"Hollywood Swinging" is a song by R&B/funk band Kool & the Gang from their album Wild and Peaceful. It became their first number one R&B single, reaching that position in June 1974, proved to also be a successful crossover hit, peaking at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, and was written by Robert "Kool" Bell, Ronald Bell, George M. Brown, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Claydes E. Smith, Dennis R. Thomas & Rick A. Westfield.

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The song has been sampled in several rap songs, including:

"Hollywood Swinging" appears on the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas video game soundtrack, on the Bounce FM radio station. The song appears in the films "Be Cool" (2005) and "Roll Bounce" (2005). The song also appeared on the television shows Martin, A Different World, Lizzie McGuire and Criminal Minds. Also appeared on the Bringing Back the Funk, Brian Culbertson's 2008 album. Played at Quicken Loans Arena during halftime at Cleveland Cavaliers home games. It also was covered in Sinbad's comedy special, Where U Been?

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