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=== Use as a sample === | === Use as a sample === | ||
''See also: [[List of Songs that Sample Genius of Love]]'' | |||
"Genius of Love" was one of the most interpolated hooks of the 1980s, and has continued to be one of the most popular beats within the hip hop, rap and R&B genres, in particular. Notable early versions include Dr. Jeckyl & Mr. Hyde's "Genius Rap" (1981) and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five's "It's Nasty" (1982). | "Genius of Love" was one of the most interpolated hooks of the 1980s, and has continued to be one of the most popular beats within the hip hop, rap and R&B genres, in particular. Notable early versions include Dr. Jeckyl & Mr. Hyde's "Genius Rap" (1981) and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five's "It's Nasty" (1982). | ||
Perhaps the most well-known use of "Genius of Love" is heard on American singer Mariah Carey's "Fantasy", the lead single off of her multiplatinum fifth studio album, ''Daydream'' (Columbia 1995). The single was a major success, peaking at No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for eight consecutive weeks and remaining on the chart for 25 weeks. "Fantasy" has also been credited with exposing the Tom Tom Club and "Genius of Love" to newer and possibly younger listeners, a point further solidified when the song was sampled over 25 years later by rapper Latto on her single "Big Energy" (2021). Carey herself made a surprise appearance to perform the song with Latto, live, at the 2022 BET Awards. | Perhaps the most well-known use of "Genius of Love" is heard on American singer Mariah Carey's "Fantasy", the lead single off of her multiplatinum fifth studio album, ''Daydream'' (Columbia 1995). The single was a major success, peaking at No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for eight consecutive weeks and remaining on the chart for 25 weeks. | ||
Guitarist Adrian Belew supposedly didn't even know that his guitar was sampled in "Fantasy" until after the single was release. Belew has said that he was at a King Crimson show when somebody came up with a copy of ''Daydream'' asking for an autograph. "''I said, ‘I don’t even know Mariah Carey. Why would I do that?’ They said, ‘Oh, you’re right here. It says you co-wrote this.’ They opened it up and showed that I co-wrote [Fantasy] with Chris and Tina. I was amazed."''<ref>Reed, Ryan. ““Seymour Duncan Went to Work. He Dragged It through the Grass. Put Motor Oil on It. Chipped It. Frank Zappa Said, “If You Wanted to Ruin Your Guitar, Adrian, Why Didn’t You Loan It to a Friend?”” Adrian Belew’s Number One Stratocaster Has Lived a Life.” ''Guitarworld'', 11 July 2024, www.guitarworld.com/features/adrian-belew-number-one-fender-stratocaster. Accessed 23 July 2024.</ref> | |||
"Fantasy" has also been credited with exposing the Tom Tom Club and "Genius of Love" to newer and possibly younger listeners, a point further solidified when the song was sampled over 25 years later by rapper Latto on her single "Big Energy" (2021). Carey herself made a surprise appearance to perform the song with Latto, live, at the 2022 BET Awards. | |||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||