"Symphony in X Major" | ||||
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Single by Xzibit featuring Dr. Dre | ||||
from the album Man vs. Machine | ||||
B-side | "Harder" | |||
Released | December 9, 2002 | |||
Genre | Rap | |||
Length | 3:55 | |||
Label | Loud | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Rick Rock | |||
Xzibit singles chronology | ||||
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Dr. Dre singles chronology | ||||
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"Symphony in X Major" was the second and final single released from Xzibit's fourth album named Man vs. Machine. It features Dr. Dre, is produced by Rick Rock and samples a portion of Johann Sebastian Bach's " Brandenburg Concerto No. 3". Dr. Dre mixed the song.
A music video was shot for the song directed by Joe Hahn of Linkin Park. [1] Dr. Dre does not appear in the video. It reached number 43 in the Australian singles chart. [2]
"Symphony in X Major" samples two extracts of Johann Sebastian Bach's " Brandenburg Concerto No. 3" as interpreted by Wendy Carlos on her 1968 Switched-On Bach album. These two samples are taken from the composition's middle section where it transitions into the relative minor key, "useful in reinforcing the menacing tone of the hip-hop track." [1]
The first corresponds to bars 70-71 of the concerto and appears in the introduction and choruses of the song, while the second is taken from bars 68-69, and is used in the verses and the outro, giving the song a contrasting verse-chorus structure. [1]
Chart (2002–2003) | Peak position |
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Australia ( ARIA) [2] | 43 |
Australian Urban ( ARIA) [3] | 16 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard) [4] | 63 |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United States | November 25, 2002 | [5] |