List of interpolated songs
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This list is of songs that have been interpolated by other songs; songs that are parodied, a cover version or use a sample of another song are not "interpolations". It is organized under the name of the artist whose song is interpolated followed by the title of the song, and then the interpolating artist and their song. This list is by no means an exhaustive or complete list. References can be found in the articles of either the interpolated song or the interpolating song, or both.
- v – if a vocal or lyrical interpolation is used; i – if an instrumental interpolation is used.
Listing[]
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| Interpolated artist | Interpolated song | Interpolating artist | Interpolating song |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Cent | "Many Men (Wish Death)" | Pop Smoke | "Got It on Me" (v)[1] |
| Aerosmith | "Dream On" | Eminem | "Sing for the Moment" (i)[2] |
| Alice Deejay | "Better Off Alone" | David Guetta feat. Ne-Yo and Akon | "Play Hard" (i)[3] |
| Aphex Twin | "Avril 14th" | Kanye West | "Blame Game" (i)[4] |
| Aqua | "Barbie Girl" | Ludacris feat. Jeremih and Wiz Khalifa | "Party Girls" (v)[5] |
| Aqua | "Barbie Girl" | Ava Max | "Not Your Barbie Girl" (v) |
| ATC | "Around the World (La La La La La)" | Ava Max | "My Head & My Heart" (v) |
| Avicii | "Levels" | Flo Rida | "Good Feeling" (i) |
| Axwell & Ingrosso | "Sun Is Shining" | Ava Max | "So Am I" (i) |
| Baby Bash | "Suga Suga" | Robin Schulz feat. Francesco Yates | "Sugar" |
| Backstreet Boys | "I Want It That Way" | Lil Uzi Vert | "That Way" |
| The Beatles | "A Day in the Life" | David Bowie | "Young Americans" |
| The Beatles | "Day Tripper" | April Wine | "I Like to Rock" |
| The Beatles | "Here, There and Everywhere" | Frank Ocean | "White Ferrari" |
| The Beatles | "She Loves You" | The Beatles | "All You Need Is Love" |
| The Beatles | "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" | Wu Tang Clan | "The Heart Gently Weeps" (i) |
| Ludwig van Beethoven | "Symphony No. 9" | Bright Eyes | "Road to Joy" |
| Big Sean | "I Don't Fuck with You" | Big Sean | "Single Again" (v) |
| Bingo Players | "Cry (Just a Little)" | Flo Rida | "I Cry" |
| Bootsy Collins | "I'd Rather Be With You" | Adina Howard | "Freak Like Me" (v) |
| Bill Medley | "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" | Andre Nickatina | "I'm a Junkie" |
| Bill Medley | "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" | The Black Eyed Peas | "The Time (Dirty Bit)" |
| Bill Withers | "Lovely Day" | T.W.D.Y. | "Players Holiday" |
| Billy Joel | "Uptown Girl" | Usher | "Can't Stop Won't Stop" |
| Black Sabbath | "Iron Man" | Kanye West | "Hell of a Life" |
| Black Sabbath | "Iron Man" | Daft Punk | "The Brainwasher" |
| Bonnie Tyler | "If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man)" | Bon Jovi | "You Give Love a Bad Name" |
| Bonnie Tyler | "If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man)" | Ava Max | "Kings & Queens" |
| Camille Saint-Saëns | "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix" | Muse | "I Belong to You (+Mon Cœur S'ouvre a ta Voix)" |
| Caterina Valente | "Ol' Man River" | DJ Shadow | "Nobody Speak" |
| Cautious Clay | "Cold War" | Taylor Swift | "London Boy" |
| Charles Trenet | "La Mer" | Jack Lawrence | "Beyond the Sea" (i) |
| Christina Aguilera | "Genie in a Bottle" | Camila Cabello | "Crying in the Club" |
| The Cure | "Close To Me" | Sufjan Stevens | "Come On! Feel The Illinoise!" |
| Dead or Alive | "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" | Flo Rida | "Right Round" |
| Dean Martin | "Sway" | Tech N9ne | "Welcome to the Midwest" |
| Diana Ross | "Upside Down" | Alcazar | "This Is the World We Live In" |
| The Drifters | "On Broadway" | Genesis | "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" (v) |
| Drake | "Chicago Freestyle" | Eminem | "Superman" (v)[6] |
| Dua Lipa | "Be the One" | Ellie Goulding | "Power" |
| Edward Elgar | "Variation IX (Adagio) 'Nimrod'" | Muse | "The Globalist" |
| Eiffel 65 | "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" | Flo Rida | "Sugar" |
| Eiffel 65 | "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" | Nea | "Some Say" |
| Electric Light Orchestra | "Last Train to London" | Atomic Kitten | "Be With You / The Last Goodbye" |
| Elton John | "Your Song" | Aloe Blacc | "The Man" (v) |
| Elvis Costello | "Pump It Up" | Rogue Traders | "Voodoo Child" |
| Falco | "Rock Me Amadeus" | Tech N9ne | "I'm a Playa" |
| Fastball | "Out of My Head" | Camila Cabello and Machine Gun Kelly | "Bad Things" (v) |
| Frank Black | "Surf Epic" | Frank Black and the Catholics | "Dog in the Sand" |
| Freddie Scott | "(You) Got What I Need" | Biz Markie | "Just a Friend" |
| Frédéric Chopin | "Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9, No. 2" | Muse | "United States of Eurasia (+Collateral Damage)" |
| Future | "First Off" | Young Thug | "Lil Baby" |
| Gesaffelstein | "Opr" | The Weeknd | "After Hours" |
| Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina | "Missa Papae Marcelli - V. Benedictus" | Muse | "Drones" |
| Haddaway | "What is Love" | Eminem feat. Lil Wayne | "No Love" |
| Hall & Oates | "Maneater" | Ying Yang Twins | "Dangerous" |
| Harry Belafonte | "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" | Jason Derulo | "Don't Wanna Go Home" (v) |
| Hoagy Carmichael | "Heart and Soul" | Train | "Play That Song" |
| Whitney Houston | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | Bebe Rexha feat. Lil Wayne | "The Way I Are (Dance with Somebody)" |
| i-Ten | "Alone" | Alyssa Reid | "Alone Again" |
| Jack Marshall | "The Munsters' Theme" | Fall Out Boy | "Uma Thurman" (i) |
| Jane Taylor | "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" | Nicki Minaj | "Starships" |
| Jennifer Lopez | "If You Had My Love" | Drake | "Teenage Fever" |
| Jennifer Lopez | "If You Had My Love" | Melanie Martinez | "Brain & Heart" |
| J.J. Fad | "Supersonic" | Fergie | "Fergalicious" |
| Joy Division | "Love Will Tear Us Apart" | Sufjan Stevens | "Christmas Unicorn" |
| Junior M.A.F.I.A. | "Get Money (Remix)" | Tupac Shakur | "Hit 'Em Up" (v) |
| Justin Timberlake | "Cry Me a River" | Rosalía | "Bagdad" |
| Justin Timberlake | "Cry Me a River" | Halsey | "Without Me" |
| Keisha White | "Someday" | Stormzy | "Superheroes" (v) |
| Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton | "Islands in the Stream" | Pras Michel feat. Ol' Dirty Bastard and Mýa | "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" (v) |
| Kool & The Gang | "Jungle Boogie" | Jessica Simpson | "Irresistible (So So Def Remix)" |
| Kodak Black | "No Flockin" | Cardi B | "Bodak Yellow" |
| Kraftwerk | "Computer Love" | Coldplay | "Talk" (i) |
| Led Zeppelin | "Black Dog" | "Weird Al" Yankovic | "Trapped in the Drive-Thru" |
| Lenny Kravitz | "It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over" | Mutya Buena | "Real Girl" |
| Lewis Redner | "O Little Town of Bethlehem" | Jonathan Larson | "La Vie Bohème" |
| Little Peggy March | "I Will Follow Him" | Eminem | "Guilty Conscience (Radio Edit)" (v) |
| Madonna | "La Isla Bonita" | Black Eyed Peas, Ozuna and J. Rey Soul | "Mamacita" |
| Maggie Reilly | "Everytime We Touch" | Cascada | "Everytime We Touch" (v)[7] |
| Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" | Amy Winehouse | "Tears Dry on Their Own" (i) |
| Merrilee Rush & the Turnabouts | "Angel of the Morning" | Shaggy feat. Rayvon | "Angel" |
| Miami Sound Machine | "Conga" | Meek Mill feat. Leslie Grace and Boi-1da | "Conga" |
| Michael Sterling | "Lovers and Friends" | Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz featuring Usher and Ludacris | "Lovers and Friends" |
| Michael Jackson | "I Wanna Be Where You Are" | Jennifer Lopez | "Gotta Be There" |
| Nancy Sinatra | "You Only Live Twice" | Robbie Williams | "Millennium" |
| Nicki Minaj | "Your Love" | Hailee Steinfeld | "I Love You's" |
| Nirvana | "In Bloom" | Lil Nas X | "Panini" |
| Oasis | "Rock 'n' Roll Star" | Jebediah | "No Sleep" (v) |
| Olivia Newton-John | "Physical" | Dua Lipa | "Physical" |
| O-Zone | "Dragostea Din Tei" | T.I. feat. Rihanna | "Live Your Life" (v)[8] |
| Operation Ivy | "Knowledge" | Machine Gun Kelly | "All I Know" (featuring Trippie Redd) |
| Opus | "Live is Life" | Sofia Carson | "Love Is the Name" |
| Paramore | "Misery Business" | Olivia Rodrigo | "good 4 u" |
| Paula Abdul | "Straight Up" | J. Cole | "Work Out" |
| Paul Engemann | "Scarface (Push It to the Limit)" | Rick Ross | "Push It" |
| The Police | "Every Breath You Take" | Puff Daddy, Faith Evans, and 112 | "I'll Be Missing You" (v) |
| Prefab Sprout | "Cars and Girls" | Happyness | "Weird Little Birthday Girl" (v) |
| Project Pat feat. Crunchy Black | "Don't Save Her" | J. Cole | "No Role Modelz" |
| Ray Parker Jr. | "Ghostbusters" | Mistah FAB | "Ghost Ride It" |
| Rihanna | "Rude Boy" | Jennifer Lopez | "Take Care" |
| Right Said Fred | "I'm Too Sexy" | Taylor Swift | "Look What You Made Me Do" |
| Rockwell | "Somebody's Watching Me" | Jeffree Star | "Starstruck" |
| Rockwell | "Somebody's Watching Me" | Virginia to Vegas | "Lights Out" (v) |
| Rodgers and Hammerstein | "My Favorite Things" | Panic! at the Disco | "Build God, Then We'll Talk" |
| Rodgers and Hammerstein | "My Favorite Things" | Ariana Grande | "7 Rings" (v) |
| The Rolling Stones | "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" | April Wine | "I Like to Rock" |
| The Ronettes | "Be My Baby" | Eddie Money | "Take Me Home Tonight" |
| Santana | "Maria Maria" | DJ Khaled feat. Rihanna and Bryson Tiller | "Wild Thoughts" |
| Sean Paul | "Get Busy" | WALK THE MOON | "One Foot" |
| Shaggy | "It Wasn't Me" | Liam Payne feat. Quavo | "Strip That Down" (v) |
| Slipknot | "The Heretic Anthem" | Slipknot | "Orphan" (i) |
| Snap! | "Rhythm is a Dancer" | Jeremih | "Don't Tell Em" (v) |
| Snow | "Informer" | Daddy Yankee feat. Snow | "Con Calma" |
| S.O.A.P. | "This Is How We Party" | Icona Pop | "This Is How We Party" (v) |
| Souls of Mischief | "Step To My Girl" | Vampire Weekend | "Step" |
| Spice Girls | "Wannabe" | Herve Pagez, Diplo and Charli XCX | "Spicy" |
| Stephen Schwartz | "Popular" | Mika feat. Ariana Grande | "Popular Song" |
| Stevie Wonder | "Pastime Paradise" | Coolio | "Gangsta's Paradise" |
| Sting | "Shape of My Heart" | Juice Wrld | "Lucid Dreams" |
| Sugarhill Gang | "Rapper's Delight" | Las Ketchup | "The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)" |
| Supergrass | "Alright" | Travie McCoy | "We'll Be Alright" |
| Supertramp | "Breakfast in America" | Gym Class Heroes feat. Patrick Stump | "Cupid's Chokehold" |
| Suzanne Vega | "Tom's Diner" | Fall Out Boy | "Centuries" |
| Suzanne Vega | "Tom's Diner" | Tupac Shakur | "Dopefiend's Diner" |
| The System | "Don't Disturb This Groove" | Victoria Beckham | "This Groove" (i) |
| Tamia | "So into You" | Kid Ink feat. Ty Dolla $ign | "F with U" |
| Tavares | "It Only Takes A Minute" | Jennifer Lopez | "Hold It, Don't Drop It" |
| Tears for Fears | "Memories Fade" | Kanye West | "Coldest Winter" |
| They Might Be Giants | "Ana Ng" | Car Seat Headrest | "Cute Thing" (v) |
| Taylor Swift | "Cruel Summer" | Olivia Rodrigo | "Deja Vu" |
| Taylor Swift | "New Year's Day" | Olivia Rodrigo | "1 Step Forward, 3 Steps Back" |
| Teena Marie | "Square Biz" | Ciara feat. Missy Elliott | "1, 2 Step" |
| Teena Marie | "Ooo La La La" | The Fugees | "Fu-gee-la" |
| Teena Marie | "Ooo La La La" | Trey Songz | "Na Na" |
| TLC | "No Scrubs" | Ed Sheeran | "Shape of You" |
| Tatsuro Yamashita | "Fragile" | Tyler, the Creator feat. CeeLo Green | "GONE, GONE / THANK YOU" |
| Tom Petty | "I Won't Back Down" | Sam Smith | "Stay With Me" |
| Usher | "You Make Me Wanna..." | Summer Walker | "Come Thru" |
| Yellow Magic Orchestra | "Firecracker" | Jennifer Lopez | "I'm Real (Album Version)" |
| Yellow Magic Orchestra | "Firecracker" | Mariah Carey | "Loverboy (Original Version)" |
| Vitamin C | "Graduation (Friends Forever)" | Benny Blanco and Juice Wrld | "Graduation" (v) |
| XXXTentacion | "SAD!" | DaBaby | "Best Friend" |
| Lionel Richie | "All Night Long" | Enrique Iglesias feat. Pitbull | "I Like It" (v) |
| ABBA | "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" | Madonna | "Hung Up" (i) |
See also[]
- Remix
- List of the most sampled drum breaks
- WhoSampled
References[]
- ^ Fu, Eddie (July 3, 2020). "Pop Smoke Flips A 50 Cent Classic On 'Got It On Me'". Genius. Archived from the original on January 6, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
- ^ WhoSampled https://www.whosampled.com/sample/277/Eminem-Sing-for-the-Moment-Aerosmith-Dream-On/. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Every Song From Drake's Surprise Project, Ranked". Billboard. 2020-05-01. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
- ^ "Cascada's 'Everytime We Touch' sample of Maggie Reilly's 'Everytime We Touch'". WhoSampled. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ WhoSampled https://www.whosampled.com/T.I./Live-Your-Life/. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
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