Released February 22, 1992 Recorded October 1991 Label Columbia | Format CD single, 12", 7" Genre New jack swing | |
Length 4:23 (Album version)
3:58 (Radio edit) | ||
"Live and Learn" is a song by American new jack swing group Joe Public, released as the second single from their self-titled debut album, Joe Public.
It was a success, peaking at number 4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and becoming the group's most successful single. It was ranked number 16 on complex.com's list of 25 best new jack swing songs of all time.
Samples
The song heavily utilizes sampling; the song samples the drum break from Sly & the Family Stone's "Sing a Simple Song"; The squealing trumpet glissando heard throughout is a sample from "The Grunt" by The J.B.'s. Vocal samples from James Brown's "Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved" and The Soul Children's "I Don't Know What This World Is Coming To" are present, as well as replayed samples of "All Your Goodies Are Gone" by Parliament and "Peg" by Steely Dan.