Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)

About Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)

"Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)" is a song by English jazz-rap group Us3. It was originally released in October 1992 as the lead single from their debut album Hand on the Torch. The song was recorded as a demo a year before the group's first release and features a sample of Herbie Hancock's song "Cantaloupe Island". It did not chart in their native UK, but in the US, "Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)" reached No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the group's only top 40 single. It was subsequently re-released in UK where it peaked at No. 23."Cantaloop" was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on March 25, 1994 for selling over 500,000 copies. more »