Hip Hop Artist Chi City Samples English Rock Band Electric Light Orchestra's 'Mr. Blue Sky' For New Single Of The Same Title
Chi City snatches up a beat that contains a "Mr. Blue Sky" sample for a single off of his recently released promotional mix-tape, Who Is Chi City?.
- Chicago, IL (1888PressRelease) May 06, 2011 - Sensational hip hop artist Chi City™ has been making waves worldwide with his witty lyrics and unique flow. Chi City™ has recently leased a beat by Denver CO producer Kajmir containing a sample from English rock band, Electric Light Orchestra's 'Mr. Blue Sky'. Included on Chi City™'s recently released promotional mix-tape Who Is Chi City?, "Mr Blue Sky" is already striking a chord on the underground charts. Other top artists who have sampled or covered "Mr. Blue Sky" include The Decemberists, The Delgados, Lily Allen, Mayer Hawthorne, and Ten Sharp, just to name a few; although, none of these have been Hip Hop artists.
Who Is Chi City? was designed to introduce Chi City™ to the industry as a talented recording artist able to produce commercial tunes as well as street-inspired gritty tracks. It is a unique compilation of club records such as "What It Is"" produced by Mississippi-based producer Da Monsta, gritty street anthems such as "I Do This", and catchy radio friendly tracks such as "Aw Baby" guaranteed to be a hit with the ladies. Chi City™'s version of "Mr. Blue Sky" represents the artist's rise to new heights in the industry this year. "When I heard the track by Kajmir, there was just something about it. I had to use it." explains Chi City™, "To me, Mr. Blue Sky represents rising above the status quo and doing what others say you can't or will never do."
Originally, "Mr. Blue Sky" is a song by the English rock group Electric Light Orchestra, featured on the band's seventh studio album Out of the Blue (1977) written and produced by front-man Jeff Lynne. After a two week period of writer's block dampened by the inclement weather in Switzerland, Lynne was suddenly inspired to write "Mr. Blue Sky" following a break in the weather when the entire area was bathed in sunshine. "It was dark and misty for 2 weeks, and I didn't come up with a thing. Suddenly the sun shone and it was, 'Wow, look at those beautiful Alps.' I wrote Mr. Blue Sky and 13 other songs in the next 2 weeks.", says Lynne during a BBC Radio interview.
Electric Light Orchestra's "Mr. Blue Sky" was the third Billboard Hot 100 top-40 single to be taken from Out of the Blue, peaking at number 35 in the United States. The single also reached number six on the UK Singles Chart. In 2003, the song was featured in commercials for the Volkswagen convertible Bug. The song was also used in various commercials for Sears as well as the theme song to the short-lived series on NBC called LAX which starred Heather Locklear and Blair Underwood as the runway and terminal managers, respectively. 'Mr. Blue Sky' was used in the Jim Carrey movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and is also featured in the movie Martian Child with John Cusack and the animated film Megamind starring Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt, and Tina Fey.
Electric Light Orchestra's original recording of the single and album are available for download on iTunes. Chi City™'s rendition of "Mr. Blue Sky" can be downloaded for free for promotional use only on www.thisizchi.com.
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