Symphony 2000

{{Infobox song

| name = Symphony 2000

| cover = Symphony 2000.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = EPMD featuring Method Man & Redman and Lady Luck

| album = Out of Business

| B-side = Right Now

| released = June 29, 1999

| recorded =

| studio = Mirror Image Recordings East (Dix Hills, New York)

| genre = Hip hop

| length = 4:03

| label = Def Jam

| writer =

| producer = Erick Sermon

| chronology = EPMD

| prev_title = Richter Scale

| prev_year = 1997

| next_title =

| next_year =

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Method Man & Redman

| type = singles

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| title = Symphony 2000

| year = 1999

| next_title = Teat It Otf

| next_year = 1999

}}

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"Symphony 2000" is the lead single released from EPMD's sixth album, Out of Business. The song was produced by Erick Sermon and featured verses from EPMD's labelmates, Method Man & Redman and Lady Luck. "Symphony 2000" was EPMD's last charting single making it to the R&B and rap charts.

The song sampled the famous main title song from the movie Uccellacci e Uccellini, directed by italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini and composed by Ennio Morricone. The song was sung by Italian actor and singer Domenico Modugno.

Single track listing

  1. "Symphony 2000" (Radio Edit)
  2. "Symphony 2000" (LP Version)
  3. "Symphony 2000" (Instrumental)
  4. "Right Now" (Radio Edit)
  5. "Right Now" (LP Version)
  6. "Right Now" (Instrumental)

Charts

=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable sortable"
Chart (1999)

!Peak
position

{{Single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|62|artist=EPMD|refname=|accessdate=April 15, 2022|rowheader=true}}
{{Single chart|Billboardrapsongs|28|artist=EPMD|refname=|accessdate=April 15, 2022|rowheader=true}}
{{Single chart|Billboardrandbhiphopairplay|58|artist=EPMD|refname=|accessdate=April 15, 2022|rowheader=true}}

References

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