Left & Right (song)
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| Single by D'Angelo featuring Method Man & Redman | |||||||||
| from the album Voodoo | |||||||||
| B-side | Untitled (How Does It Feel) | ||||||||
| Released | October 19, 1999 | ||||||||
| Format | 12-inch, vinyl | ||||||||
| Recorded | 1999 Electric Lady Studios (New York, New York) |
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| Genre | R&B, neo soul, hip hop, funk | ||||||||
| Length | 4:46 | ||||||||
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Virgin 7087 6 14386 1 1 |
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| Writer(s) | D'Angelo, Q-Tip, Method Man, Redman | ||||||||
| Producer(s) | D'Angelo | ||||||||
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"Left & Right" is the second single from neo soul musician D'Angelo's album Voodoo. The song features guest vocals by hip hop duo Method Man & Redman who also co-wrote the song. The music video was directed by Malik Sayeed.
A part of the musical collective Soulquarians, Dilla served as a frequent collaborator of theirs. Although album tracks such as "Left & Right" and "Devil's Pie" help to bring this claim to light, J Dilla himself was not officially credited for production. However, he contributed significantly to Voodoo's overall sound, specifically the rhythm and percussion. Q-Tip was originally intended to contribute a verse to the song "Left & Right", but was replaced by rappers Method Man & Redman during recording due to creative differences. Questlove has stated that "general opinion was that the song was cool but nobody was feeling Tip's verse". According to former A&R-man Gary Harris, D'Angelo's manager Dominique Trenier "thought that Tip’s verse was wack".
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