![]() The track went on to win a Grammy in 1996 for Best Rap Performance and was nominated for Record Of The Year, but lost out to Seal's Kiss From A Rose. In America, it was the top selling song that year, shifting 3 million. The song and its memorable video (which heavily featured Pfeiffer) quickly eclipsed the film itself and ultimately broke new ground for hip-hop in the mainstream.ĭebuting at Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart, Gangsta's Paradise went on to become the UK's second best-selling single of 1995 with 882,261 sales, behind Robson & Jerome's million-selling Unchained Melody/White Cliffs Of Dover. Released in UK 25 years ago this week (following its August release in America), Gangsta's Paradise was released to tie in with Michelle Pfeiffer movie Dangerous Minds. Its blend of introspective lyrics, a gospel-inspired singalong chorus and its hook - sampled from Stevie Wonder's Pastime Paradise - proved the perfect mix for a global smash. Gangsta's Paradise was one of those songs that, for the second half of 1995, took over the world. ![]()
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