Which 24K Magic track contains an interpolation of Shai's Baby I'm Yours?

“Which 24K Magic track contains an interpolation of Shai’s Baby I’m Yours?” The answer is “Straight Up & Down.”

The song appears on Bruno Mars’s third studio album, 24K Magic, released on November 18, 2016. Its production reflects the album’s broader interest in 1990s R&B, funk, and new jack swing, rather than the retro-soul focus of some of Mars’s earlier work.

“Straight Up & Down” is specifically credited with an interpolation of Shai’s “Baby I’m Yours,” a 1993 R&B song. An interpolation recreates or reuses a musical passage in a new recording; that is different from simply inserting the original master recording as a sample.

A common mix-up is choosing “Too Good to Say Goodbye,” another ballad from 24K Magic, or the title track because they are more prominent songs. The Shai connection belongs to “Straight Up & Down,” which is one of the album’s less frequently discussed tracks.