2003Released
4:04

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Interesting facts and trivia about Fu-Gee-La. By Songfacts®.

The hook is interpolated from a 1988 Teena Marie song called "Ooo La La La." Marie sings: Ooo la la la, is the way that you feel when you know it's real Lauryn Hill transforms this section into: Foo la la la, it's the way we rock when we're doing our thing Much of the track is sampled from the 1972 Ramsey Lewis instrumental version of "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right."

This song is a great representation of the Fugees, with each member getting a verse where they discuss their struggle and what they stand for. Their biggest hit, a cover of "Killing Me Softly With His Song," has lead vocals only by Lauryn Hill.

At concerts, the group would use this song to shout out the city where they were performing, with Hill singing something along the lines of: Foo la la la, it's the natural high only [insert city] can bring

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Fu-Gee-La.
C♯Key
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
90BPM

Album

The album Fu-Gee-La is released on.
Greatest HitsFugees
2003Compilation

Released By

The record label that has released Fu-Gee-La.
Columbia
(P) 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003 Sony Music Entertainment

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