No Exit (song)
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"No Exit" is a song by the American
new wave band Blondie
. It was the title track from their seventh studio album
in 1999 and was released as a single in the U.S.
and parts of Europe
, but not the U.K.
.
The song is a fusion of Classical, Rock and Hip hop music
, using an interpolation of Johann Sebastian Bach
's Toccata and Fugue in D minor. It features rapper Coolio
exchanging raps with Debbie Harry
.
The single was released as a special tour souvenir CD. The released CD contains remixes of "No Exit", "Maria
", "Nothing Is Real but the Girl
" and a cover of Karen Young
's 1978 disco hit "Hot Shot". A video was released for one of the "No Exit" remixes, which featured Inspectah Deck
, U-God
and Mobb Deep
instead of Coolio.
The Loud Allstar Rock Remix featured in the film "200 Cigarettes
" (1999)
, Ashby) unless otherwise noted
EU & US CD
UK CD Exclusive Tour Souvenir
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
new wave band Blondie
Blondie (band)
Blondie is an American rock band, founded by singer Deborah Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. The band was a pioneer in the early American New Wave and punk scenes of the mid-1970s...
. It was the title track from their seventh studio album
No Exit (Blondie album)
No Exit is the seventh studio album by the US rock/new wave group Blondie. It was released in February 1999 and marked the first time the band recorded or performed together since 1982, when they released their previous studio album The Hunter....
in 1999 and was released as a single in the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and parts of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, but not the U.K.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
The song is a fusion of Classical, Rock and Hip hop music
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
, using an interpolation of Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
's Toccata and Fugue in D minor. It features rapper Coolio
Coolio
Artis Leon Ivey Jr. , better known by the stage name Coolio, is an American musician, rapper, actor and record producer.-Late 80s:He recorded two singles in the late 80s, titled "Watcha Gonna Do" and "You're Gonna Miss Me"...
exchanging raps with Debbie Harry
Debbie Harry
Deborah Ann "Debbie" Harry is an American singer-songwriter and actress, best known for being the lead singer of the punk rock and new wave band Blondie. She has also had success as a solo artist, and in the mid-1990s she performed and recorded as part of The Jazz Passengers...
.
The single was released as a special tour souvenir CD. The released CD contains remixes of "No Exit", "Maria
Maria (Blondie song)
"Maria" is a song by the American band Blondie, taken from their 1999 album No Exit. This song was Blondie's comeback single, their first since "War Child" in July 1982. In the UK, it was the band's sixth no.1 single, topping the charts exactly 20 years after their first UK no.1 "Heart of Glass" in...
", "Nothing Is Real but the Girl
Nothing Is Real but the Girl
"Nothing Is Real but the Girl" is a song from Blondie's 1999 comeback album No Exit. Written by the band's keyboardist Jimmy Destri, the song was released as a single in the UK on June 12, 1999 in various formats. A promotional video for the song was also produced.Due to the incredible success of...
" and a cover of Karen Young
Karen Young (American singer)
Karen Young was an American disco-era singer best known for her hit, "Hot Shot".-Biography:Young grew up in a Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania rowhouse. Before becoming an international recording star with "Hot Shot," she recorded jingles and background vocals for the Philadelphia based...
's 1978 disco hit "Hot Shot". A video was released for one of the "No Exit" remixes, which featured Inspectah Deck
Inspectah Deck
Jason Hunter, better known by his stage name Inspectah Deck, is an American rapper, producer, and member of the Wu-Tang Clan...
, U-God
U-God
Lamont Hawkins , better known as U-God , is an American rapper and member of the hip hop collective, Wu-Tang Clan. He has been with the group since its inception, and is known for having a deep, rhythmic flow that can alternate between being gruff or smooth...
and Mobb Deep
Mobb Deep
Mobb Deep is an American hip hop duo from Queensbridge, Queens, New York, U.S., that consists of Havoc and Prodigy. The duo is "one of the most critically acclaimed hardcore East Coast hip-hop groups." The group is best known for its dark, hardcore delivery, as exemplified by the single "Shook Ones...
instead of Coolio.
The Loud Allstar Rock Remix featured in the film "200 Cigarettes
200 Cigarettes
200 Cigarettes is a 1999 comedy-drama film starring Ben Affleck, Casey Affleck, Dave Chappelle, Guillermo Díaz, Angela Featherstone, Janeane Garofalo, Gaby Hoffman, Kate Hudson, Courtney Love, Jay Mohr, Martha Plimpton, Christina Ricci and Paul Rudd. The film also features paintings by Sally...
" (1999)
Track listing
All tracks (Harry, Stein, Destri, CoolioCoolio
Artis Leon Ivey Jr. , better known by the stage name Coolio, is an American musician, rapper, actor and record producer.-Late 80s:He recorded two singles in the late 80s, titled "Watcha Gonna Do" and "You're Gonna Miss Me"...
, Ashby) unless otherwise noted
EU & US CD
- "No Exit" (The Loud Rock Remix Radio Version) - 4:26
- "No Exit" (The Infamous Hip Rock Version Radio Version) -3:21
- "No Exit" (Album Version) - 4:19
UK CD Exclusive Tour Souvenir
- "No Exit" (The Loud Rock Remix Radio Version) - 4:26
- "No Exit" (The Infamous Hip Rock Version Radio Version) - 3:21
- "MariaMaria (Blondie song)"Maria" is a song by the American band Blondie, taken from their 1999 album No Exit. This song was Blondie's comeback single, their first since "War Child" in July 1982. In the UK, it was the band's sixth no.1 single, topping the charts exactly 20 years after their first UK no.1 "Heart of Glass" in...
" (J & B Mix) (Destri) - 4:51 - "Maria" (Talvin Singh Rhythmic Mix) (Destri) - 4:51
- "Nothing Is Real but the GirlNothing Is Real but the Girl"Nothing Is Real but the Girl" is a song from Blondie's 1999 comeback album No Exit. Written by the band's keyboardist Jimmy Destri, the song was released as a single in the UK on June 12, 1999 in various formats. A promotional video for the song was also produced.Due to the incredible success of...
" (DT Edit) (Destri) - 3:13 - "Hot Shot" (Borusiewicz, Kahn) - 3:46