Can It Be All So Simple
"Can It Be All So Simple" | ||||
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Single by Wu-Tang Clan | ||||
from the album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) | ||||
B-side | "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta F' Wit" | |||
Released | February 22, 1994 (1994-02-22) | |||
Recorded | 1993 | |||
Studio | Firehouse Studio (New York City) | |||
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Label | Loud | |||
Songwriter(s) | Wu-Tang Clan | |||
Producer(s) | Prince Rakeem | |||
Wu-Tang Clan singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Can It Be All So Simple" on YouTube | ||||
"Can It Be All So Simple" is the third and final single from Wu-Tang Clan's critically acclaimed debut album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). It features production from RZA (credited as Prince Rakeem) that samples Gladys Knight & the Pips' cover of "The Way We Were".[1] The song reached number nine on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart, number twenty four on the Hot Rap Tracks chart and number eighty two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.
"Can It Be All So Simple" features rapping from Ghostface Killah and Raekwon. Its lyrics deal with a glorified mafioso lifestyle. In the song, Raekwon and Ghostface discuss the hardships of growing up in New York City during the 1980s, and how they want to live a lavish and famous lifestyle to escape the hardships of life. The music video was directed by Hype Williams,[2] with images similar to the song's content and a cameo by MC Eiht.
A remix with new lyrics can be found on Raekwon's debut album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx.... Additionally, Lauryn Hill's "Ex-Factor" uses the break beat from "Can It Be All So Simple".
Song order
Original
- Intro: RZA and Raekwon
- First verse: Raekwon
- Chorus: Raekwon and Ghostface Killah
- Second verse: Ghostface Killah
Remix
- Intro: Raekwon and Ghostface Killah
- First verse: Ghostface Killah
- Chorus: Raekwon and Ghostface Killah
- Second verse: Raekwon
- Outro: Raekwon and Ghostface Killah
Track listing
A-side
- "Can It Be All Be So Simple" (Radio Edit) – (4:19)
- "Can It Be All So Simple" (Album Version) – (4:43)
- "Can It Be All So Simple" (Instrumental) – (5:03)
B-side
- "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta F' Wit" (Radio Edit) – (3:36)
- "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta F' Wit" (Album Version) – (3:36)
- "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta F' Wit" (Instrumental) – (3:31)
References
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- Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)
- Wu-Tang Forever (1997)
- The W (2000)
- Iron Flag (2001)
- 8 Diagrams (2007)
- A Better Tomorrow (2014)
- Once Upon a Time in Shaolin (2015)
- Legend of the Wu-Tang Clan (2004)
- "Protect Ya Neck"
- "C.R.E.A.M."
- "Can It Be All So Simple"
- "Triumph"
- "The Worst"
- "Gravel Pit"
- "Uzi (Pinky Ring)"
- "The Heart Gently Weeps"
- The Swarm (1998)
- The Sting (2002)
- Disciples of the 36 Chambers (2004)
- Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture (2005)
- Mathematics Presents Wu-Tang Clan & Friends Unreleased (2007)
- Soundtracks from the Shaolin Temple (2008)
- Wu-Tang Chamber Music (2009)
- Legendary Weapons (2011)
- The Saga Continues (2017)
- Wu-Chronicles (1999)
- Wu-Chronicles, Chapter 2 (2001)
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