"Hay" is a song written and performed by American hip hop group Crucial Conflict, released as the lead single from their debut full-length album The Final Tic. It was recorded at The Barn in Chicago, Illinois and produced by member Wildstyle, who used a sample of Funkadelic's "I'll Stay". "Hay" became the group's breakthrough hit, peaking at number 18 in the United States and number 3 in New Zealand. The single was certified gold by the RIAA on July 18, 1996, and helped the album reach gold status less than two months later. Complex placed the song at number 4 on their 50 Greatest Chicago Rap Songs.
Track listing
Personnel Wondosas "Kilo" Martin – songwriter, vocals Marrico "Never" King – songwriter, vocals Corey "Coldhard" Johnson – songwriter, vocals Ralph "Wildstyle" Leverston – songwriter, vocals, producer, engineering Fred Brathwaite – executive producer Roy "Black Prince" Cormier – executive producer Shorty Capone – executive producer Andrew Griffin – assistant engineering (track 1) QBall – assistant engineering (track 3) Chris Shepherd – mixing (track 1) Ron Lowe – mixing (track 3) Tom Carlyle – mixing (track 3) Dennis Ferrante – mastering Daniel Hastings – photography Miguel Rivera – design
Chart history
Weekly charts Chart (1996) PeakpositionUS R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard) 24US R&B/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs (Billboard) 19
Year-end charts Chart (1996) PositionNew Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 26US Billboard Hot 100 93
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