8th Wonder (song)
# 8th Wonder (song)

"8th Wonder" is a 1980 single by the American hip hop trio the Sugarhill Gang, originally released on Sugar Hill. It was later included in the 1981 album 8th Wonder.

## Chart performance

The song charted at #82 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.

| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 82 |
| U.S. Billboard Disco Top 100 | 38 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles | 15 |

## In popular culture

* A slowed down version of the music from this song is used in the DVD menus for the series Trailer Park Boys, as the backing of a song performed by the character of Tyrone.
* The song was also featured in the 1983 PBS documentary Style Wars.

## Sampling

### Samples Used

The song sampled two others:

* "Ever Ready" by Johnnie Taylor (1978)
* "Daisy Lady" by 7th Wonder (1979)

### Samples taken

The song, in turn, has been sampled over twenty times, including in:

* "The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (1981)
* "Public Enemy No.1" by Public Enemy (1987)
* "Shake Your Rump" by Beastie Boys (1989)
* "Rap Promoter" by A Tribe Called Quest (1991)
* "Back Up Off Me!" by Dr. Dre and Ed Lover feat. T-Money (1994)
* "Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check" by Busta Rhymes (1996)
* "Never Mind" by 112 (1998)
* "Gangster Trippin'" by Fatboy Slim (1998)
* "K.O.B.E." by Kobe Bryant ft Tyra Banks (2000)
* "I'm Gonna Be Alright" by Jennifer Lopez (2001)
