Award Tour
"Award Tour" is a song by A Tribe Called Quest, released as the first single from their third album Midnight Marauders. The song features rapper Trugoy on the chorus, from the fellow Native Tongues group De La Soul. It contains a sample of "We Gettin' Down" by Weldon Irvine, from his 1975 album Spirit Man. The B-side of the single is the original version of the Midnight Marauders track "The Chase, Pt. 2", which notably features the first known verse by future Tribe collaborator Consequence. "Award Tour" remains Tribe's highest charting single to date on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 47. It also topped the Billboard Dance Singles chart.
| "Award Tour" | ||||
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| Single by A Tribe Called Quest featuring Trugoy | ||||
| from the album Midnight Marauders | ||||
| B-side | "The Chase, Part II" | |||
| Released | October 19, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Jazz rap | |||
| Length | 3:46 | |||
| Label | Jive Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Kamaal Fareed, Weldon Irvine, Malik Taylor, Ali Muhammad | |||
| Producer(s) | A Tribe Called Quest | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Award Tour" on YouTube | ||||
The second half of the song's chorus calls out names of cities and states in this order: New York City, New Jersey, North Carolina, Virginia, Oakland, Los Angeles, San Francisco, St. John, Chi-town, Spokane, London, Tokyo, Houston, Delaware, Washington, D.C., Dallas, South Carolina, Maryland, New Orleans, and Detroit. Additionally, one line in the second verse mentions two Major League Baseball teams, the Atlanta Braves and New York Yankees.