Rapper’s Delight (long version)

~ Recording by The Sugarhill Gang

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1Rapper’s Delight (long version)15:00The Sugarhill GangRapper’s DelightThe Sugarhill GangSingle
Sugar Hill Records (US late 70s/early 80s rap)SH 542
1.1Rapper’s Delight (long version)15:00The Sugarhill GangRapper’s DelightThe Sugarhill GangSingle
Metronome (Swedish label, active internationally)0930.002
1.1Rapper's Delight14:33The Sugarhill GangGenius of Rap: The Sugarhill StoryVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Blatant RecordsBLATCD 1
1.1Rapper's Delight14:33The Sugarhill GangGenius of Rap: The Sugarhill StoryVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Castle Communications (primary imprint of Castle Communications PLC)CCSCD 284
1.1Rapper's Delight (long version)14:32The Sugarhill GangRapper's DelightThe Sugarhill GangSingle
Disques Vogue (1947–1973; for more recent releases please use their newer label Vogue)312127
1.1Rapper's Delight (original '79 Full Length version)14:26The Sugarhill GangRapper's DelightThe Sugarhill GangSingle
TELDEC246 571-2 XS
1.1Rapper's Delight14:33The Sugarhill GangRappers DelightVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
DiskyDCD 5074
1.1Rapper's Delight14:33The Sugarhill GangRappers DelightVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
K WestKWEST 5074
1.1Rapper’s Delight (15 min. long version)14:32The Sugarhill GangRappers Delight Hip Hop Remix ’89The Sugarhill GangAlbum + Compilation
Sugar Hill Records (US late 70s/early 80s rap)SHCD 5242
4.13Rapper’s Delight14:39The Sugarhill GangMillion Sellers HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -1991
DiskyHRCD93, HRCD94, HRCD95, HRCD96
1.1Rapper’s Delight14:31The Sugarhill GangGreatest Rap & DanceVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
DiskyDCD 5252
1.17Rapper’s Delight14:31The Sugarhill GangMillion Sellers 20 - The SeventiesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
DiskyMSCD 1920
1.2Rapper's Delight14:26The Sugarhill GangStreet Jams: Hip-Hop From the Top Part 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label)R2 70577
1.1Rapper’s Delight14:31The Sugarhill GangThe Sugar Hill Story: Old School Rap – To the Beat Y’allVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sequel Records (UK reissue label)NXT CD 217
1.9Rappers Delight (long version)14:37The Sugarhill GangGoing Back in Time: Hits From the 70's, Volume 4Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
DiskyKWCD 659
1.13Rapper's Delight14:28Sugarhill GangJuke Box Giants: The SeventiesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Castle Communications (primary imprint of Castle Communications PLC)MACCD 146
3.8Rappers Delight (extended version)14:29The Sugarhill GangThe History of Pop: 1974 to 1982Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Castle Communications (primary imprint of Castle Communications PLC)MBSCD 426
1.6Rapper’s Delight14:16The Sugarhill GangOld School Rap, Volume 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1994-08-16
Thump RecordsTHCD 4510
1.1Rapper’s Delight14:31The Sugarhill GangJam! Jam! Jam! Sugarhill: The Legendary LabelVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
MCI MusicMUSCD 016
1.6Rapper’s Delight14:16The Sugarhill GangOld School Rap, Volume 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Thump RecordsTHCD4510
1.1Rapper's Delight (long version)14:36The Sugarhill GangRapper's Delight: The Greatest HitsThe Sugarhill GangAlbum + Compilation
Wise Buywise 018
1.14Rapper's Delight14:27The Sugarhill GangThe Message: The History of RapVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
NTRCD024
1.1Rapper’s Delight14:37Sugarhill GangRapper’s Delight: The Best of Sugarhill GangSugarhill GangAlbum + Compilation
  • US1996-07-16
Rhino (reissue label)R4 71986
1.1Rapper’s Delight14:37Sugarhill GangRapper’s Delight: The Best of Sugarhill GangSugarhill GangAlbum + Compilation
  • US1996-07-16
Rhino (reissue label)R2 71986
1.8Rapper's Delight (original 15 min version)14:25The Sugarhill GangDance Classics DJ Service, Volume 8Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -1996
1.1Rapper's Delight (long version)14:37Sugarhill GangAbsolutely... The Very Best of Old School RapVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Deep BeatsDEEPBOX 7
2.1Rapper's Delight14:28The Sugarhill GangHip Hop Don't StopVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Solid State Records (UK dance comps)SOLIDCD6, SOLIDSCD6
1.1Rapper’s Delight (long version)14:37Sugarhill GangThe Sugar Hill Records StoryVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sugar Hill Records (US late 70s/early 80s rap), Rhino (reissue label)R0 72449, R2 72449
1.16Rapper’s Delight (original 12″)14:22The Sugarhill GangRap People, Volume 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Musiques & Solutions7237
1.1Rapper’s Delight14:32The Sugarhill GangRockitVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music TV
1.1Rapper’s Delight14:37The Sugarhill GangBack to the Old School: Sugar Hill Club ClassicsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1999-01-01
Sequel Records (UK reissue label)NEE CD 307
1.1Rapper’s Delight (long version)14:33The Sugarhill GangThe Message: The Roots of RapVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1999-08-16
Castle Communications (primary imprint of Castle Communications PLC)
1.2Rapper's Delight14:36The Sugarhill GangRapper's Delights (Back to the Old School)The Sugarhill GangAlbum + Compilation
Sequel Records (UK reissue label)NEE CD 306
1.1Rapper's Delight14:34The Sugarhill GangThe Message: The Roots of RapVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Castle PiePIESD 050
1.1Rapper’s Delight14:30The Sugarhill GangSugarhill GangThe Sugarhill GangAlbum
Castle Music (subsidiary of Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.)CMRCD574
2.1Rapper’s Delight14:29The Sugarhill GangHip Hop Don’t Stop: The Ultimate SelectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2003-08-18
Virgin TVVTDCDX 573
2.9Rapper’s Delight (full length version)14:34The Sugarhill GangGrand 12‐InchesBen LiebrandAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music Media511088 2, 5110882000, SMM 511088 2
1.1Rapper's Delight (long version)14:37The Sugarhill GangThe Message: The Story of Sugar Hill RecordsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2005-01-31
Castle Music (subsidiary of Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.)CMXBX1090
1.8Rapper’s Delight14:34The Sugarhill GangTommy Boy Presents: Hip Hop Essentials, Volume 1 (1979-1991)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2005-11-08
Tommy Boy (imprint, bearing the Tommy Boy logo)1634
4.1Rapper’s Delight (full length version)14:31The Sugarhill GangClassic Cuts Presents: The 12″ Box: DiscoVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Music Factory (UK promotional remix service)BX044
1.1Rapper’s Delight14:37Sugarhill GangRapper’s Delight: The Best of Sugarhill GangSugarhill GangAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label)
2.9Rapper’s Delight14:32Sugarhill GangExtended Seventies: The Dawning of the 12 inch EraVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2006-05-15
OPTIMUMOPTCD001
1.1Rapper's Delight (long version)14:32The Sugarhill GangSugar Hill Records: The Definitive Groove CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2006-08-08
Rhino (reissue label)R2 70805
3.1Rapper’s Delight (long version)14:31Sugarhill Gang70s Maximum (3 CD)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
DiskyCB 903825
1.1Rapper’s Delight (long version)14:35The Sugarhill GangThe Sugar Hill Records StoryVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2009-07-14
Rhino Atlantic (digital releases only!)
1.2Rapper’s Delight14:30The Sugarhill Gang12″ Dance: The Definitive Collection: 1978–1995Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2009-10-05
Rhino (reissue label)WMTV113
1.10Rapper’s Delight (long version)14:30The Sugarhill GangSugarhill GangThe Sugarhill GangAlbum
  • XE2010-07-20
Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present)2742747
1.1Rapper’s Delight (long version)14:36The Sugarhill GangA Complete Introduction to Sugar Hill RecordsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2010-08-17
Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)2736484
1.1Rapper's Delight - Long Version14:33The Sugarhill GangRhythm & Rhymes: The Definitive CollectionThe Sugarhill GangAlbum + Compilation
Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present)2742766
1.10Rapper’s Delight (long version)14:30The Sugarhill GangSugarhill Gang (30th anniversary edition)The Sugarhill GangAlbum
Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present)0602527427478
4.13Rappers Delight14:39The Sugarhill GangBest Sellers HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
3.13Rappers Delight14:29The Sugarhill GangJuke Box Giants Classic Hot HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Castle Communications (primary imprint of Castle Communications PLC)LTECD314
1.17Rapper’s Delight14:32The Sugarhill GangMastermix Classic Cuts, Volume 112: 70s 12″Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Music Factory (UK promotional remix service)CC112
1.6Rapper’s Delight (original version)14:34The Sugarhill GangThe Awesome 2 Present: The History of RapVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Select Records (1981–)
Promotion
1.2Rapper’s Delight (long version)14:33The Sugarhill GangMusic Legend Collection ‘Rap’Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
PolyGram Special Projects (partners with third party non-music industry companies using music to promote their products and brands)

Relationships

DJ-mixes:The Rockin’ Funky Cold Megamix by Hahnstudios (mash-up artist) (order: 25)
edits:Rapper’s Delight
recording of:Rapper’s Delight (on 1979-08-02)

Related works

Rapper’s Delight

writer:Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer)
Guy O'Brien (US rapper Guy Anthony O’Brien)
Henry Jackson
Michael Wright
Sylvia Robinson
Nile Rodgers
publisher:Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
later parody versions:Rappers’ Plight
later translated parody versions:Hitlers Delight
Rapper's Deutsch
is based on:Good Times
is the basis for:Rappers Delight (Hip Hop Remix ’89)
lyrics quoted in:Breakadawn
Hotel Room Service
Smokin’ That Shit
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