 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved April 12, 2009)
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