If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)

“If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)”
Single ya Nas featuring Lauryn Hill kutoka katika albamu ya It Was Written
Imetolewa	June 4, 1996
Muundo	CD single
Imerekodiwa	1995
Aina	Hip hop
Urefu	4:42
Studio	Columbia
Mtunzi	Nasir Jones Jean-Claude Olivier Kurtis Walker Samuel Barnes
Mtayarishaji	Trackmasters Rashad Smith
Mwenendo wa single za Nas featuring Lauryn Hill
"One Love" (1994) "'If I Ruled The World (Imagine That)" (akiwa na. Lauryn Hill) (1996) "Street Dreams" (1996)
"Live Nigga Rap" (13) "'If I Ruled The World (Imagine That)" (14) "Silent Murder" (15)

"If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)" ni wimbo mkali wa mwaka wa 1996 kutoka kwa msanii wa muziki wa hip hop kutoka nchini Marekani - Nas akimshirikisha Lauryn Hill wa The Fugees. Wimbo unatokana na ngoma kama hii ya mwaka wa 1985 ya rapa aliyekwenda kwa jina la Kurtis Blow na kuchukua sampuli ya biti ya wimbo wa "Friends" wa Whodini. Huu ndio wimbo wa kwanza wa Nas wa R&B kuingia katika Ishirini 20, na ulipata kuteuliwa mwaka 1997 kwenye Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance. Mashairi ya Nas yanajadili mambo mbalimbali iwapo ataiongoza dunia na kila kitu kichomo ndani yake. Wimbo huu huhesabiwa kama moja kati ya nyimbo kali za rap na machapisho mengi sana. Ikiwa ni pamoja na kuingizwa nafasi ya 88 kwenye orodha ya Nyimbo Bora za Miaka ya 1990.

Orodha ya nyimbo

12" Vinyl ya Marekani

A-Side

1. "If I Ruled the World" (Main Mix) (4:42)
2. "If I Ruled the World" (Instrumental) (4:34)

B-Side

1. "If I Ruled the World" (Clean Mix) (4:42)
2. "If I Ruled the World" (A Cappella) (4:42)

Max CD ya Ulaya (COL 663296 2)

1. "If I Ruled the World (Imagine That) (Main Mix)" (4:45)
2. "If I Ruled the World (Imagine That) (Instrumental)" (4:36)
3. "If I Ruled the World (Imagine That) (Clean Mix)" (4:45)
4. "If I Ruled the World (Imagine That) (A Cappella)" (4:42)

Ulaya CD (COL 663296 1)

1. "If I Ruled the World (Imagine That) (Main Mix)"
2. "If I Ruled the World (Imagine That) (Instrumental)"

Chati

Chati (1996)	Nafasi iliyoshika
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[1]	30
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2]	21
Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[3]	11
France (SNEP)[4]	4
Germany (Media Control AG)[5]	4
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6]	9
New Zealand (RIANZ)[7]	2
Norway (VG-lista)[8]	5
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9]	3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10]	7
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[11]	12
US Billboard Hot 100[12]	53
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[13]	17
US Hot Rap Singles (Billboard)[14]	15

Marejeo

1. "Nas – If I Ruled The World Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
2. "Ultratop.be – Nas – If I Ruled The World" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
3. "Ultratop.be – Nas – If I Ruled The World" (in French). Ultratop 40. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
4. "Lescharts.com – Nas – If I Ruled The World" (in French). Les classement single. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
5. "Kigezo:Singlechart/germanencode/Kigezo:Singlechart/germanencode/single Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
6. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 38, 1996" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
7. "Charts.org.nz – Nas – If I Ruled The World". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
8. "Norwegiancharts.com – Nas – If I Ruled The World". VG-lista. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
9. "Swedishcharts.com – Nas – If I Ruled The World". Singles Top 60. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
10. "Nas – If I Ruled The World swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
11. "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
12. "Kigezo:BillboardID?f=379&g=Singles Nas Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Nas. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
13. "Kigezo:BillboardID?f=367&g=Singles Nas Album & Song Chart History" Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Nas. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
14. "Nas – Awards". Kigezo:Noitalic. Rovi Corporation. Iliwekwa mnamo Oktoba 2, 2012.

Viungo vya Nje

• "If I Ruled the World (Imagine That) Archived 8 Januari 2008 at the Wayback Machine." music video on MTV.com (Windows Media format)
• Full lyrics of the song on MetroLyrics Archived 9 Novemba 2017 at the Wayback Machine.