Hay (song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Hay
| cover = Hay CC.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Crucial Conflict
| album = The Final Tic
| B-side = Showdown
| released = April 23, 1996
| recorded = 1995
| studio = The Barn (Chicago, Illinois)
| venue =
| genre = Midwest hip hop, rap rock
| length = 4:20
| label = Universal
| writer = {{hlist|Wondosas Martin|Marrico King|Corey Johnson|Ralph Leverston}}
| producer = {{hlist|Shorty Capone (Executive producer)|Fab 5 Freddy (exec.)|Roy "Black Prince" Cormier (exec.)|Wildstyle}}
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Ride the Rodeo
| next_year = 1996
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|i3LKtTUR29s|"Hay"}}}}
}}
"Hay" is a song written and performed by American hip hop group Crucial Conflict, released as the lead single from their debut full-length album The Final Tic. It was recorded at The Barn in Chicago, Illinois and produced by member Wildstyle, who used a sampled of Funkadelic's "I'll Stay". "Hay" became the group's breakthrough hit, peaking at number 18 in the United States and number 3 in New Zealand. The single was certified gold by the RIAA on July 18, 1996, and helped the album reach gold status less than two months later. Complex placed the song at number 4 on their 50 Greatest Chicago Rap Songs.{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2010/11/the-50-greatest-chicago-rap-songs/|title=The 50 Greatest Chicago Rap Songs|last=Barber|first=Andrew|date=December 1, 2010|website=Complex|language=en|access-date=October 1, 2018}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| all_lyrics =
| all_music =
| title1 = Hay
| note1 = Album version
| length1 = 4:20
| lyrics1 =
| music1 =
| writer1 =
| title2 = Hay
| note2 = Instrumental
| length2 = 4:20
| lyrics2 =
| music2 =
| writer2 =
| title3 = Showdown
| note3 = Album version
| length3 = 4:40
| lyrics3 =
| music3 =
| writer3 =
| title4 = Hay
| note4 = Accapella
| length4 = 4:21
| lyrics4 =
| music4 =
| writer4 =
| total_length =
}}
Personnel
- Wondosas "Kilo" Martin – songwriter, vocals
- Marrico "Never" King – songwriter, vocals
- Corey "Coldhard" Johnson – songwriter, vocals
- Ralph "Wildstyle" Leverston – songwriter, vocals, producer, engineering
- Fred Brathwaite – executive producer
- Roy "Black Prince" Cormier – executive producer
- Shorty Capone – executive producer
- Andrew Griffin – assistant engineering (track 1)
- QBall – assistant engineering (track 3)
- Chris Shepherd – mixing (track 1)
- Ron Lowe – mixing (track 3)
- Tom Carlyle – mixing (track 3)
- Dennis Ferrante – mastering
- Daniel Hastings – photography
- Miguel Rivera – design
Chart history
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=Weekly charts=
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=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (1996)
! scope="col"| Position |
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| scope="row" align="left"|New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ){{Cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/index.php/chart/?chart=3885|title=Top Selling Singles of 1996 - The Official New Zealand Music Chart|last=|first=|date=|website=Official New Zealand Music Chart|access-date=October 1, 2018}}
| 26 |
| scope="row" align="left"|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite web|url=http://www.bobborst.com/popculture/top-100-songs-of-the-year/?year=1996|title=Top 100 Songs of 1996 - Billboard Year End Charts|website=Bob Borst's Home of Pop Culture|accessdate=October 1, 2018}}
| 93 |
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Certifications
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Crucial Conflict|title=Hay|type=single|award=Gold|certyear=1996}}
{{Certification Table Bottom| nosales=true}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|104760|Crucial Conflict – Hay}}
{{Crucial Conflict}}
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Category:Crucial Conflict songs