The 6th Sense

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For the film, see The Sixth Sense.
"The 6th Sense"
Kejuan Muchita
Albert Johnson
Producer(s)DJ Premier
Common singles chronology
"
Hurricane
"
(1999) 		"The 6th Sense"
(2000) 		"Full Moon"
(2000)
Music video
"The 6th Sense" on
YouTube

"The 6th Sense" is the first single from Common's 2000 album

Gil-Scott Heron song named "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
."

A music video directed by Andrew Dosunmu was made for "The 6th Sense." The video features Common rapping in a stationary car alongside Bilal, while chaos ensues outside of the car.

Critical reception

"The 6th Sense" has received positive recognition from multiple sources: Mark Anthony Neal of

Pitchfork Media writer Taylor Clark declares that on "The 6th Sense," "Common gets iller than Syphilis over an addictive track supplied by Gang Starr's DJ Premier."[4]

These positive remarks may have contributed to its chart positions: #87 on the

Hot Rap Singles
chart.

There is a popular remix of the song produced by 9th Wonder, which utilizes the same scratches by DJ Premier, and can be found on many P2P networks as a free download. The remix was featured on some of 9th Wonder's remix compilations as well.

Track listing

A-side

  1. "The 6th Sense (Album Version)"
  2. "The 6th Sense (Instrumental)"
  3. "The 6th Sense (Acapella)"

B-side

  1. "Dooinit (Album Version)"
  2. "Dooinit (Instrumental)"

Chart positions

Chart (2000) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 87
U.S. Billboard
Hot Rap Tracks
 14
UK Singles Chart
 56

References

  1. ^ Neal, Mark Anthony. "Like Water for Chocolate Review at PopMatters.com". Retrieved April 27, 2007.
  2. ^ Huey, Steve. "Like Water for Chocolate Review at Allmusic". Retrieved April 27, 2007.
  3. ^ "Like Water for Chocolate Review at BarnesAndNoble.com". Retrieved April 27, 2007.
  4. ^ Clark, Taylor. "Like Water for Chocolate Review at PitchforkMedia.com". Retrieved April 27, 2007.

See also

Wikiversity has learning resources about What is the sixth sense?
  • List of Common songs
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