"Hermetico" is a song by the Israeli-American

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fusion band

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. Written by band members

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Ori Kaplan }, born October 1, 1969) is an Israeli jazz saxophonist and a music producer. He moved to the United States in 1991. He has worked with many artists including Shotnez Tom Abbs, Firewater, Gogol Bordello, and Balkan Beat Box (of which he is a foun ...

and

Tomer Yosef Tomer Yosef (in Hebrew תומר יוסף; born in Kfar Saba, Israel on 8 September 1975) is an Israeli singer and lead vocalist for the Israeli-American electronica-world fusion band Balkan Beat Box. The band founded by Tamir Muskat, Ori Kaplan ...

, it was included in the band's second album ''

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'' released in 2007, soon becoming a signature tune of the band.

Sampling

The song enjoyed great popularity after

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sampled part of the song in his 2013 released single " Talk Dirty"Who Sampled website: Talk Dirtyby Jason Derülo feat. 2 Chainz
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(aka

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) interpolating the distinctive

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musical segment to the Derulo song.

References

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