Released October 19, 1999 Length 4:46 | Format 12-inch, vinyl | |
B-side Untitled (How Does It Feel) Recorded 1999
Electric Lady Studios
(New York, New York) Genre R&B, neo soul, hip hop, funk | ||
"Left & Right" is the second single from neo soul musician D'Angelo's album Voodoo. The song features guest vocals by hip hop duo Method Man & Redman who also co-wrote the song. The music video was directed by Malik Sayeed.
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Background
A part of the musical collective Soulquarians, Dilla served as a frequent collaborator of theirs. Although album tracks such as "Left & Right" and "Devil's Pie" help to bring this claim to light, J Dilla himself was not officially credited for production. However, he contributed significantly to Voodoo's overall sound, specifically the rhythm and percussion. Q-Tip was originally intended to contribute a verse to the song "Left & Right", but was replaced by rappers Method Man & Redman during recording due to creative differences. Questlove has stated that "general opinion was that the song was cool but nobody was feeling Tip's verse". According to former A&R-man Gary Harris, D'Angelo's manager Dominique Trenier "thought that Tip’s verse was wack".
Track listing
- "Left & Right" (Radio Edit)
- "Left & Right" (Explicit Edit)
- "Left & Right" (Instrumental Version)
- "Untitled (How Does It Feel)"
- "Left & Right" (Album Version)
- "Left & Right" (A Capella)