"The Magic Key" is a 2003 hip-hop/electronic song recorded by French virtual band One-T + Cool-T. It was the third single from the album The One-T ODC and was released in April 2003. The song samples "Má Hra" (1971 album Nová Syntéza) by Blue Effect, a Czechoslovak progressive rock band.

It was the third most played songs on European radio and television during the third quarter of 2003 and performed one of the longest-running singles in the 2003 French SNEP Singles Charts (41 weeks), peaking at #9. The song was also a top five hit in Denmark, Poland, Germany and Austria, and a top ten hit in Belgium (Wallonia) and Switzerland. To date, it remains One-T's most successful single.

The singer behind Cool-T (rap) is Christine Asamoah.

Music video An animated music video was also released, featuring the characters on the single cover.

Other versions In 2015, a French version titled "DJ" featuring the chorus and samples of the song has been released by the French singer Dieselle.

In 2022, a musical based on the story of the song and music video premiered at the Kammertheater in Stuttgart.

Track listings CD single "The Magic Key" – 3:49 "The Travoltino Club" – 4:00

CD maxi "The Magic Key" (radio edit) – 3:50 "The Magic Key" (club mix) – 6:42 "The Magic Key" (extended mix) – 6:05 "The Magic Key" (instrumental) – 3:51 "The Magic Key" (a capella) – 3:25

12" maxi "The Magic Key" (radio edit) – 3:50 "The Magic Key" (club mix) – 6:42 "The Magic Key" (extended mix) – 6:05 "The Magic Key" (instrumental) – 3:51 "The Magic Key" (a capella) – 3:25

Credits Featuring by Cool-T Co-produced by Proedit Produced by Minor T

Charts

Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for "The Magic Key"Chart (2003–2004)Peakpositionscope="row"scope="row"scope="row"scope="row"scope="row"scope="row"scope="row"Hungary (Editors' Choice Top 40) 23scope="row"Poland (Polish Airplay Chart) 5scope="row"

Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for "The Magic Key"Chart (2003)PositionAustria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)2003 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved April 12, 2009)35Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)2003 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved April 12, 2009)43France (SNEP)2003 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved April 12, 2009)22Germany (Official German Charts)23Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)2003 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved April 12, 2009)16

Certifications + Certifications for "The Magic Key"CountryCertificationDateSales certifiedFranceFrench certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved April 12, 2009)GoldOctober 28, 2003250,000GermanyGold2003150,000

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