“My Favorite Mistake” (or “My Favourite Mistake” in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth) is the first single from Sheryl Crow’s third album The Globe Sessions. The song was written about a relationship with a man who proves to be unfaithful and is widely believed to have been written about Eric Clapton.
Category: 1998
New Radicals – You Get What You Give
“You Get What You Give” is a song by the New Radicals. It was an international hit, the first and most successful single from their album Maybe You’ve Been Brainwashed Too. The song has been featured in the films The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, Surf’s Up, and Click.
Scooter – How Much Is The Fish (live at Stadium Techno Inferno)
“How Much Is The Fish?” is a song by German Techno group Scooter. It was released in June 1998 as the lead single from their fifth studio album No Time to Chill. It is the first song to feature Axel Coon. “How Much Is The Fish?” samples the song “Zeven Dagen Lang” (Seven days long) by the Dutch band Bots. The melody originates from a traditional Celtic Son ar Chistr played on Alan Stivell’s 1970 album Reflets. The title is derived from lyrics in the song “Buffalo” by Anglo-Irish indie group Stump, taken from the 1986 mini-album Quirk Out. The background music sample comes from the album version of the song Paradox from the German band 666.
Will Smith – Miami
“Miami” is a 1998 single from Will Smith’s debut solo album Big Willie Style. It samples The Whispers’ 1980 hit “And the Beat Goes On”. The song charted at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 3 on the UK charts. It won a MTV VMA Best Male Video award. The video features an early appearance of future Hitch co-star Eva Mendes. The single was considered to be of a different style to Smith’s previous singles, becoming his highest selling worldwide single of his whole career.
Lauryn Hill – Ex-Factor
“Ex-Factor” is the third single from American recording artist Lauryn Hill from her debut solo album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998). The song incorporates elements of R&B, neo soul and hip hop soul. Released by Ruffhouse and Columbia Records, the song features a sample of “Can It Be All So Simple”, a song by the band Wu-Tang Clan.