'"Fantastic Voyage"' is a 1980 song by

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, a band from

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. It was the number one hit single from their 1980 album ''

Fantastic Voyage ''Fantastic Voyage'' is a 1966 American science fiction adventure film directed by Richard Fleischer and written by Harry Kleiner, based on a story by Otto Klement and Jerome Bixby. The film is about a submarine crew who are shrunk to microscop ...

''. The song hit number one on the R&B chart and was the group's only entry on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, where it peaked at number fifty-five.

Samples

*In 1994, hip-hop artist

Coolio Artis Leon Ivey Jr. (August 1, 1963 – September 28, 2022), known professionally as Coolio, was an American rapper. First rising to fame as a member of the gangsta rap group WC and the Maad Circle, Coolio achieved mainstream success as a solo ...

sampled the Lakeside song for his own hit of the same title.

Song in popular culture

*The song was performed by

Cedric the Entertainer Cedric Antonio Kyles (born April 24, 1964), better known by his stage name Cedric the Entertainer, is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He hosted BET's ''ComicView'' during the 1993–1994 season and ''Def Comedy Jam'' in 1995. He is bes ...

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, Bow Wow and

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during a talent show in the movie ''

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.'' *The song also appeared in the movie ''

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'', starring Sinbad. *The song is also played in '' Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas'', on the in-game radio station, Bounce FM. *The song was used in a television commercial in 2021 for

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Fantastic Voyage song lyrics
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