"Illusions" is a song by American hip hop group

Cypress Hill Cypress Hill is an American hip hop group from South Gate, California. They have sold over 20 million albums worldwide and have multi-platinum and platinum albums. They are considered to be among the main progenitors of West Coast and 1990 ...

. The song was released as the second single from '' Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom''. Two remixes of the song were released; one produced by

DJ Muggs Lawrence Muggerud (born January 28, 1968), professionally known by his stage name DJ Muggs, is an American DJ, audio engineer and record producer. He is a member of Cypress Hill, a member of the trip hop band Cross My Heart Hope To Die and the l ...

and one produced by Q-Tip. According to

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, the song marked a change in direction for Cypress Hill, "being more laid back than anything they have ever released before, so much so that it is almost

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in tone."

Track listing

Chart positions

Notes

* "Illusions" did not enter the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, but peaked at number 3 on the

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chart, which acts as a 25-song extension to the Hot 100.

References

{{authority control 1995 songs 1996 singles Cypress Hill songs Ruffhouse Records singles Columbia Records singles Hardcore hip hop songs Songs written by DJ Muggs Songs written by B-Real Music videos directed by McG Song recordings produced by DJ Muggs