17 Facts That Will Change The Way You Listen To These Massive SongsSkip To ContentHomepageSign InSearch BuzzFeedSearch BuzzFeedlol Badge Feedwin Badge Feedtrending Badge FeedCalifornia residents can opt out of "sales" of personal data.Do Not Sell My Personal Information 2022 BuzzFeed, Inc PressRSSPrivacyConsent PreferencesUser TermsAd ChoicesHelpContactSitemapPosted on 10 Oct 2017 17 Facts That Will Change The Way You Listen To These Massive Songs Britney Spears sampled a Bollywood classic and Pras sampled Dolly Parton. by Natalya LobanovaBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestTwitterMailLink Sampling is when a portion or an element of an existing piece of music is used as part of another piece Some of the biggest tracks you know borrow from more obscure songs from decades ago Sampling can be an art form in itself, when it's subtle and blends seamlessly with new elements. Here are some songs you know, and their origins that you probably didn't know. So now you have two great songs. You're welcome. 1 Hold Up by Beyoncé View this video on YouTube youtube.com Samples Can t Get Used To Losing You by Andy Williams View this video on YouTube youtube.com You can hear "Can't Get Used To Losing You" in the intro of "Hold Up" and throughout the song. 2 Hotline Bling by Drake View this video on YouTube youtube.com Samples Why Can t We Live Together by Timmy Thomas View this video on YouTube youtube.com Both tracks have nearly identical intros, though Drake's version is a little faster. 3 Drake s One Dance View this video on YouTube youtube.com Samples the Crazy Cousinz remix of Do You Mind by Kyla View this video on YouTube youtube.com You can hear the part sampled in the Drake track at 0:33. 4 Kanye West s Fade View this video on YouTube youtube.com Samples Mystery of Love by Mr Fingers View this video on YouTube youtube.com You can hear the intro of "Mystery of Love" from 0:20 of "Fade". 5 Daft Punk s Harder Better Faster View this video on YouTube youtube.com Samples Cola Bottle Baby by Edwin Birdsong View this video on YouTube youtube.com The intro of "Cola Bottle Baby" can be heard throughout the whole Daft Punk track. 6 Eminem s My Name Is View this video on YouTube youtube.com Samples I Got The by Labi Siffre View this video on YouTube youtube.com You'll hear that immediately recognizable riff (0:09 of "My Name Is") from 2:10 of "I Got The..." 7 Hypnotize by the Notorious B I G View this video on YouTube youtube.com 8 And Miley Cyrus s We Can t Stop View this video on YouTube youtube.com Both sample La Di Da Di by Slick Rick and Doug E Fresh View this video on YouTube youtube.com This one needs a little explaining. "La Di Da Di" can be described as the Rosetta Stone of hip hop as it's one of the most sampled tracks ever, as you can see from the samples and references section of its Wikipedia page. The chorus of "Hypnotize" (from 0:55) references 4:00 in "La Di Da Di" using the same lyrics, except changing "Ricky, Ricky, Ricky" to "Biggie, Biggie, Biggie". "We Can't Stop" also borrows vocally from "La Di Da Di". Miley's chorus (from 0:38) is "La di da di / We like to party", the same words can be heard at 1:10 in "La Di Da Di". 9 Britney Spears Toxic View this video on YouTube youtube.com Samples a Bollywood classic Tere Mere Beech Mein by Lata Mangeshkar and S P Balasubrahmanyam View this video on YouTube youtube.com The hook of "Toxic" can be heard at 0:27 of "Tere Mere Beech Mein". 10 Beyoncé s Crazy In Love feat Jay-Z View this video on YouTube youtube.com Samples Are You My Woman by the Chi-Lites View this video on YouTube youtube.com You can hear that iconic intro of the Beyoncé track at 0:11 of "Are You My Woman". 11 Shakira s Waka Waka This Time for Africa View this video on YouTube youtube.com Samples Zamina Mina Zangalewa by Golden Sounds View this video on YouTube youtube.com The chorus of "Waka Waka" (at 0:59) can be heard from 0:10 in "Zamina Mina". 12 Gwen Stefani s Hollaback Girl View this video on YouTube youtube.com Samples Queen s Another One Bites The Dust View this video on YouTube youtube.com The intro of "Another One Bites The Dust" can be heard at 0:53 of "Hollaback Girl". 13 Pras Ghetto Superstar feat Mya and Ol Dirty Bastard View this video on YouTube youtube.com Samples Islands In The Stream by Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers View this video on YouTube youtube.com The melody of the chorus to "Ghetto Superstar" (from 0:19 and throughout) can be heard at 1:03 of "Islands In The Stream". 14 Daft Punk s Digital Love View this video on YouTube youtube.com Samples I Love You More by George Duke View this video on YouTube youtube.com You can hear the part that was sampled by Daft Punk immediately. 15 Iggy Pop s Lust For Life View this video on YouTube youtube.com Samples the Supremes You Can t Hurry Love View this video on YouTube youtube.com Both songs have the same intro. 16 The Verve s Bitter Sweet Symphony View this video on YouTube youtube.com Samples The Last Time by the Andrew Oldham Orchestra View this video on YouTube youtube.com You can hear the orchestral parts the Verve sampled (at 0:05 and throughout) at 0:17 and 1:37 of "The Last Time". 17 And finally DJ Khaled s Wild Thoughts feat Rihanna and Bryson Tiller View this video on YouTube youtube.com Samples Maria Maria by Santana View this video on YouTube youtube.com But if you're over the age of 21, you already knew that. 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