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{{Infobox song

| name = Award Tour

| cover = Award Tour Cover.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = A Tribe Called Quest featuring Trugoy

| album = Midnight Marauders

| B-side = The Chase, Part II

| released = October 19, 1993

| recorded = 1993

| studio =

| genre = Alternative hip hop

| length = 3:46

| label = Jive Records

| writer = Kamaal Fareed, Weldon Irvine, Malik Taylor, Ali Muhammad

| producer = A Tribe Called Quest

| chronology = A Tribe Called Quest

| prev_title = Hot Sex

| prev_year = 1992

| next_title = Electric Relaxation

| next_year = 1994

| misc =

}}

"'Award Tour'" is a song by A Tribe Called Quest, released as the first single from their third album 'Midnight Marauders'. The song features rapper Trugoy on the chorus, from the fellow Native Tongues group De La Soul. It contains a sample of "We Gettin' Down" by Weldon Irvine, from his 1975 album 'Spirit Man'. The B-side of the single is the original version of the 'Midnight Marauders' track "The Chase, Pt. 2", which notably features the first known verse by future Tribe collaborator Consequence. "Award Tour" remains Tribe's highest charting single to date on the 'Billboard' Hot 100, peaking at number 47. It also topped the 'Billboard' Dance Singles chart.

The second half of the song's chorus calls out names of cities and states in this order: New York City, New Jersey, North Carolina, Virginia, Oakland, Los Angeles, San Francisco, St. John, Chi-town, Spokane, London, Tokyo, Houston, Delaware, Washington, D.C., Dallas, South Carolina, Maryland, New Orleans, and Detroit. Additionally, one line in the second verse mentions two Major League Baseball teams, the Atlanta Braves and New York Yankees.

Background



Speaking with 'Vibe', Q-Tip revealed his process for the song's production:

Music video



The music video for "Award Tour" was released in November 1993 and features an appearance by De La Soul. The video was filmed within the borders of a painting and features Q-Tip and Phife Dawg rapping in New York City while De La Soul member Trugoy sings the chorus.

Charts



References



Category:1993 singles

Category:A Tribe Called Quest songs

Category:Songs written by Q-Tip (musician)

Category:1993 songs

Category:Jive Records singles

Category:Song recordings produced by Q-Tip (musician)

Category:Songs written by Phife Dawg

Category:Songs written by Ali Shaheed Muhammad

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