sampling Corona’s 1993 hit The Rhythm of the Night

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"sampling Corona’s 1993 hit The Rhythm of the Night" refers to the prominent musical interpolation used in the 2020 Black Eyed Peas and J Balvin song "RITMO (Bad Boys for Life)," which reworks the melody and hook of the original Eurodance track.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf music production technique
musical interpolation
appliedInGenre Latin pop
pop rap
reggaeton-influenced pop
associatedWithFilm Bad Boys for Life
creditedIn songwriting credits of RITMO (Bad Boys for Life)
demonstrates revival of 1990s dance music motifs in 2010s pop
functionInSong main chorus hook
melodic motif
genreContext Eurodance
languageOfSource English
languageOfTarget English
Spanish
notableFor prominent interpolation of a 1990s Eurodance hit
productionRole basis for instrumental hook
basis for vocal topline structure
refersTo the use of elements from Corona’s song The Rhythm of the Night in RITMO (Bad Boys for Life)
reusesElement hook of The Rhythm of the Night
melody of The Rhythm of the Night
rightsClearedFor official soundtrack use in Bad Boys for Life
sourceArtist Corona
sourceReleaseYear 1993
sourceWork The Rhythm of the Night
targetFeaturedArtist J Balvin
targetPrimaryArtist Black Eyed Peas
targetReleaseYear 2019
targetWork RITMO (Bad Boys for Life)
timePeriodOfReuse late 2010s
usedByArtist Black Eyed Peas
J Balvin
usedIn RITMO (Bad Boys for Life)

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RITMO (Bad Boys for Life) notableFor sampling Corona’s 1993 hit The Rhythm of the Night
The Rhythm of the Night hasNotableCover sampling Corona’s 1993 hit The Rhythm of the Night
this entity surface form: The Rhythm of the Night (Bastille vs. Corona) mashup