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Otha Fish

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"Otha Fish"
Single by The Pharcyde
from the album Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde
B-side"Passin' Me By"
ReleasedSeptember 16, 1993
GenreAlternative hip hop
Length5:22
LabelDelicious Vinyl
Songwriter(s)R. Robinson,
T. Hardson,
J. Barnes[1]
Producer(s)Slimkid3 Additional Production and Remix: L.A. Jay
The Pharcyde singles chronology
"4 Better or 4 Worse"
(1993)
"Otha Fish"
(1993)
"Drop"
(1995)
Music video
"Otha Fish" on YouTube

"Otha Fish" is a song by American hip-hop group The Pharcyde, released September 16, 1993 through Delicious Vinyl Records. The song was the fourth single released from the group's 1992 debut album Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde.[2] The single peaked at number 35 on the US Dance Sales chart.[3]

The song, produced by Slimkid3 and L.A. Jay, was also sampled by the American band Lovage for their song "Everyone Has A Summer" on Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By.

It sampled the song “Today” by the jazz flautist Herbie Mann on the 1966 album Today!.[4][5][6]

Music video

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A music video for the song was released on December 3, 2006, by the official channel of Delicious Vinyl.[7]

Track listing

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A-Side

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  1. Otha Fish (Video Edit)
  2. Otha Fish (L.A. Jay Remix)
  3. Otha Fish (Video Edit Instrumental)

B-Side

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  1. Otha Fish (The Angel Remix)
  2. Passin' Me By (Fly As Pie Mix)

Charts

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Title Year US Dance Singles[3]
35
"Otha Fish" 1993

References

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  1. ^ The Pharcyde – Otha Fish, retrieved 2022-01-11, on Genius
  2. ^ Otha Fish by The Pharcyde, retrieved 2022-01-10, Rate Your Music
  3. ^ a b "The Pharcyde – Awards". AllMusic. TiVo Corporation. Archived from the original on March 16, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  4. ^ "Otha Fish by The Pharcyde - Samples". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  5. ^ Lovage – Everyone Has a Summer, retrieved 2022-01-10, on Genius
  6. ^ "The Pharcyde's 'Otha Fish' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled.
  7. ^ The Pharcyde - Otha Fish on YouTube