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White Horse (Laid Back song)

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B-side
  
So Wie So (US)

Length
  
4:42

Released
  
1983

Genre
  
Synthpop electro post-disco

Label
  
Sire (US, 7-29346) Medley (Denmark, MDS 272)

Writer(s)
  
Tim Stahl John Guldberg

"White Horse" is a 1983 song written by Tim Stahl and John Guldberg of the Danish duo Laid Back. The song was released as the B-side of their single "Sunshine Reggae" which became a major hit in several European countries. In the US, the A-side was mainly ignored and it was the B-side that became most successful. It was released as a single and went on to spend three weeks at number one on the Dance Charts. The single also made the top five on the R&B singles chart and peaked at number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100. Although being played in European clubs, it failed to chart there when re-released as an A-side.

Samples and cover versions

  • Miami bass group 2 Live Crew sampled "White Horse" in their recording of "Get the Fuck out of My House" on their 1989 album As Nasty As They Wanna Be.
  • The German hip hop group Die Fantastischen Vier sampled "White Horse" in their 1993 track "Saft".
  • Monifah sampled "White Horse" in her 1998 single, "Touch It".
  • The song was sampled in "Be Free" by The Black Eyed Peas on their 1998 album Behind the Front.
  • NRBQ recorded a rock version of "White Horse" for their 2002 album, Atsa My Band.
  • "White Horse" was sampled in "Push", a song by Dannii Minogue, on her album Neon Nights, in 2003.
  • In 2004, it was also sampled in "Ride" by E-A-Ski.
  • "White Horse" was sampled in "Drop It Like It's Hot", a song by Snoop Dogg on his album R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece, in 2004.
  • "White Horse" is sampled in the DJ Wayne Williams Ol' Skool Remix of "SexyBack", which appears on the Deluxe Edition of Justin Timberlake's 2006 album FutureSex/LoveSounds.
  • The song's lyrics are used as the chorus of the song "White Horse" on King Kong's Funny Farm album.
  • Heavy D sampled "White Horse" on the song "Take a Ride" that appeared the soundtrack to the 1998 romantic comedy movie Woo.
  • References

    White Horse (Laid Back song) Wikipedia