"Left & Right" is a song by American soul musician D'Angelo featuring American rappers Method Man & Redman. It was released on October 19, 1999, by Virgin Records, as the lead single from the singer's second studio album Voodoo (2000). Recording sessions took place at Electric Lady Studios in New York City. Written by D'Angelo, Method Man, Redman and Q-Tip, it was produced by D'Angelo himself. An accompanying music video was directed by Malik Hassan Sayeed.
Background A part of the musical collective Soulquarians, producer J Dilla served as a frequent collaborator of theirs.Touré. Untitled Document: D'Angelo, May 2000. Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 2, 2011.Columnist. Featured Drummers: Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson. Drummerworld. Retrieved on 2008-08-09. Although album tracks such as "Left & Right" and "Devil's Pie" help to bring this claim to light, Dilla himself was not officially credited for production. However, he contributed significantly to Voodoos overall sound, specifically the rhythm and percussion. Q-Tip was originally intended to contribute a verse to the song "Left & Right", but was replaced by rappers Method Man & Redman during recording due to creative differences.Thompson, Ahmir 'Questlove'. "Review: Voodoo". ?uestcorner/Okayplayer: 1999. Archived from the original on August 9, 2008. Questlove has stated that "general opinion was that the song was cool but nobody was feeling Tip's verse". According to former A&R representative Gary Harris, D'Angelo's manager Dominique Trenier "thought that Tip’s verse was wack".Gonzales, Michael A. "D'Angelo: Black Pop Kool-Aid".
Track listing
Personnel Michael Eugene "D'Angelo" Archer – songwriter, vocals, producer Clifford "Method Man" Smith – songwriter, rap vocals Reginald "Redman" Noble – songwriter, rap vocals Jonathan "Q-Tip" Davis – songwriter Russell Elevado – recording, mixing
Charts + 1999–2000 weekly chart performance for "Left & Right" Chart Peakposition
Release history + Release dates and formats for "Left & Right" Region Date Format(s) Label(s) United States October 19, 1999 United Kingdom November 15, 1999 EMI Japan December 24, 1999 Maxi CD Toshiba EMI
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