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| "(Not Just) Knee Deep" | ||||
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| Single byFunkadelic | ||||
| from the albumUncle Jam Wants You | ||||
| A-side | "(Not Just) Knee Deep - Pt. 1" | |||
| B-side | "(Not Just) Knee Deep - Pt. 2" | |||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Genre | Funk | |||
| Length | 15:21 (album version) 4:25 (7" edit) | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Songwriter | George Clinton | |||
| Producer | George Clinton | |||
| Funkadelic singles chronology | ||||
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"(Not Just) Knee Deep" is a song by the American funk bandFunkadelic, written byGeorge Clinton.[1] The song was released as a single for their albumUncle Jam Wants You (1979).[2]
The song is widely regarded as afunk classic, peaking at No. 77 on theBillboard Hot 100 and topping the US R&B charts in 1979.[3] An edited version of the song, appearing as Side A on the single release, reached number one on theBillboard Black Singles chart.[2]
The song was written byGeorge Clinton (credited on some releases as "George Clinton, Jr."); the recording was arranged byWalter "Junie" Morrison and produced by Clinton under the alias "Dr. Funkenstein".[1]
The Funkadelic version is sung by Clinton and several other group members, includingPhilippé Wynne, who was a former lead singer of the rhythm and blues group,The Spinners, which he left two years earlier.[2]
The lyrics tell of a "girl" who "was a freak of the week" and the man who was dancing with her. He was unimpressed by theJerk, theMonkey,the Chicken, and the Moose, but was turned on by the Freak.[2]
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The song has been heavily sampled by many artists.Hip hop groupDe La Soul sampled the intro to the song in their hit "Me Myself and I", which reached #34 on the Billboard Pop Charts and #1 on the R&B Charts.[6] The song was also notably sampled inLL Cool J's "Nitro",Everlast's "Never Missin A Beat",Tone Lōc's "Funky Cold Medina",MC Hammer &Deion Sanders' "Straight to My Feet",[7] the rap group Mass 187's "Swang Your Hips",[8]Tha Dogg Pound's unreleased track "Can't C Us" (later remixed as2pac's "Can't C Me"),[9]Geto Boys' "Homie Don't Play That",X Clan's "Funkin' Lesson",Bobby Brown's "Get Away", andJessie J's "Seal Me with a Kiss".[10][2]
The Black Eyed Peas also used the beat behind it to remix their hit single "Shut Up", although George Clinton sued the band over copyright infringement, claiming that his signature was forged on the release forms clearing the use of the song.[11]
EPMD sampled it in their song "Gold Digger",[2] andDigital Underground used it in two of their songs, "Kiss You Back"[2] and "Bran Nu Swetta".
Rapper2Pac sampled the song for his "Intro/Bomb First (My Second Reply)".
In 1997,Vanessa Williams sampled "Knee Deep" for her song "Happiness".[12]
Dr. Dre's song, "Fuck wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin')" is based on "Knee Deep".[13]
The South Korean girl bandMamamoo song "Um Oh Ah Yeh" from their third mini-albumPink Funky was influenced by it.
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