Scorpio (instrumental)
| "Scorpio" | ||||
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| Single by Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band | ||||
| from the album Evolution | ||||
| B-side | "Sad Angel" | |||
| Released | September 1971 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 3:59 | |||
| Label | Sussex | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dennis Coffey | |||
| Producer(s) | Mike Theodore | |||
| Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band singles chronology | ||||
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"Scorpio" is a song by Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band. It charted at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The song has been sampled in many hip-hop songs since its release in 1971, most notably Mark Ronson's debut single "Ooh Wee", Public Enemy's "Night of the Living Baseheads", LL Cool J's "Jingling Baby", and Young MC's "Bust a Move".
In 2016, it was featured in the American television drama series Better Call Saul in the episode "Inflatable". The song is played over a montage of lawyer Saul Goodman/Jimmy McGill (played by Bob Odenkirk) as he attempts to get himself fired.