Sampling a song has been a part of pop for decades, but it's proving particularly popular on the Official Chart at the moment.
Sampling songs – along with interpolations, which lift parts of songs and reuse a rerecorded version of them in new ones – lends a new song an air of familiarity, plus has the added bonus of reaching a new audience – those who loved the original song it was based on.
It's a widely held belief that music released between 20 and 30 years ago is the sweet spot for nostalgia, which tallies up with the samples used in three hits inside the current Official Singles Chart Top 40.
First up is Friday by Newcastle DJ/producer Riton, which heavily samples Push The Feeling On by UK house collective Nightcrawlers, a Number 3
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