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Breaker 1/9
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Wikipedia article
"'Breaker 1/9'" is a song by Common, released in 1993 as the second single from his debut album 'Can I Borrow a Dollar?'. Produced by Immenslope and The Twilite Tone, it samples both "Between the Sheets" by The Isley Brothers and also contains a lyric from the theme to Threes Company. Its beat also contains "booming" drums sampled from "Get Out of My Life, Woman" by Lee Dorsey and made for the "jeep beat collective." Its lyrics recount romantic adventures humorously. It holds the worst chart position of any single from that album, yet still reached #10 on the Hot Rap Singles chart.
"Breaker 1/9" is originally a Citizens' Band radio slang term telling other CB users that you'd like to start a transmission on channel 19, and is the phrase that starts C. W. McCall's 1975 novelty hit "Convoy".
Track listing
A-side
# "Breaker 1/9 (LP Radio Edit)" (4:02)# "Breaker 1/9 (Slope Remix)" (4:18)
# "Breaker 1/9 (LP Instrumental)" (4:02)
B-side
# "Breaker 1/9 (Beat Nuts Remix)" (4:32)# "Breaker 1/9 (Beat Nuts Instrumental)" (4:32)
# "Breaker 1/9 (Slope Instrumental)" (4:18)
See also
*List of Common songs
References
Chart positions
Category:1993 singles
Category:Common (rapper) songs
Category:Song recordings produced by No I.D.
Category:1993 songs
Category:Songs written by Common (rapper)
Category:Songs written by No I.D.
Category:Relativity Records singles
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