| "Fantastic Voyage" | ||||
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| Single by Lakeside | ||||
| from the album Fantastic Voyage | ||||
| B-side | "I Can't Get You Out of My Head" | |||
| Released | January 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 6:10 | |||
| Label | SOLAR (JD-12130) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Lakeside | |||
| Lakeside singles chronology | ||||
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'"Fantastic Voyage"' is a 1980 song by Lakeside, a band from Dayton, Ohio. It was the number one hit single from their 1980 album Fantastic Voyage. The song hit number one on the R&B chart and was the group's only entry on the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at number fifty-five. [2]
Samples
- In 1994, hip-hop artist Coolio sampled the Lakeside song for his own hit of the same title.
Song in popular culture
- The song was performed by Cedric the Entertainer, Vanessa Williams, Bow Wow and Solange Knowles during a talent show in the movie Johnson Family Vacation.
- The song also appeared in the movie First Kid, starring Sinbad.
- The song is also played in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, on the in-game radio station, Bounce FM.
- The song was used in the Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel's Claptastic Voyage DLC trailer.
- The song was used in a television commercial in 2021 for Allstate Insurance.
References
- ^ a b Molanphy, Chris (October 15, 2022). "Give Up the Funk Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 339.
External links
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