The Magic Key (song)

"The Magic Key" is a 2003 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' (1971 album 'Nová Syntéza') by Blue Effect, a Czechoslovak progressive rock band.

It was the third most played songs on European radio and television during the third quarter of 2003 and performed one of the longest-running singles in the 2003 French SNEP Singles Charts (41 weeks), peaking at #9. The song was also a top five hit in Denmark, Poland, Germany and Austria, and a top ten hit in Belgium (Wallonia) 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 (rap) 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.

In 2022, a musical based on the story of the song and music video premiered at the Kammertheater in Stuttgart.

Track listings

 * CD single
 * 1) "The Magic Key" – 3:49
 * 2) "The Travoltino Club" – 4:00


 * CD maxi
 * 1) "The Magic Key" (radio edit) – 3:50
 * 2) "The Magic Key" (club mix) – 6:42
 * 3) "The Magic Key" (extended mix) – 6:05
 * 4) "The Magic Key" (instrumental) – 3:51
 * 5) "The Magic Key" (a capella) – 3:25


 * 12" maxi
 * 1) "The Magic Key" (radio edit) – 3:50
 * 2) "The Magic Key" (club mix) – 6:42
 * 3) "The Magic Key" (extended mix) – 6:05
 * 4) "The Magic Key" (instrumental) – 3:51
 * 5) "The Magic Key" (a capella) – 3:25

Credits

 * Featuring by Cool-T
 * Co-produced by Proedit
 * Produced by Minor T