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Mothership Connection (Star Child)
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| "Star Child" | ||
|---|---|---|
| Single by Parliament from the album Mothership Connection |
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| A-side | "Star Child" | |
| B-side | "Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication" | |
| Released | August 1976 | |
| Format | 7" 45 rpm vinyl single | |
| Recorded | 1975 | |
| Genre | Funk | |
| Length | 6:11 (album version) | |
| Label | Casablanca 864 | |
| Writer | George Clinton/Bootsy Collins/Bernie Worrell | |
| Producer | George Clinton | |
"Mothership Connection (Star Child)" is a funk song by Parliament. It was the third and last single released from the group's 1976 album Mothership Connection. The song introduces George Clinton's messianic alien alter ego Star Child for the first time (see P-Funk mythology).
The lyrics "Swing down, sweet chariot" paraphrase the traditional spiritual "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot".
The track "Let Me Ride" on the Dr. Dre album The Chronic is heavily based on samples from this song.
The song was titled simply "Star Child" on its single release, while the radio promo version was titled "Star Child (Mothership Connection)".
On the album Live: P-Funk Earth Tour the song is split into two tracks, "Mothership Connection (Star Child)" and "Swing Down, Sweet Chariot".
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