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"The Champ" is a song by The Mohawks, a group of session musicians assembled by Alan Hawkshaw. It was originally released in 1968 but failed to chart. However, a re-release made #58 on the UK Singles Chart in 1987 after being sampled many times. The song is based on "Tramp", a 1967 Lowell Fulson record that was covered extensively after its release. The song chants the word "Tramp" rather than "Champ".

The song is perhaps better known for its usage as a sample in over 700+ songs;[4] it has been widely sampled and emulated in hip hop music.

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Sound Of The Witch Doctors
The Mohawks
The Pama Years: The Mohawks, The Champs
02:49
17
The Champ (Extended Mix)
The Mohawks
The Champ
05:07
01
The Champ (Original Mix)
The Mohawks
The Champ
02:40

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Albums
Pama Records
12-11-2021
The Pama Years: The Mohawks, The Champs
01
The Champ (Original Version)
The Mohawks
The Pama Years: The Mohawks, The Champs
02:37
Composers: Harry Palmer
02
Hip Jigger
The Mohawks
The Pama Years: The Mohawks, The Champs
02:57
03
Can You Hear Me
The Mohawks
The Pama Years: The Mohawks, The Champs
02:52
04
Cherry Pink
The Mohawks
The Pama Years: The Mohawks, The Champs
02:28
05
Baby Hold On
The Mohawks
The Pama Years: The Mohawks, The Champs
02:23
06
Funky Broadway
The Mohawks
The Pama Years: The Mohawks, The Champs
02:41
07
Ride Your Pony
The Mohawks
The Pama Years: The Mohawks, The Champs
03:11
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Phoenix Music International
01-05-1968
The Champ
01
The Champ (Original Version)
The Mohawks
The Champ
02:37
Composers: Harry Palmer
02
Hip Jigger
The Mohawks
The Champ
02:57
03
Sweet Soul Music
The Mohawks
The Champ
02:31
04
Roving Reporter (Dr. Jekyll & Hyde Park)
The Mohawks
The Champ
01:42
Composers: Alan Hawkshaw
05
Senior Thump
The Mohawks
The Champ
02:45
Composers: Alan Hawkshaw
06
Landscape
The Mohawks
The Champ
02:25
07
Baby Hold On
The Mohawks
The Champ
02:23
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2010 High Fashion Music, The Netherlands
01-01-1968
The Champ
01
The Champ (Original Mix)
The Mohawks
The Champ
02:40
02
Hip Jigger
The Mohawks
The Champ
02:59
03
Sweet Soul Music
The Mohawks
The Champ
02:35
04
Dr. Jekyll & Hyde Park
The Mohawks
The Champ
01:39
05
Senior Thump
The Mohawks
The Champ
02:52
06
Landscape (Original Mix)
The Mohawks
The Champ
02:27
07
Baby Hold On
The Mohawks
The Champ
02:23
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Singles
Phoenix Music International
01-07-1968
The Champ
01
The Champ (Original Version)
The Mohawks
The Champ
02:37
02
Sound Of The Witch Doctors
The Mohawks
The Champ
02:49
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Pama Records
21-05-2021
Reggae Golden Oldies, Vol.1
01
Shocks Of Mighty
Dave Barker
Reggae Golden Oldies, Vol.1
02:47
02
Reggae And Shout (Twist And Shout)
The Black Beatles
Reggae Golden Oldies, Vol.1
02:49
03
Skinhead Shuffle
The Mohawks
Reggae Golden Oldies, Vol.1
03:26
04
Standing At The Corner
Winston Groovy
Reggae Golden Oldies, Vol.1
02:32
05
Gold Digger
The Little Roys
Reggae Golden Oldies, Vol.1
03:06
06
Dark End Of The Street
Pat Kelly
Reggae Golden Oldies, Vol.1
03:19
07
Boss A Moon
Sonny Binns
Reggae Golden Oldies, Vol.1
02:14
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Burning Girl
27-02-2019
A Clockwork Orange - The Complete Fantasy Playlist
01
I Fought the Law
UK Dekay
A Clockwork Orange - The Complete Fantasy Playlist
02:54
02
Highway to Hell
Bleach
A Clockwork Orange - The Complete Fantasy Playlist
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03
Personal Jesus
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A Clockwork Orange - The Complete Fantasy Playlist
03:35
04
Fools Gold
Peaky Blinders
A Clockwork Orange - The Complete Fantasy Playlist
05:25
05
Don't Fear The Reaper
Alixandrea Corvyn
A Clockwork Orange - The Complete Fantasy Playlist
04:49
06
Anarchy In The UK
UK Dekay
A Clockwork Orange - The Complete Fantasy Playlist
03:35
07
Cocaine
Blind Faith Collective
A Clockwork Orange - The Complete Fantasy Playlist
02:49
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Pama Records
15-10-2021
Hey! Reggae
01
Queen Of My Heart
Fitzroy Sterling
Hey! Reggae
02:03
02
I'll Take You There
Eugene Paul
Hey! Reggae
03:15
03
Can't Stop Loving You
Laurel Aitken
Hey! Reggae
03:08
04
Take Back Your Nicklet
Ferdinand and Dill
Hey! Reggae
03:01
05
The Burning Feeling
The Groovers
Hey! Reggae
02:54
06
Night In Cairo
The Inner Mind
Hey! Reggae
03:00
07
Cover Me
Fitz & The Coozers
Hey! Reggae
02:39
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Pama Records
01-03-1969
A Gift From Pama
01
Facts Of Life
The Mellotones
A Gift From Pama
02:20
02
If It Don't Work Out
Pat Kelly
A Gift From Pama
02:43
03
The Champ (Original Version)
The Mohawks
A Gift From Pama
02:37
Composers: Harry Palmer
04
Who You Gonna Run To
The Techniques
A Gift From Pama
02:39
05
Sock It To 'Em Soul Brother
Bill Moss
A Gift From Pama
02:24
06
History
Harry & Radcliffe
A Gift From Pama
02:28
07
Every Day Will Be Like A Holiday
Roy Docker
A Gift From Pama
02:51
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Pama Records
01-04-1971
16 Dynamic Hits
01
Sugar Pie
The Hammers
16 Dynamic Hits
03:18
02
Shocks Of Mighty
Dave Barker
16 Dynamic Hits
02:47
03
Girl What Are You Doing To Me
Owen Gray
16 Dynamic Hits
02:36
04
Guilty
TIGER
16 Dynamic Hits
03:03
05
Clint Eastwood
Lee "Scratch" Perry
16 Dynamic Hits
03:45
06
Let It Be
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16 Dynamic Hits
04:08
07
Seven Letters
Derrick Morgan
16 Dynamic Hits
03:14
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Pama Records
28-08-2020
The Pama Years: Derrick Morgan, The Conquering Ruler
01
Conquering Ruler
Derrick Morgan
The Pama Years: Derrick Morgan, The Conquering Ruler
02:50
02
John Crow Skank
Derrick Morgan
The Pama Years: Derrick Morgan, The Conquering Ruler
02:32
03
Beyond The Hill
Derrick Morgan
The Pama Years: Derrick Morgan, The Conquering Ruler
02:21
04
Fat Man
Derrick Morgan
The Pama Years: Derrick Morgan, The Conquering Ruler
03:08
05
Music Be The Food Of Love
Derrick Morgan
The Pama Years: Derrick Morgan, The Conquering Ruler
02:44
06
Let's Have Some Fun
Derrick Morgan
The Pama Years: Derrick Morgan, The Conquering Ruler
02:59
07
I Am Just A Sufferer
Derrick Morgan
The Pama Years: Derrick Morgan, The Conquering Ruler
02:55
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(P) 2025 Resnik Music Group
26-03-2025
Webster's Juke Box Of Lost Oldies Vol. 3
01
Someone To Love
The Mohawks
Webster's Juke Box Of Lost Oldies Vol. 3
02:31
Composers: Fred Cohen - Richard Taborn
02
Look The Other Way
The Unknowns
Webster's Juke Box Of Lost Oldies Vol. 3
03:49
Composers: Gary Webster
03
Oh Angel
The Sinceres
Webster's Juke Box Of Lost Oldies Vol. 3
02:28
Composers: Charles McCormick
04
Someday (You'll Be My Love)
Kenny & Johnny
Webster's Juke Box Of Lost Oldies Vol. 3
02:29
Composers: Gary Webster
05
You Went Away
Sylvester Jones & The Mighty Heartbreakers
Webster's Juke Box Of Lost Oldies Vol. 3
03:01
Composers: Gary Webster
06
Wedding Bells Are Gonna Ring
The Gates
Webster's Juke Box Of Lost Oldies Vol. 3
02:09
Composers: Bobby Ferguson
07
I Cross My Fingers
The Uniques
Webster's Juke Box Of Lost Oldies Vol. 3
02:11
Composers: Gary Webster
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Phoenix Music Internatonal
11-02-2022
World Cup Football Songs
01
Come on England
442
World Cup Football Songs
04:17
Composers: KEVIN ADAMS - Kevin Anthony - James Mitchell Paterson
02
Three Lions
England's Pride
World Cup Football Songs
03:37
03
World In Motion
Offside
World Cup Football Songs
04:28
04
Football Crazy '06
5-A-Side
World Cup Football Songs
02:20
05
We're On The Ball
The Football Studs
World Cup Football Songs
02:58
06
The Great Escape
The Football Supporters Band
World Cup Football Songs
01:59
07
Vindaloo
Slim Jim
World Cup Football Songs
03:40
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Pama Records
01-03-1968
Soul Sauce
01
Jerking The Dog
The Crowns
Soul Sauce
02:47
02
I Feel Good All Over
Betty Lavette
Soul Sauce
01:26
03
The Good Ol' Days
Bobby Patterson
Soul Sauce
01:54
04
Sick And Tired Oh Babe
The Milwaukee Coasters
Soul Sauce
02:44
05
Tip Toe
Norman T Washington
Soul Sauce
02:11
06
Baby Hold On
The Mohawks
Soul Sauce
02:23
07
Dr Goldfoot And His Bikini Machine
The Beas
Soul Sauce
01:41
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Pama Records
01-06-1969
Recipe For Soul Sauce
01
I Feel Good All Over
Betty Lavette
Recipe For Soul Sauce
01:26
02
The Good Ol' Days
Bobby Patterson
Recipe For Soul Sauce
01:54
03
Ride Your Pony
The Mohawks
Recipe For Soul Sauce
03:11
04
Tip Toe
Norman T Washington
Recipe For Soul Sauce
02:11
05
Sick And Tired Oh Babe
The Milwaukee Coasters
Recipe For Soul Sauce
02:44
06
Jerking The Dog
The Crowns
Recipe For Soul Sauce
02:47
07
Same Thing All Over
Norman T Washington
Recipe For Soul Sauce
02:09
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(P) 2015 Original Jamaican Music
24-10-2015
Reggae Rocksteady Ska, Vol. 6
01
Striving for the Right
Pat Kelly
Reggae Rocksteady Ska, Vol. 6
02:31
Composers: Pat Kelly
02
Tammy
Pat Kelly
Reggae Rocksteady Ska, Vol. 6
02:35
Composers: Pat Kelly
03
Some Day We'll Be Together
The Marvells
Reggae Rocksteady Ska, Vol. 6
03:03
Composers: Edward O'Sullivan Lee
04
The Originator
Neville Hinds
Reggae Rocksteady Ska, Vol. 6
03:29
Composers: Neville Hinds
05
The Pum
The Matadors
Reggae Rocksteady Ska, Vol. 6
02:40
Composers: Edward O'Sullivan Lee
06
Satan Boy
The Ethiopians
Reggae Rocksteady Ska, Vol. 6
02:42
Composers: Leonard Dillon - Stephen Taylor - Aston Morris
07
The Rhythm
The Mohawks
Reggae Rocksteady Ska, Vol. 6
02:46
Composers: Edward O'Sullivan Lee
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