The Magic Key (song)


"The Magic Key" is a 2002 hip-hop/electronic song recorded by French animated feature One-T + Cool-T. It was the third single from the album The One-T ODC and was released in April 2003. The song samples 'Má Hra' by Blue Effect, a Czechoslovakian progressive rock band.
It was the third most played songs on European radio and television during third quarter of 2003 and performed one of the longest-running singles in the 2003 French SNEP Singles Charts, peaking at #9. The song was also a top five hit in Denmark, Germany and Austria, and a top ten hit in Belgium and Switzerland. To date, it remains One-T's most successful single. An animated music video was also released, featuring the characters on the single cover.
The singer behind Cool-T is Christine Asamoah. The vocals for the chorus were provided by Virginie Tesnière.
In 2015 a French version titled "DJ" featuring the chorus and samples of the song has been released by the French singer Dieselle.

Track listings

; CD single
  1. "The Magic Key" – 3:49
  2. "The Travoltino Club" – 4:00
; CD maxi
  1. "The Magic Key" – 3:50
  2. "The Magic Key" – 6:42
  3. "The Magic Key" – 6:05
  4. "The Magic Key" – 3:51
  5. "The Magic Key" – 3:25
; 12" maxi
  1. "The Magic Key" – 3:50
  2. "The Magic Key" – 6:42
  3. "The Magic Key" – 6:05
  4. "The Magic Key" – 3:51
  5. "The Magic Key" – 3:25

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Weekly charts

Year-end charts

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