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{{Infobox single |
{{Infobox song
| Name = Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)
| name = Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)
| Cover = Deja Vu Uptown Baby.jpg
| cover = Deja Vu Uptown Baby.jpg
| Artist = [[Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz]]
| alt =
| from Album = [[Make It Reign]]
| type = Single
|B-side =
| artist = [[Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz]]
| Released = December 9, 1997
| album = [[Make It Reign (album)|Make It Reign]]
| released = December 9, 1997
| Format = [[Gramophone record|Vinyl]], [[CD single|CD]]
| Recorded = 1997
| recorded = 1997
| Genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| studio = [[The Cutting Room Studios|The Cutting Room]] (New York City)
| Length = 5:03
| genre = [[East Coast hip hop]]
| length = {{ubl|4:46|3:29 (clean radio edit)}}
| Label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| Writer = [[Walter Becker]] <br>[[Donald Fagen]] <ref>[http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=340416384&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=10&start=1 Ascap entry for song]</ref>
| writer = {{hlist|[[Walter Becker]]|[[Donald Fagen]]}}
| Producer = KNS
| Type = singles
| producer = KNS
| prev_title =
| Chronology = [[Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz]]
| Last single =
| prev_year =
| This single =
| next_title =
| Next single =
| next_year =
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|mVnoNpncfh0|"Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)"}}
}}
}}
}}
"'''Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)'''" is the lead single from [[Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz]]' debut album, ''[[Make It Reign]]''. Released in December 1997 and produced by the production duo KNS, "Deja Vu" was a huge success for the duo, becoming a hit in both the United States, peaking at #9 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]], and Canada, peaking at #6 on the [[Canadian Singles Chart]]. It was certified platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] on March 31, 1998 for sales of over one million copies. However, the duo's success would be short-lived as they broke up in 1999 without releasing a follow-up album or single.
"'''Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)'''" is the debut single by American [[East Coast hip hop]] duo [[Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz]], released in December 1997 through [[Columbia Records]] from their debut studio album ''[[Make It Reign (album)|Make It Reign]]''. [[Hip hop production|Produced]] by KNS, the song peaked at number nine on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], at number 21 on the [[UK Singles Chart]], at number 29 on the [[Official New Zealand Music Chart]], and was certified platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] on March 31, 1998, for sales of a million copies. However, the duo's success would be short-lived, as they broke up in 1999 without releasing a follow-up album or single.


Recording sessions took place at [[The Cutting Room Studios|The Cutting Room]] in [[New York City|New York]] with recording engineer DJ Nastee assisted by David Crafa. It was mixed at [[The Hit Factory]] by [[Ken Duro Ifill|Ken "Duro" Ifill]] assisted by Tony G. The song is built around a [[Sampling (music)|sample]] of [[Steely Dan]]'s "Black Cow". In exchange for clearing use of the sample, Steely Dan requested an advance payment of $115,000 as well as 100% of publishing royalties, and as a result of this agreement, Steely Dan members [[Walter Becker]] and [[Donald Fagen]] are the sole credited songwriters on "Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)".<ref>{{cite web |author=VladTV |author-link=DJ Vlad |title=Peter Gunz on Giving Up 100% Publishing: We Got Stuck-Up! |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaEIC-2wybQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/SaEIC-2wybQ |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|publisher=[[YouTube]] |date=April 3, 2015 |access-date=April 3, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The song opens with a sample from [[Jerry Rivera]]'s "Amores Como El Nuestro", a song that would later gain worldwide exposure after being sampled by [[Shakira]] for her song "[[Hips Don't Lie]]".
Three remixes were made for the song. The Frankenstein remix produced by Frank "Frankenstein" Fallico, the Pro Black remix produced by [[Ayatollah (producer)|Ayatollah]] and a Bad Boy remix that was made by [[Mase]], [[The LOX]] and [[Sean Combs|Puff Daddy]].


Three [[remix]]es were made for the song: The Frankenstein remix produced by Frank "[[Frankenstein (rapper)|Frankenstein]]" Fallico, the Pro Black remix produced by [[Ayatollah (record producer)|Ayatollah]], and a [[Bad Boy Records|Bad Boy]] remix that was made by [[Ma$e]], [[The LOX]] and [[Sean Combs|Puff Daddy]].
The song's two prominent samples are from [[Jerry Rivera]]'s "''Amores Como El Nuestro''" (which was was also sampled by Wyclef Jean for the hit Shakira song "Hips Don't Lie") and [[Steely Dan]]'s "[[Black Cow (song)|Black Cow]]".
[[Tatyana Ali]]'s song "[[Daydreamin' (Tatyana Ali song)|Daydreamin']]", released later in 1998, used the same "Black Cow" sample and featured both Tariq and Gunz. Gunz even mentions hearing "Black Cow" and being inspired to [[Rapping|rap]] to the [[Beat (music)|beat]]. The "J'Ty" remix of [[Beyoncé]]'s "[[Me, Myself and I (Beyoncé song)|Me, Myself and I]]", which released in 2003, uses the same sample on "Deja Vu".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-07 |title=filmboards.com - 1 original song, 2 samples |url=https://filmboards.com/board/p/209968/permalink/ |access-date=2023-01-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230107172117/https://filmboards.com/board/p/209968/permalink/ |archive-date=2023-01-07 }}</ref>


==Single track listing==
==Track listing==
;A-side
#"Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)" (Album Version) 4:44
#"Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)" (Instrumental) 4:43
#"Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)" (Acapella) 4:29


;B-side
===A-Side===
#"Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)" (Album Version)- 4:44
#"Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)" (Frankenstein Remix) 4:40
#"Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)" (Instrumental)- 4:43
#"Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)" (Frankenstein Remix Instrumental) 4:42
#"Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)" (Acapella)- 4:29
#"Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)" (Pro Black Remix) 4:32
#"Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)" (Pro Black Remix Instrumental) 4:29


==Charts and certifications==
===B-Side===
{{col-start}}
#"Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)" (Frankenstein Remix)- 4:40
{{col-2}}
#"Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)" (Frankenstein Remix Instrumental)- 4:42
#"Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)" (Pro Black Remix)- 4:32
#"Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)" (Pro Black Remix Instrumental)- 4:29


==Charts==
===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

===Peak positions===
{| class="wikitable"
!Chart (1998)
!Peak<br>position
|-
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1998)
|''Billboard'' Hot 100
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|align="center"|9
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Canada ([[Canadian Singles Chart|Nielsen SoundScan]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/Peter-Gunz/chart-history/cns/|title=Peter Gunz Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=May 18, 2022}}</ref>
|''Billboard'' Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks
|6
|align="center"|4
|-
|-
{{singlechart|New Zealand|29|artist=Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz|song=Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 1, 2020}}
|''Billboard'' Hot Rap Singles
|align="center"|1
|-
|-
{{single chart|Scotland|57|date=19980426|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 18, 2022}}
|''Billboard'' Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales
|align="center"|1
|-
|-
{{single chart|UK|21|date=19980426|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 1, 2020}}
|''Billboard'' Rhythmic Top 40
|align="center"|10
|-
|-
{{single chart|UKdance|8|date=19980426|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 18, 2022}}
|Canada ([[Canadian Singles Chart]])
|align="center"|6
|-
|-
{{single chart|UKrandb|2|date=19980426|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 18, 2022}}
|UK Singles ([[UK Singles Chart]])
|-
|align="center"|21
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|9|artist=Peter Gunz|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 1, 2020}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboarddancesales|1|artist=Peter Gunz|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 18, 2022}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|4|artist=Peter Gunz|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 1, 2020}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardrapsongs|1|artist=Peter Gunz|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 1, 2020}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardrhythmic|10|artist=Peter Gunz|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 1, 2020}}
|}
|}
{{col-2}}


===Year-End charts===
===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!align="left"|End of year chart (1998)
!align="left"|Chart (1998)
!align="center"|Position
!align="center"|Position
|-
|-
|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1998|title=Billboard Top 100 - 1998|accessdate=2010-12-15}}</ref>
|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1998 |title=Billboard Top 100 - 1998 |accessdate=2010-12-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090309202636/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1998 |archivedate=2009-03-09 }}</ref>
|align="center"|36
|align="center"|36
|-
|-
|}
|}

===Certifications===
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz|title=Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=1998|certyear=1998|salesamount=1,000,000|salesref=<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1Q0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA75 |title=Best-Selling Records of 1998 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=BPI Communications Inc.|date=January 30, 1999 |access-date=May 31, 2015 |page=75 |issn=0006-2510|volume=111|number=5}}</ref>}}
|}
{{col-end}}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Discogs master|177069|Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)}}

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[[Category:1997 singles]]
[[Category:1997 songs]]
[[Category:Billboard Rap Songs number-one singles]]
[[Category:1998 debut singles]]
[[Category:Debut singles]]
[[Category:American hip-hop songs]]
[[Category:Columbia Records singles]]
[[Category:Singles certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America]]
[[Category:East Coast hip-hop songs]]
[[Category:Songs about New York City]]
[[Category:Songs written by Donald Fagen]]
[[Category:Songs written by Donald Fagen]]
[[Category:Songs written by Walter Becker]]
[[Category:Songs written by Walter Becker]]
[[Category:Music videos directed by Chris Robinson]]
[[Category:Music videos directed by Chris Robinson (director)]]

Latest revision as of 13:23, 13 December 2024

"Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)"
Single by Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz
from the album Make It Reign
ReleasedDecember 9, 1997
Recorded1997
StudioThe Cutting Room (New York City)
GenreEast Coast hip hop
Length
  • 4:46
  • 3:29 (clean radio edit)
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)KNS
Music video
"Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)" on YouTube

"Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)" is the debut single by American East Coast hip hop duo Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz, released in December 1997 through Columbia Records from their debut studio album Make It Reign. Produced by KNS, the song peaked at number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100, at number 21 on the UK Singles Chart, at number 29 on the Official New Zealand Music Chart, and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on March 31, 1998, for sales of a million copies. However, the duo's success would be short-lived, as they broke up in 1999 without releasing a follow-up album or single.

Recording sessions took place at The Cutting Room in New York with recording engineer DJ Nastee assisted by David Crafa. It was mixed at The Hit Factory by Ken "Duro" Ifill assisted by Tony G. The song is built around a sample of Steely Dan's "Black Cow". In exchange for clearing use of the sample, Steely Dan requested an advance payment of $115,000 as well as 100% of publishing royalties, and as a result of this agreement, Steely Dan members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen are the sole credited songwriters on "Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)".[1] The song opens with a sample from Jerry Rivera's "Amores Como El Nuestro", a song that would later gain worldwide exposure after being sampled by Shakira for her song "Hips Don't Lie".

Three remixes were made for the song: The Frankenstein remix produced by Frank "Frankenstein" Fallico, the Pro Black remix produced by Ayatollah, and a Bad Boy remix that was made by Ma$e, The LOX and Puff Daddy.

Tatyana Ali's song "Daydreamin'", released later in 1998, used the same "Black Cow" sample and featured both Tariq and Gunz. Gunz even mentions hearing "Black Cow" and being inspired to rap to the beat. The "J'Ty" remix of Beyoncé's "Me, Myself and I", which released in 2003, uses the same sample on "Deja Vu".[2]

Track listing

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A-side
  1. "Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)" (Album Version) – 4:44
  2. "Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)" (Instrumental) – 4:43
  3. "Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)" (Acapella) – 4:29
B-side
  1. "Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)" (Frankenstein Remix) – 4:40
  2. "Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)" (Frankenstein Remix Instrumental) – 4:42
  3. "Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)" (Pro Black Remix) – 4:32
  4. "Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)" (Pro Black Remix Instrumental) – 4:29

Charts and certifications

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References

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  1. ^ VladTV (April 3, 2015). "Peter Gunz on Giving Up 100% Publishing: We Got Stuck-Up!". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  2. ^ "filmboards.com - 1 original song, 2 samples". 2023-01-07. Archived from the original on 2023-01-07. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  3. ^ "Peter Gunz Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz – Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  5. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  6. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  7. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  8. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  9. ^ "Peter Gunz Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  10. ^ "Peter Gunz Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  11. ^ "Peter Gunz Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  12. ^ "Peter Gunz Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  13. ^ "Peter Gunz Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  14. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1998". Archived from the original on 2009-03-09. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
  15. ^ "Best-Selling Records of 1998". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 5. BPI Communications Inc. January 30, 1999. p. 75. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  16. ^ "American single certifications – Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz – Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)". Recording Industry Association of America.
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