I Wish (Skee-Lo song)

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"I Wish" is a song written and performed by American rapper Skee-Lo. It was released on April 10, 1995, via Scotti Brothers Records as the lead single from the rapper's debut studio album of the same name (1995). Recording sessions took place at Sunshine Studios in Hollywood, California. Production was handled by Walter "Kandor" Kahn and Skee-Lo himself. "I Wish" peaked at numbers 13 and 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100, and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for selling 600,000 copies domestically. Outside of the United States, "I Wish" peaked within the top ten of the charts in Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland, the top 20 of the charts in Canada, Germany, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, and the top 30 of the charts in Belgium, France and Israel. Its accompanying music video was directed by Marty Thomas. Most of the song's instruments are sampled from "Spinnin'" by Bernard Wright, and the song features a vocal...

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