Inpopular music,interpolation (also called areplayed sample) refers to using amelody—or portions of a melody (often with modified lyrics)—from a previously recorded song but re-recording the melody instead of directlysampling it.[1][2] Interpolation is often cited as a legal defence to mask unlicensed sampling when the artist orlabel who owns the recording of the music declines to license the sample, or if licensing the piece of music is considered too costly.
Interpolation is prevalent in manygenres of popular music; early examples arethe Beatles interpolating "La Marseillaise" and "She Loves You", among three other interpolations in the 1967 song "All You Need Is Love",[3] andLyn Collins interpolating lyrics fromthe 5 Royales' "Think" in her similarly titled 1972 song "Think (About It)".
One genre where interpolating (as well assampling) is highly prevalent iship hop music; prominent examples includeStevie Wonder's "Pastime Paradise" interpolated inCoolio's hit song "Gangsta's Paradise",[4] andSting's "Shape of My Heart" interpolated inJuice WRLD's 2018 hit "Lucid Dreams".[5]
Inpop music, notable examples includeAnne-Marie's "2002" which interpolates lyrics from six songs,Portugal. The Man's "Feel It Still" which interpolatesthe Marvelettes' 1961 hit "Please Mr. Postman",[4][5] "Bad Liar" bySelena Gomez which interpolates the bassline of "Psycho Killer" bynew wave bandTalking Heads,[6][5] andAriana Grande's 2019 hit "7 Rings" which interpolates "My Favorite Things" written byRodgers & Hammerstein and made famous byJulie Andrews.[7]
The 1992 song "Murder She Wrote" byreggae duoChaka Demus & Pliers has been interpolated inOmarion andChris Brown's "Post to Be",[5] inPitbull's "El Taxi",[8] inJason Derulo's "Too Hot" and in the remix version ofBlack Eyed Peas' "Ritmo" featuringJaden Smith,[5] among many other songs.
In 2023, Spanish pop singerAbraham Mateo interpolated the 1983 song "Maniac" byMichael Sembello in the song "Maníaca". It achieved a platinum record certification in Spain, the same as the original version which also went platinum there.
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