Return of the Mack

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"Return of the Mack" is a song written and recorded by the British R&B singer Mark Morrison. It was released in the United Kingdom in March 1996 and topped the UK Singles Chart a month later. It reached the number-one spot on the UK Singles Chart in April 1996 and number 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in June 1997 for one week behind "MMMBop" by Hanson, and went Platinum.

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Composition

The song's beat is sampled from the song "Genius of Love" by American band Tom Tom Club. "Games" by Chuckii Booker was also sampled.

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Formats and track listings

CD single - US

1. "Return of the Mack" (C&J X-Tended Street Mix/US Album Version) - 7:20

CD single - Europe

1. "Return of the Mack" (C&J Radio Edit) - 3:32
2. "Return of the Mack" (Joe T. Vannelli Light Radio Edit) - 3:57
3. "Return of the Mack" (C&J Street Mix/UK Album Version) - 4:34
4. "Return of the Mack" (Terence Dackombe Mind Tricks Mix) - 3:46
5. "Return of the Mack" (D-Influence Mix) - 4:29
6. "Return of the Mack" (Full Crew Mix) - 3:56
7. "Return of the Mack" (Sir Gant Mix) - 4:58

12" maxi - US

1. "Return of the Mack" (X-tended C&J Street Mix/US Album Version) - 7:20
2. "Return of the Mack" (Da Beatminerz Mix) - 4:39
3. "Return of the Mack" (Acappella Mix) - 2:56
4. "Trippin'" (C&J Street Mix) - 4:23
5. "Trippin'" (Salaam Remi Mix) - 4:23
6. "Return of the Mack" (Instrumental) - 5:53

12" maxi - Europe

1. "Return of the Mack" (C&J Street Mix/UK Album Version) - 4:34
2. "Return of the Mack" (D-Influence Mix) - 4:29
3. "Return of the Mack" (Joe T. Vannelli Light Mix) - 7:30
4. "Return of the Mack" (Joe T. Vannelli X-tended Corvette Mix) - 6:44

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Charts and certifications

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Release history

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Legacy

• The song lends its title, and is played or sung multiple times in the episode 5, of the third season of The CW's "Legends of Tomorrow".
• The song appears in the episode "Fantasy Island" of the HBO show Entourage.
• The song appears on the episode "The Gang Group Dates" of the hit show It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia.
• The song is referenced in UK grime artist Skepta's track, "That's Not Me" where he declares: "It's the Return of the Mack / I'm still alive just like 2Pac".
• The song appears in the Season 5 episode of New Girl, "A Chill Day In."
• The song is covered by both American rapper Mann, Swedish DJ Nevada, and Lady Bee.
• A clip of the song appears in the third episode of Master of None, where Dev is dancing with Rachel during an after party.
• In May 2017, David Miami created a music video for international fast-food chain Burger King's food product Mac n' Cheetos featuring The Burger King and Chester Cheetah dancing to a version of "Return of the Mack" called "Return of the Mac n' Cheetos".
• Post Malone covered the song as part of Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity special that aired on Netflix in April 2018.

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Mann version

American hip-hop/rap artist Mann released a cover version of the song, featuring vocals from Snoop Dogg and Iyaz. His version is simply titled "The Mack". The single was released in the United Kingdom on 23 May 2011 as a digital download. The Music Video premiered on Mann's YouTube Channel on 28 June. It was released in the United States on 5 July 2011.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "The Mack" was first released onto YouTube on June 23, 2011 at a total length of three minutes and fifty-five seconds. It features Mann, Iyaz and Snoop Dogg, at a pool party that starts off in the day into the night and they are surrounded by women. Mark is also shown entering London Heathrow airport and then driving a car.

Critical reception

Lewis Corner of Digital Spy gave the song a positive review stating, "I'm tryin' to bag a chick from a centerfold and I'm tryin' burn bread like it's gonna be toast," the pint-sized rapper curiously explains between an instantly recognisable chorus that samples Mark Morrison's '96 classic 'Return Of The Mack' - the robotic tones courtesy of Iyaz. "Mann, he was buzzed, and he's on my level, Snoop fo shizzles as he continues to heap praise on the rising star. With such an endorsement, that ever-tricky second single shouldn't be an issue for long", rewarding it three of five stars.

Track listing

Charts

Release history

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Nevada version

Stockholm-based DJ Nevada released a cover version of the song titled "The Mack", twenty years after the release of the original version. Nevada's cover features the vocal collaboration of Mark Morrison and American rapper Fetty Wap. The song was written by Morrison, William Maxwell, Pyramids in Paris, and Jonathan White. It was released to digital download through Straightforward Music, Nourishing Music, and Capitol Records on 23 September 2016. This song has since received commercial successful by peaking inside top 20 in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, while received chart appearance in many other countries.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

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Sampling

In 2012 "Return of the Mack" was sampled again in a song by Trae Tha Truth called "I'm On" which samples the opening vocals from "Return of the Mack" and features MDMA, Lupe Fiasco, Big Boi, Wale & Wiz Khalifa. And in June 2012, he made a remix called "I'm On 2.0".

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References

• Christopher G. Feldman, The Billboard Book of Number 2 Singles, ISBN 978-0-8230-7695-6.

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External links

• Official YouTube music video
• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
• Official YouTube video of Mann version of song

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