“I Left My Wallet in El Segundo”
Single by A Tribe Called Quest from the album People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
Released	1990
Format	Digital download, 12" maxi single
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	4:05
Label	Jive Records
A Tribe Called Quest singles chronology
"Bonita Applebum" (1990) "I Left My Wallet in El Segundo" (1990) "Can I Kick It?" (1991)

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"I Left My Wallet in El Segundo" was the second single from A Tribe Called Quest's debut album People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm. The song is frequently mentioned in the movie The Ladykillers by the character Mrs. Munson who is complaining about her neighbor's loud music. Mrs. Munson repeats lyrics to the song to illustrate her displeasure with the so-called "hippety-hop music" the neighbor is playing. The song name is also referenced in the Robbie Williams song Me And My Monkey from his 2002 album Escapology in the line "And we hit the strip with all the wedding chapels and the neon signs, he said 'I left my wallet in El Segondo' and proceeded to take two grand of mine". It is also referenced at various times in both seasons one and two of the Showtime series Sleeper Cell. A Tribe Called Quest is a critically acclaimed and highly-influential American hip-hop group, formed in 1988. ... Peoples Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm is the debut alternative hip hop album by A Tribe Called Quest, released on April 17, 1990 (see 1990 in music). ... The Ladykillers is a 2004 remake of the 1955 Ealing comedy of the same name. ... For other people with the same name, see Robbie Williams (disambiguation). ... Escapology is a 2002 album by Robbie Williams, his fifth solo effort, and his last with producer and co-songwriter Guy Chambers. ... A sleeper cell is a cell of sleeper agents that belongs to a large national or terrorist organization. ...

Borrowed elements

Both the acoustic riff and the beat are borrowed from "Funky" by The Chambers Brothers. This article is about the musical group, for the Detroit gangmembers see Chambers Brothers (gang). ...

Music video

A Tribe Called Quest in the music video, "I Left My Wallet in El Segundo".

All of the music video is narrated, and the story is as follows. The Group is at a police station and Q-tip tells the story (i.e. the song). Initially his mother wins a game show prize and goes on a month long cruise trip. After her departure, Q-Tip calls Ali and they take a road trip across America in Q-Tip's mother's car. The group gets lost on the way, Q-tip seeing a dwarf with a sombrero and asks for directions. He tells them that they are in El Segundo and a mile away there is a fast food station. They get there then eat, Q-tip paying for lunch. Q-Tip is distracted by an attractive woman and forgets his wallet when they leave. The waitress then takes his wallet off the counter. They return home and Q-Tip drops Ali off at his home. Then Q-tip realizes that his wallet is missing and he rounds up the group to get it back. When they get to El Segundo they want to stay longer, and the video fades out. El Segundo is a city located in Los Angeles County, California on the Santa Monica Bay. ...

• There was a limited edition "Transparent green" vinyl pressing of this single backed by a B-Side track called "Pubic Enemy". This was a song about somebody catching a sexually transmitted disease or STD (most likely pubic crabs). The backing rhythm sample behind this track is the infamous "Roll, Bounce, Rock, Skate"

Cover

The final episode of Showtime's series Sleeper Cell: American Terror featured a cover of "I Left My Wallet In El Segundo" performed by Brooklyn Punk vocalist Malene Younglao and produced/composed by the avant-garde Washington DC born musician Gary Gunn. Gunn's original music introduces a rock-edged style intertwined with the lyricism of the original. It can be heard in the long driving sequence through the desert. The song was commissioned specifically for the series, building on a continuing theme throughout both seasons. "I Left My Wallet In El Segundo" was the favorite song of character Henri Lubatti. In season one, he provided a karaoke performance of the song.