What is a sample?

A sample is a piece of the original track of a song reused in another song.

Example: Black Eyed Peas used a sample of Misirlou by Dick Dale and his Del-Tones in their song Pump It.

What is the difference between covers, partial covers and samples?

Use the following table to find out what type of cover song you are dealing with:

Does the new song use the original track of the original?
Yes No
Does the new song copy a part of the original or the entire song? A Part Sample Partial Cover
The Whole Song Remix Cover


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Did you know?

Everybody's Got to Learn Sometimes by Beck was originally written by James Warren and performed by The Korgis in 1980.

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