Trying To Find A Balance
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"Trying to Find a Balance" is a hip-hop single, released on October 28, 2003, on 12" vinyl
by the group Atmosphere
from the album Seven's Travels
. The song was produced by Ant
with additional guitar by Nate "the Guitar Man" Colis.
Slug
has stated that this song is "the one I hate performing the most, but everybody loves it".
The song samples "The Mirror" by Spooky Tooth
.
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
by the group Atmosphere
Atmosphere (music group)
Atmosphere is an American hip hop group from Minneapolis, Minnesota. The group is composed of rapper Slug and DJ/Producer Ant...
from the album Seven's Travels
Seven's Travels
-Track listing:#"History"#"Trying To Find A Balance"#"Bird Sings Why The Caged I Know"#"Always Coming Home To You"#"The Keys To Life Vs 15 Minutes"#"Apple"#"Suicidegirls"#"Lifter Puller"#"Shoes"#"National Disgrace"#"Devermolorado"#"Liquor Lyles Cool July"...
. The song was produced by Ant
Ant (producer)
Ant is a hip hop producer whose full name is Anthony Davis.He is best known as being one half of the hip hop group Atmosphere, but has worked with many other artists and projects, mostly with Rhymesayers Entertainment, such as Brother Ali, I Self Devine, Felt and The Dynospectrum...
with additional guitar by Nate "the Guitar Man" Colis.
Slug
Slug (rapper)
Sean Michael Daley, better known by his stage name Slug or "'Sep Seven'", is an American rapper. He is from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Slug is best known as one fourth of the hip hop group Atmosphere, which he founded with Derek Turner...
has stated that this song is "the one I hate performing the most, but everybody loves it".
The song samples "The Mirror" by Spooky Tooth
Spooky Tooth
Spooky Tooth are an English rock band principally active, with intermittent breakups, between 1967 to 1974. In recent years, the band has been reconstituted at various points, and continues to perform occasionally.-Career:...
.
In popular culture
- "Trying to Find a Balance" is featured in the video games Tony Hawk's Underground 2Tony Hawk's Underground 2Tony Hawk's Underground 2, also known as THUG 2, is the sixth installment in Neversoft's Tony Hawk's Series and sequel to Tony Hawk's Underground. Tony Hawk's Underground 2 was released on October 4, 2004 for the PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, PC, and Game Boy Advance platforms...
and Tony Hawk Underground 2 Remix soundtracks.