Cherchez La Ghost

2000 single by Ghostface Killah featuring U-God
"Cherchez LaGhost"
Single by Ghostface Killah featuring U-God
from the album Supreme Clientele
ReleasedFebruary 28, 2000 (2000-02-28)
Studio36 Chambers Studio (New York City, New York)
Genre
  • Hip hop
  • R&B
Length3:11
Label
  • Sony
  • Epic
  • Razor Sharp
Songwriter(s)
  • Lawrence Parker
  • Stony Browder
  • August Darnell
  • Dennis Coles
Producer(s)Carlos Bess
Ghostface Killah featuring U-God singles chronology
"Apollo Kids"
(1999)
"Cherchez LaGhost"
(2000)
"Never Be the Same Again"
(2001)

"Cherchez La Ghost" is a song from Supreme Clientele, the second album by rapper Ghostface Killah, and features fellow Wu-Tang Clan member U-God and uncredited vocals from singer Madam Majestic. It was Ghostface Killah's first song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 as a solo artist, peaking at #98 on the chart.

It was released as the album's second single, with an accompanying music video directed by Little X.

The song was later added to his greatest hits album Shaolin's Finest.

Song title

Produced by Carlos Bess,[1] the song samples "Greedy G" by Brentford All Stars and the 1976 song "Cherchez La Femme" by Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band.

Track listing

  1. "Cherchez La Ghost" (Clean version)
  2. "Cherchez La Ghost" (Instrumental)
  3. "Cherchez La Ghost" (LP version)

Charts

Chart (2000) Peak
Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2] 98
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[3] 42
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Songs[4] 13

References

  1. ^ Cherchez LaGhost Produced by Carlos Bess
  2. ^ "Ghostface Killah - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
  3. ^ "Ghostface Killah - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
  4. ^ "Ghostface Killah - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
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