Hay (song)

"Hay"
"Hay"
Single by Crucial Conflict
from the album The Final Tic
B-side	"Showdown"
Released	April 23, 1996
Recorded	1995
Studio	The Barn (Chicago, Illinois)
Genre	Midwest hip hop ; Rap Rock
Length	4:20
Label	Universal
Songwriter(s)	Wondosas Martin; Marrico King; Corey Johnson; Ralph Leverston;
Producer(s)	Shorty Capone (exec.); Fab 5 Freddy (exec.); Roy "Black Prince" Cormier (exec.); Wildstyle;
Crucial Conflict singles chronology
Music video
	"Hay" on YouTube

"Hay" is a song written and performed by American hip hop group Crucial Conflict, released as the lead single from their debut full-length album The Final Tic. It was recorded at The Barn in Chicago, Illinois and produced by member Wildstyle, who used a sampled of Funkadelic's "I'll Stay". "Hay" became the group's breakthrough hit, peaking at number 18 in the United States and number 3 in New Zealand. The single was certified gold by the RIAA on July 18, 1996, and helped the album reach gold status less than two months later. Complex placed the song at number 4 on their 50 Greatest Chicago Rap Songs.^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hay" (Album version)	4:20
2.	"Hay" (Instrumental)	4:20
3.	"Showdown" (Album version)	4:40
4.	"Hay" (Accapella)	4:21

Personnel

Wondosas "Kilo" Martin – songwriter, vocals
Marrico "Never" King – songwriter, vocals
Corey "Coldhard" Johnson – songwriter, vocals
Ralph "Wildstyle" Leverston – songwriter, vocals, producer, engineering
Fred Brathwaite – executive producer
Roy "Black Prince" Cormier – executive producer
Shorty Capone – executive producer
Andrew Griffin – assistant engineering (track 1)
QBall – assistant engineering (track 3)
Chris Shepherd – mixing (track 1)
Ron Lowe – mixing (track 3)
Tom Carlyle – mixing (track 3)
Dennis Ferrante – mastering
Daniel Hastings – photography
Miguel Rivera – design

Chart history

Weekly charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[2]	3
US Billboard Hot 100^[3]	18
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[4]	10
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)^[5]	24
US R&B/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs (Billboard)^[6]	19
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)^[7]	2
US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[8]	36

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)	Position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[9]	26
US Billboard Hot 100^[10]	93

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[11]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Barber, Andrew (December 1, 2010). "The 50 Greatest Chicago Rap Songs". Complex. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
^ "Crucial Conflict – Hay". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
^ "Crucial Conflict Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
^ "Crucial Conflict Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
^ "Crucial Conflict Chart History (R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 1, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
^ "Crucial Conflict Chart History (R&B/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs)". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 1, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
^ "Crucial Conflict Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
^ "Crucial Conflict Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
^ "Top Selling Singles of 1996 - The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Official New Zealand Music Chart. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
^ "Top 100 Songs of 1996 - Billboard Year End Charts". Bob Borst's Home of Pop Culture. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
^ "American single certifications – Crucial Conflict – Hay". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links

Crucial Conflict – Hay at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Barber, Andrew (December 1, 2010). "The 50 Greatest Chicago Rap Songs". Complex. Retrieved October 1, 2018.

[sc_New_Zealand_Crucial_Conflict-2] "Crucial Conflict – Hay". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved October 1, 2018.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Crucial_Conflict-3] "Crucial Conflict Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2018.

[sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_Crucial_Conflict-4] "Crucial Conflict Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2018.

[5] "Crucial Conflict Chart History (R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 1, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.

[6] "Crucial Conflict Chart History (R&B/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs)". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 1, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.

[sc_Billboardrapsongs_Crucial_Conflict-7] "Crucial Conflict Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2018.

[sc_Billboardrhythmic_Crucial_Conflict-8] "Crucial Conflict Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2018.

[9] "Top Selling Singles of 1996 - The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Official New Zealand Music Chart. Retrieved October 1, 2018.

[10] "Top 100 Songs of 1996 - Billboard Year End Charts". Bob Borst's Home of Pop Culture. Retrieved October 1, 2018.

[United_StatesCrucial_ConflictHaysingleCertRef-11] "American single certifications – Crucial Conflict – Hay". Recording Industry Association of America.

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