B-side "Steppin' It Up" Format 12" single Genre Alternative hip hop | Released August 25, 1998 Recorded 1997 Length 3:24 | |
"Find a Way" is a song by A Tribe Called Quest, the first single from their fifth album The Love Movement. The New York Times' Ben Ratliff wrote that "Find a Way" "innocently wonders about the point at which friendship spills over into sex."
Contents
The song samples "Technova" by Towa Tei. In 1990 Q-Tip appeared on the hit single "Groove Is in the Heart" by Deee-Lite, a group that Towa Tei was involved with until 1996.
Music video
The video starts in outer space, with a wide view of Earth that is later revealed to be a decoration in Ali Shaheed Muhammad's car. Ali spots three girls, and Q-Tip decides to make a move on all three. A scene of California appears, and shows the group walking on the beach while Phife Dawg is rapping. It then moves to a party, showing Q-Tip in a romantic moment. From there, the video shifts to an art museum where Q-Tip is talking to his girl. The video then returns to Phife Dawg on the beach, telling a girl that he will do what she wants. The video ends with the group in a club, dancing with women and having fun. During the final chorus, the video pans once again to outer space, then shows the group sleeping in Ali's car. There is an iconic sing-along style bouncing ball each time the chorus plays.
Remake
In 2007, Danny!, influenced greatly by A Tribe Called Quest, reworked the "Technova" sample and created an updated version of "Find a Way" with reinterpreted lyrics titled "Check It Out". It was eventually released on his Danny Is Dead EP.