"The Magic Key" is a 2003
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song recorded by French
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One-T + Cool-T. It was the third
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from the album ''
The One-T ODC'' and was released in April 2003. The song samples "Má Hra" (1971 album ''Nová Syntéza'') by
Blue Effect
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, a Czechoslovak progressive rock band.
It was the third most played songs on European radio and television during the third quarter of 2003 and performed one of the longest-running singles in the 2003 French
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Singles Charts (41 weeks), peaking at #9. The song was also a top five hit in Denmark, Poland, Germany and Austria, and a top ten hit in Belgium (Wallonia) and Switzerland. To date, it remains One-T's most successful single.
The singer behind Cool-T (rap) is Christine Asamoah.
Music video
An animated music video was also released, featuring the characters on the single cover.
Other versions
In 2015, a French version titled "DJ" featuring the chorus and samples of the song has been released by the French singer Dieselle.
In 2022, a
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based on the story of the song and music video premiered at the Kammertheater in
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Track listings
; CD single
# "The Magic Key" – 3:49
# "The Travoltino Club" – 4:00
; CD maxi
# "The Magic Key" (radio edit) – 3:50
# "The Magic Key" (club mix) – 6:42
# "The Magic Key" (extended mix) – 6:05
# "The Magic Key" (instrumental) – 3:51
# "The Magic Key" (a capella) – 3:25
; 12" maxi
# "The Magic Key" (radio edit) – 3:50
# "The Magic Key" (club mix) – 6:42
# "The Magic Key" (extended mix) – 6:05
# "The Magic Key" (instrumental) – 3:51
# "The Magic Key" (a capella) – 3:25
Credits
* Featuring by Cool-T
* Co-produced by Proedit
* Produced by Minor T
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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2003 singles
One-T songs
French electronic songs
2002 songs
Universal Records singles
Polydor Records singles
Animated music videos
Songs about death
Songs about friendship
Songs about ghosts