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"Hay"
Single by Crucial Conflict
from the album The Final Tic
B-side"Showdown"
ReleasedApril 23, 1996
Recorded1995
StudioThe Barn (Chicago, Illinois)
GenreMidwest hip hop  ; Rap Rock
Length4:20
LabelUniversal
Songwriter(s)
  • Wondosas Martin
  • Marrico King
  • Corey Johnson
  • Ralph Leverston
Producer(s)
Crucial Conflict singles chronology
"Hay"
(1996) 		"Ride the Rodeo"
(1996)
Music video
"Hay" on YouTube

"Hay" is a song written and performed by American hip hop group Crucial Conflict, released as the lead single from their debut full-length album The Final Tic. It was recorded at The Barn in Chicago, Illinois and produced by member Wildstyle, who used a sampled of Funkadelic's "I'll Stay". "Hay" became the group's breakthrough hit, peaking at number 18 in the United States and number 3 in New Zealand. The single was certified gold by the RIAA on July 18, 1996, and helped the album reach gold status less than two months later. Complex placed the song at number 4 on their 50 Greatest Chicago Rap Songs.[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Hay" (Album version)4:20
2."Hay" (Instrumental)4:20
3."Showdown" (Album version)4:40
4."Hay" (Accapella)4:21

Personnel

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  • Wondosas "Kilo" Martin – songwriter, vocals
  • Marrico "Never" King – songwriter, vocals
  • Corey "Coldhard" Johnson – songwriter, vocals
  • Ralph "Wildstyle" Leverston – songwriter, vocals, producer, engineering
  • Fred Brathwaite – executive producer
  • Roy "Black Prince" Cormier – executive producer
  • Shorty Capone – executive producer
  • Andrew Griffin – assistant engineering (track 1)
  • QBall – assistant engineering (track 3)
  • Chris Shepherd – mixing (track 1)
  • Ron Lowe – mixing (track 3)
  • Tom Carlyle – mixing (track 3)
  • Dennis Ferrante – mastering
  • Daniel Hastings – photography
  • Miguel Rivera – design

Chart history

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[11] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Barber, Andrew (December 1, 2010). "The 50 Greatest Chicago Rap Songs". Complex. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  2. ^ "Crucial Conflict – Hay". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  3. ^ "Crucial Conflict Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  4. ^ "Crucial Conflict Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  5. ^ "Crucial Conflict Chart History (R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 1, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  6. ^ "Crucial Conflict Chart History (R&B/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs)". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 1, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  7. ^ "Crucial Conflict Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  8. ^ "Crucial Conflict Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  9. ^ "Top Selling Singles of 1996 - The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Official New Zealand Music Chart. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  10. ^ "Top 100 Songs of 1996 - Billboard Year End Charts". Bob Borst's Home of Pop Culture. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  11. ^ "American single certifications – Crucial Conflict – Hay". Recording Industry Association of America.
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