Blaque - 808--is the remix the hit?

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   Going through my 90s stuff and pulled out my Blaque CD AND the CD single for 808 and realized something. What is considered the LP version is absolutely not the version I used to hear on the radio. It's more of a slow jam, while the remix on the CD single is drum n bass mix that is the version with which I'm familiar. In fact, it doesn't even sound like the same vocal take--or even the same melody. They sound like two completely different songs--the chorus on the remix has this whole 'she ain't got the junk in her trunk' chorus and that isn't on the LP version. AND, what's called the "LP version" on the CD single only runs 4:15, while the actual LP version runs 5:07. This song has me seriously confused.

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budaniel Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 12 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote budaniel Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Blaque - 808--is the remix the hit? Posted: 22 July 2010 at 9:48pm
	Going through my 90s stuff and pulled out my Blaque CD AND the CD single for 808 and realized something. What is considered the LP version is absolutely not the version I used to hear on the radio. It's more of a slow jam, while the remix on the CD single is drum n bass mix that is the version with which I'm familiar. In fact, it doesn't even sound like the same vocal take--or even the same melody. They sound like two completely different songs--the chorus on the remix has this whole 'she ain't got the junk in her trunk' chorus and that isn't on the LP version. AND, what's called the "LP version" on the CD single only runs 4:15, while the actual LP version runs 5:07. This song has me seriously confused.

aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Online Points: 268	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22 July 2010 at 11:02pm
	I'm not sure if I still have my copy of the full-length album, but I do have the CD maxi single you reference. What accounts for the time difference between the actual LP version and the CD single "LP Version"? I don't recall hearing "808" on my local top 40 station. It only peaked at #46 on the R&R CHR/Pop chart. At the time the song was a hit, there were no rhythmic or urban stations in the area where I was living, either. You are correct, though, that the "Remix" is not simply a remix in the way we would normally use the term. It's a completely different song--new lyrics and new backing track. In hip-hop, it's pretty common for a "remix" to be a completely different song. There are countless examples. The "808" remix samples "Going Back To Cali" by LL Cool J, and it's much more uptempo than the original version.

Steve Sharp Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 08 November 2007 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Steve Sharp Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 July 2010 at 7:11am
	I've never heard the slow, original version on the radio. The hit version is the remix.

PopArchivist Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 30 June 2018 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 69	Post Options Post Reply Quote PopArchivist Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 21 May 2019 at 8:26pm
	In organizing my 1999 top 10, can we get some more input if the remix is the hit version here? I never heard 808. Aaron I know Jim did a post in which he showed what tracks were on the single, but did not address the remix version. Any help would be appreciated.

cmmmbase Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 04 May 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote cmmmbase Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22 May 2019 at 9:10am
	During my time working for Mediabase 24/7, the remix version was the only version I ever encountered. Edited by cmmmbase

aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Online Points: 268	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22 May 2019 at 11:26am
	I don't really remember hearing this song on CHR/pop radio, but rhythmic stations definitely played it. The song peaked at #4 on the R&R CHR/Rhythmic chart. My college station received a stock CD single with a hole punch through the barcode, and that's the only evidence I've been able to find of any promo containing the remix.
	Aaron Kannowski Uptown Sound 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop