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Metaphor on the Floor

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  1. Written by Trevor Horn, also Without Me (Eminem), All the Things She Said (t.A.T.u.) and Owner of a Lonely Heart (Yes)

  2. Released on ZTT, also Relax (Frankie Goes to Hollywood), Rage Hard (Frankie Goes to Hollywood) and The Power of Love (Frankie Goes to Hollywood)

  3. Part of The Seduction of Claude Debussy, also Metaforce, The Holy Egoism of Genius and Il pleure (At the Turn of the Century)

  4. Produced by Ollie J, also Baby’s Got a Temper (The Prodigy) and Carmen Queasy (Maxim)

Worth knowing

Counted from cited credits on fono.

  • Rakim wrote 58 songs on fono

  • Rakim’s most frequent co-writer is Eric B. (39 songs together)

  • Rakim first appears on fono in 1986, 13 years before this song

Credits

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Written by
Anne Dudley, Lol Creme, Paul Morley, Rakim and Trevor Horn
Produced by
Ollie J
Performed by
Lol Creme, Ollie J, Rakim and Sally Bradshaw
Mixed by
Tim Wills
Part of
The Seduction of Claude Debussy
Released on
ZTT

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  1. 1MusicBrainz Metaphor on the Floor was performed by Lol Creme

    Metaphor on the Floor was performed by Lol Creme

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz Metaphor on the Floor was performed by Ollie J

    Metaphor on the Floor was performed by Ollie J

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz Metaphor on the Floor was performed by Rakim

    Metaphor on the Floor was performed by Rakim

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz Metaphor on the Floor was performed by Sally Bradshaw

    Metaphor on the Floor was performed by Sally Bradshaw

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz Metaphor on the Floor was produced by Ollie J

    Metaphor on the Floor was produced by Ollie J

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6MusicBrainz Metaphor on the Floor was written by Anne Dudley

    Metaphor on the Floor was written by Anne Dudley

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  7. 7MusicBrainz Metaphor on the Floor was written by Lol Creme

    Metaphor on the Floor was written by Lol Creme

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  8. 8MusicBrainz Metaphor on the Floor was written by Paul Morley

    Metaphor on the Floor was written by Paul Morley

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  9. 9MusicBrainz Metaphor on the Floor was written by Rakim

    Metaphor on the Floor was written by Rakim

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  10. 10MusicBrainz Metaphor on the Floor was written by Trevor Horn

    Metaphor on the Floor was written by Trevor Horn

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  11. 11MusicBrainz Metaphor on the Floor is part of the release The Seduction of Claude Debussy

    Metaphor on the Floor is part of the release The Seduction of Claude Debussy

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  12. 12MusicBrainz ZTT is the label of the song Metaphor on the Floor

    ZTT is the label of the song Metaphor on the Floor

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  13. 13MusicBrainz Metaphor on the Floor was mixed by Tim Wills

    Metaphor on the Floor was mixed by Tim Wills

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  14. 14MusicBrainz Metaphor on the Floor was released on 1999-06-28

    Metaphor on the Floor was released on 1999-06-28

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026