The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song
1992 single by DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Yo Home to Bel-Air", alternately titled as "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (Theme)" or merely "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air",[1][2] is a song by DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince first heard in 1990 as the theme song to the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.[3] Lyrics were composed by rapper and sitcom star Will Smith, performing under his stage name the Fresh Prince, and the song was produced by Jeffrey Townes under his stage name DJ Jazzy Jeff.[4]
"Yo Home to Bel-Air" | ||||
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Single by DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince | ||||
from the album Greatest Hits | ||||
Released | September 21, 1992 (1992-09-21) | |||
Recorded | 1990 | |||
Studio | Hip hop | |||
Length | 2:58 | |||
Label | Jive | |||
Songwriter(s) | Willard Smith, Jeffrey Townes | |||
Producer(s) | DJ Jazzy Jeff | |||
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince singles chronology | ||||
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Townes brought up the idea of him and Smith making the theme after composer and producer Quincy Jones pitched an early version of the music. Smith wrote the lyrics after reading up on the scripts from the pilot episode.[5] Smith then presented the song to Jones and he immediately loved it and accepted it as the theme song.
The song was released as a single in the Netherlands and Spain by Jive Records in 1992, with "Parents Just Don't Understand" as its B-side,[4] and it was re-released in 2016 by the record label Enjoy the Ride.[6] It became a hit in these countries, peaking at number three in the Netherlands and number two in Spain, and it received a Silver sales certification in the United Kingdom in February 2018. The song appeared on DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince's Greatest Hits album, along with a number of compilation albums.[7] Unlike the version in the sitcom, it samples George Benson's Give Me The Night and Kool and the Gang's N.T.