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"Paparazzi"
Single by Xzibit
from the album At the Speed of Life
Released	May 27, 1996
Recorded	1995; Ameraycan Recording Studios (North Hollywood, California)
Genre	Hip hop mafioso rap
Length	3:56
Label	Loud, RCA
Songwriter(s)	Alvin Joiner, Thayod Ausar
Producer(s)	Thayod Ausar
Xzibit singles chronology
"Paparazzi" (1996) "The Foundation" (1996)

"Paparazzi" is a song by Xzibit, issued as the lead single from his debut album At the Speed of Life. The song's official music video was directed by Michael Lucero.

The songs samples Barbra Streisand's "Pavane (Vocalise)", itself a version of Gabriel Fauré's Pavane.

The song is used for the soundtrack of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3. The instrumental version of "Paparazzi" was used to close "Pax Soprana", the sixth episode of the first season of The Sopranos.

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References

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2. "Xzibit – Paparazzi" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
3. "Xzibit – Paparazzi" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
4. "Xzibit – Paparazzi" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
5. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 563. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
6. "Xzibit: Paparazzi" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
7. "Xzibit – Paparazzi" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
8. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 5, 1997" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
9. "Xzibit – Paparazzi" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
10. "Xzibit – Paparazzi". Singles Top 100. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
11. "Xzibit – Paparazzi". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
12. "Xzibit Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
13. "Xzibit Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
14. "Xzibit Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
15. "Xzibit Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
16. "Årslista Singlar – År 1996" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
17. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1997". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
18. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1997". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
19. "Romanian Top 100 Singles Airplay – Top of the Year 1997" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on January 22, 2005. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
20. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1997 – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
21. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Xzibit; 'Paparazzi')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved February 15, 2021.

• 1995 songs
• 1996 debut singles
• Loud Records singles
• Music videos directed by Michael Lucero
• Xzibit songs
• Songs written by Xzibit