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Kanye West

Kanye West, Teyana Taylor and Cyhi Da Prynce feat. Cam'ron, Pusha T and Jim Jones
Christmas in Harlem


Roc-A-Fella 2010
Marvin Gaye

Marvin Gaye
Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)

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Tamla 1971
Sample appears at: 0:07 (and throughout) Sample appears at: 1:32
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Producer: Hit-Boy
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Main genre: Hip-Hop / R&B
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Producer: Marvin Gaye
Tags: US #4 Hit, Motown, US R&B #1 Hit [Add]
Main genre: Soul / Funk / Disco
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Type Replayed Sample (Interpolation)
Part Sampled Hook / Riff
Community Rating Sample Rating: 10 (1 Vote)
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Contributed By kiraipantsu
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Related Songs

Other songs sampled in Kanye West, Teyana Taylor and Cyhi Da Prynce feat. Cam'ron, Pusha T and Jim Jones's Christmas in Harlem:
Papa Was Too Papa Was Too by Joe Tex (1966)
Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (1968)
Strawberry Letter 23 Strawberry Letter 23 by Shuggie Otis (1971)

Other songs that sampled Marvin Gaye's Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology):
Help the Children Help the Children by MC Hammer (1990)
Street Dreams (Remix) Street Dreams (Remix) by Nas feat. R. Kelly (1996)
Things Ain't What They Used to Be Things Ain't What They Used to Be by Mic Geronimo (1997)
Ghetto Life Ghetto Life by Steady Mobb'n feat. Master P, O'Dell and Snoop Dogg (1998)
Niggaz Done Started Something Niggaz Done Started Something by DMX feat. The Lox and Mase (1998)
Terrorwrist (Beneath the Under) Terrorwrist (Beneath the Under) by Mix Master Mike (2001)
Murphy Lee Murphy Lee by Murphy Lee feat. Zee (2003)
Call Me When You Get This Call Me When You Get This by Corinne Bailey Rae (2006)
Blunt Ashes Blunt Ashes by Nas (2006)
Drifting on an Aspect Drifting on an Aspect by Basic Operations (2006)
The Pen and the Needlz The Pen and the Needlz by Lupe Fiasco (2006)
Hialeah Home Grown Hialeah Home Grown by Orion (2008)
I'm So High I'm So High by Max B (2008)
Saturdayzed Saturdayzed by Knowmads (2009)
The Seventies The Seventies by Curren$y (2009)
David David by The Radio Dept. (2010)
Make It Last Make It Last by DJ Jazzy Jeff and Ayah (2011)
King James King James by BenNY Blanko (2013)

Cover versions of Marvin Gaye's Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology):
Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology) Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology) by Reuben Wilson (1971)
Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) by Leon Spencer (1971)
Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) by Grover Washington, Jr. (1971)
Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) by Richard Evans (1972)
Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) by Aswad (1984)
Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) by Milira (1990)
Mercy Mercy Me/I Want You Mercy Mercy Me/I Want You by Robert Palmer (1990)
Mercy Mercy Me Mercy Mercy Me by The Apostles (1992)
Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) by Jon B (1999)
Mercy Mercy Me Mercy Mercy Me by Michael McDonald (2004)
Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) by The Strokes and Eddie Vedder (2006)
Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) by Boyz II Men (2007)
Mercy Mercy Me Mercy Mercy Me by Craig David (2010)

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Jay Gumbs said on Friday, 01 April 2011:
Didn't even see that one.

kidwho said on Friday, 01 April 2011:
Thanks Anubis, Jay, this entry is now fixed.

DJ Anubis said on Friday, 01 April 2011:
Reported both sides? "Christimas"

kiraipantsu said on Friday, 01 April 2011:
Good looking out homie

Jay Gumbs said on Friday, 01 April 2011:
reported. To the moderator: Notice how the other samples of Marvin Gaye's extensively sampled song don't show up in the related samples section? Well, that's a clue that something isn't right with the song title...