Hey DJ (The World's Famous Supreme Team song)

"Hey! DJ" is a song by The World's Famous Supreme Team. Writing is credited to Larry Price (Sedivine the Mastermind) & Ronald Larkins Jr. (Just Allah the Superstar) and it was produced by Stephen Hague. Released on 12" in 1984 on Island Records, there were three mixes included.[2] The song refers with small lyric parts to McLaren & Supreme Team's previous hit, "Buffalo Gals", which the group featured on. "Hey DJ" peaked at number fifteen on the US soul chart.[3]

"Hey! DJ"
Single by The World's Famous Supreme Team
from the album Rappin'
ReleasedFebruary 1984
GenreHip hop
Length6:10
LabelCharisma[1]
Songwriter(s)Larry Price, Ronald Larkins Jr., Malcolm McLaren, Stephen Hague[1]
Producer(s)Stephen Hague[1]

Release

"Hey D.J." was released in Europe on Charisma Records in February 1984.[4] The song was released in the United States through Atlantic Records.[4]

Reception

From contemporary reviews, Jim Zebora of Record-Journal described the song as "one of the better raps to hit vinyl in recent memory" and a must-have for any record collector who "still spins "Rapper's Delight" and "The Breaks"."[5] Musician Limahl reviewed the single in Smash Hits noting that despite not working with Malcolm McLaren, the single "got some really nice original bits and a lovely girl's voice [...] should be huge in the clubs."[6]

In April 1989, Spin placed the song at number 64 on their list of their 100 greatest singles of all time.[7]

Music track listing
  1. Hey DJ (Extended Version). - 06:10.
  1. Hey DJ (Edit). - 04:08.
  2. Hey DJ (Extended Instrumental Version). - 04:45.

Credits

Credits adapted from the cover sleeve of the single.[1]

  • Stephen Hague – producer
  • Walter Turbitt – engineer
  • Nick Egan – cover design
  • David Witchard – assistant cover design

Chart performance
Chart (1984) Peak
position
US Billboard R&B 15

Cover versions
  • In 1994, the rap duo A Lighter Shade of Brown recorded a version of the song, which was included in the film Mi Vida Loca. This version peaked at number sixty-seven on the soul chart and number forty-three on the Hot 100.[8]
  • The song was sampled on Mariah Carey's 1997 hit single, "Honey".[9] Carey has stated that "Hey DJ" was always one of her favorite songs.[10]
  • The song was also sampled in the Beastie Boys song "Alright Hear This", which was included on the 1994 album Ill Communication.
  • AZ sampled the song for "Hey AZ" featuring SWV.
  • Silkk the Shocker used interpolations for his song "All Night" on his album Charge It 2 da Game
  • The song was heavily sampled in Japanese pop musician Toshiki Kadomatsu's song "Secret Lover", included in his 1985 album "Gold Digger".
  • Warren G uses a sample of this song on his song "To all DJ´s"

References
  1. Hey! DJ (label). World's Famous Supreme Team. Charisma Records. Team 1-12.CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. "World's Famous Supreme Team, The* - Hey D.J. (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 637.
  4. Robinson 1984, p. 24.
  5. Zebora 1984.
  6. Limahl 1984.
  7. "100 Greatest Singles of All Time". Spin. Vol. 5 no. 1. April 1989. p. 52.
  8. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 349.
  9. "Mariah Carey's Honey sample of World's Famous Supreme Team's Hey DJ". WhoSampled. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  10. "Honey by Mariah Carey". Songfacts. Retrieved 5 July 2011.

Sources


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