"Tightrope" is the title of the opening track to A New World Record

A New World Record

A New World Record is the sixth studio album by Electric Light Orchestra, released in 1976.-Overview:The second album to be recorded at Musicland Studios in Munich, the LP proved to be the band's long awaited breakthrough in the UK: after seeing their previous three studio recordings fail to chart...

by Electric Light Orchestra

Electric Light Orchestra

Electric Light Orchestra were a British rock group from Birmingham who released eleven studio albums between 1971 and 1986 and another album in 2001. ELO were formed to accommodate Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne's desire to create modern rock and pop songs with classical overtones...

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Recorded in 1976 at Musicland

Musicland

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, Munich

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

, West Germany

West Germany

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, The song features a dramatic orchestral opening before transforming into an upbeat rock song. Although never released as a single, the song was a fan favorite and was performed live at every ELO concert including the Zoom tour in 2001. It had been remastered in 2000 and included on the box set Flashback.

Sampled

Samples from "Tightrope" have been featured in various forms in many rapsongs, by artists including Army of the Pharaohs

Army of the Pharaohs

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, The Game

The Game (rapper)

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, Chief Kamachi, I-20

I-20 (rapper)

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, and various European rappers like French Rap Group Fonky Family

Fonky Family

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 (the track 'Dans la legende' from the Art de Rue album), Dutch group Lost Rebels (the track 'Revolutie' from the Revolutie album) and croatian rapgroup Tram 11

Tram 11

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, the german rapper SIDO, as well as the albanian rapper Noizy (the track 'Ak' from the 'Most Wanted' album).