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Father (LL Cool J song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Father'" is the third single from LL Cool J's seventh album, 'Phenomenon'. It was released on January 13, 1998 for Def Jam Recordings and was produced by the Trackmasters.
"Father", which was an auto-biographical song that detailed LL's abuse from his mother's boyfriend, would prove to be the most successful single from the album, it made it to #18 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 and became his eighth single to reach #1 on the Hot Rap Singles. It sold 500,000 copies. The song's main sample is "Father Figure" by George Michael.
The music video was directed by Samuel Bayer.
Track listing
A-Side
#"Father" (Radio Edit)- 3:57#"Father" (Instrumental)- 4:42
B-Side
#"4,3,2,1" (Remix Instrumental)- 5:00#"4,3,2,1" (Instrumental)- 4:15
Charts
Weekly charts
End of year charts
References
Category:1998 singles
Category:LL Cool J songs
Category:Music videos directed by Samuel Bayer
Category:Songs written by LL Cool J
Category:1997 songs
Category:Songs written by George Michael
Category:Song recordings produced by Trackmasters
Category:Def Jam Recordings singles
Category:Songs written by Samuel Barnes (songwriter)
Category:Songs written by Jean-Claude Olivier
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