Fantastic Voyage (Lakeside song)

"Fantastic Voyage"
Single by Lakeside
from the album Fantastic Voyage
B-side	"I Can't Get You Out of My Head"
Released	January 1981
Recorded	1980
Genre	Funk[1] R&B disco[1]
Length	6:10
Label	SOLAR (JD-12130)
Songwriter(s)	Lakeside
Lakeside singles chronology
"From 9:00 Until" (1980) "Fantastic Voyage" (1981) "Your Love Is on the One" (1981)

'"Fantastic Voyage"' is a 1980 song by Lakeside, a band from Dayton, Ohio. It was the number one hit single from their 1980 album Fantastic Voyage. The song hit number one on the R&B chart and was the group's only entry on the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at number fifty-five.^[2]

Samples

• In 1994, hip-hop artist Coolio sampled the Lakeside song for his own hit of the same title.

Song in popular culture

• The song was performed by Cedric the Entertainer, Vanessa Williams, Bow Wow and Solange Knowles during a talent show in the movie Johnson Family Vacation.
• The song also appeared in the movie First Kid, starring Sinbad.
• The song is also played in 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, on the in-game radio station, Bounce FM.
• The song was used in the Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel's Claptastic Voyage DLC trailer.
• The song was used in a television commercial in 2021 for Allstate Insurance.

References

1. Molanphy, Chris (October 15, 2022). "Give Up the Funk Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 339.

External links

• Fantastic Voyage song lyrics at Yahoo Music