Plagiarism Controversy
In January 2007, several news sources reported that Timbaland was alleged to have plagiarized several elements (both motifs and samples) in the song "Do It" without giving credit or compensation. The song itself was released as the fifth North American single from Loose on July 24, 2007.
The original track, titled "Acidjazzed Evening", is a chiptune-style 4-channel Amiga module composed by Finnish demoscener Janne Suni. The song was later remixed, with Suni's permission, by Norwegian Glenn Rune Gallefoss for the Commodore 64 in SID format—this is the version which was later allegedly sampled for "Do It".
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