Symphony 2000 | |
Cover: | Symphony 2000.jpg |
Type: | single |
Artist: | EPMD featuring Method Man & Redman and Lady Luck |
Album: | Out of Business |
B-Side: | Right Now |
Released: | June 29, 1999 |
Studio: | Mirror Image Recordings East (Dix Hills, New York) |
Genre: | Hip hop |
Length: | 4:03 |
Label: | Def Jam |
Producer: | Erick Sermon |
Chronology: | EPMD |
Prev Title: | Richter Scale |
Prev Year: | 1997 |
"Symphony 2000" is the lead single released from EPMD's sixth album, Out of Business. The song was produced by Erick Sermon and featured verses from EPMD's labelmates, Method Man & Redman and Lady Luck. "Symphony 2000" was EPMD's last charting single making it to the R&B and rap charts.
The song sampled the famous main title song from the movie Uccellacci e Uccellini, directed by italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini and composed by Ennio Morricone. The song was sung by Italian actor and singer Domenico Modugno.