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"The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)" is a song by the Native Tongues affiliate Black Sheep, from their debut album A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing. It was released in October 1991 as the second single from the album. The song quotes the Roger Miller song, "Engine Engine Number 9".

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"The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)"
Single by Black Sheep
from the album A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
Released	October 29, 1991
Genre	Golden age hip hop alternative hip hop jazz rap
Length	4:03
Label	Mercury PolyGram
Songwriter(s)	James E. Alexander Ben Cauley Allen Jones William McLean John R Smith Andres Titus
Producer(s)	Black Sheep
Music video
"The Choice Is Yours" on YouTube

Samples

The song samples drums from "Keep On Doin' It" by New Birth, a riff from "Impressions" by McCoy Tyner, and vocals from "I'd Say It Again" by Sweet Linda Divine. It also includes an interpolation of Roger Miller's Engine Engine Number 9.[1]

Music video

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The music video, which was released in November 1991, features Dres rapping in front of a crowd at a rooftop nightclub.

Track listing

A-side

1. "The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)" - 4:03 [not available on vinyl LP release]
2. "The Choice Is Yours" (Radio Mix) - 3:23

B-side

1. "Have U.N.E. Pull" (Remix) - 3:38
2. "Yes (Everything's OK)" - 3:20 [not available on vinyl LP release]

Charts

Chart (1991/92)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2]	57
U.S. Hot R&B Singles[3]	21
U.S. Hot Rap Singles	1
U.S. Hot Dance Music[4]	6

In popular culture

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• The song was also featured in the 2018 film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse as part of a mash-up with "Apache" by the Incredible Bongo Band and "Mary, Mary" by Run–D.M.C. This version of the song was not included on the film soundtrack.
• The song was also featured in the films Step Up, You Got Served and Lakeview Terrace.
• In 2008, "The Choice Is Yours" was ranked number #73 on VH1's 100 Greatest Hip Hop Songs.
• The song was used in the video games True Crime: New York City, NBA Street Vol. 2 and Aggressive Inline.
• The song also gained a new popularity after it was featured in a commercial for the 2010 Kia Soul.[5]
• In 2016, the song was covered in Airheads commercials.

Covers and sampling

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• "The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)" was sampled by N.O.R.E. on his eponymous debut album, on the track titled "Mathematics (Esta Loca)". It is also sampled in KRS-One's "Hip Hop vs. Rap", Home Team's "Pick It Up", and "Be Faithful" by Fatman Scoop.[6] Karmin sampled the beat in their song "Crash Your Party".
• A reworked version of the song's chorus is featured in "Weapon of Choice" by Fatboy Slim. Nas also sampled the song in '90s remix to "Where Are They Now", a track where Nas laments the absence of the skilled rappers he had enjoyed in the early days of hip-hop. The Bloodhound Gang have also covered the song.
• The first line of the chorus is sampled in the E3 presentation for Skylanders: Swap Force.[7]
• The song is sampled in Tech N9ne's Hood Go Crazy.
• Dres cameos in the music video for Gang Starr's 2019 single "Family and Loyalty", when the sample "And you can't beat that with a bat" is lip synced.

References

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