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"Drop"
Single by The Pharcyde
from the album Labcabincalifornia
B-side"Y? (Be Like That)"
ReleasedAugust 10, 1995
Recorded1995
Genre Alternative hip hop
Length5:36
Label Delicious Vinyl
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Jay Dee
The Pharcyde singles chronology
" Otha Fish"
(1993)
"Drop"
(1995)
" Runnin'"
(1995)
Audio sample
Music video
"Drop" on YouTube

"Drop" is a single by alternative hip hop group The Pharcyde, released in 1995 as the second single for the group's second album, Labcabincalifornia. The single contains a reversed sample of Dorothy Ashby's recording of " Django", originally by the Modern Jazz Quartet, as well as a vocal sample of the Beastie Boys song " The New Style", using the titular "mmm..... drop" line delivered during a drop to create its hook.

Music video

The music video for "Drop" was directed by Spike Jonze and filmed in Los Angeles. The video features Ad-Rock and Mike D in a cameo and footage of the group performing the song backwards, played in reverse.

Track listings

A-Side
  1. Drop (Beatminerz Remix) (4:15)
  2. Drop (Radio Remix) (3:45)
  3. Drop (Beatminerz Remix Instrumental) (4:15)
B-Side
  1. Runnin' (Jay Dee Remix) (4:30)
  2. Y? (Be Like That) (Jay Dee Remix) (4:45)
  3. Y? (Be Like That) (LP Version) (4:50)
  4. Y? (Be Like That) (Jay Dee Remix Instrumental) (4:45)

Charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [1] 93
US Dance Singles Sales ( Billboard) [2] 4
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard) [3] 73
US Hot Rap Songs ( Billboard) [4] 5

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