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(Not Just) Knee Deep
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| "(Not Just) Knee Deep" | ||
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| Single by Funkadelic from the album Uncle Jam Wants You |
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| A-side | "(Not Just) Knee Deep - Pt. 1" | |
| B-side | "(Not Just) Knee Deep - Pt. 2" | |
| Released | 1979 | |
| Format | 7", 12" | |
| Genre | Funk/Disco | |
| Length | 15:21 (album version) | |
| Label | Warner Bros. | |
| Writer | George Clinton/Philippe Wynne | |
| Producer | George Clinton | |
"(Not Just) Knee Deep" is a funk song running about 16 minutes on side 1 of Funkadelic's 1979 album Uncle Jam Wants You. The song is about a girl who's "freak of the week" and dances "never missing a beat." It is widely seen as a funk classic, topping the US R&B charts in 1979 in heavily edited form. The lyrics deal with a man meeting a woman, presumably at a party: she dances for him. He is unimpressed by the Jerk, the Monkey, the Moose and the Chicken, but is blown away by the Freak.
The song is a classic and has been heavily sampled by many artists. Hip Hop artist De La Soul sampled the intro to the song in their hit "Me, Myself, and I", which reached #24 on the Billboard Pop Charts and #1 on the R&B Charts. Also LL Cool J ("Nitro"), Tone Loc ("Funky Cold Medina") and Snoop Dogg ("Who Am I (What's My Name)?"), G-Funk Intro & his unreleased track "Do U Remember". Geto Boys sampled the intro for "Homie Don't Play That". Dr. Dre also sampled the beat for his song "Dre Day". The Black Eyed Peas also used the beat behind it to remix their hit single "Shut Up". X-Clan sampled the song in Funkin' Lesson.
- Played in the 1997 movie Good Burger during the insane asylum scene along with a cameo appearance of George Clinton himself.
- Played in the 2001 movie The Wash.
- Played in the 2003 video game True Crime: Streets of LA.
- Performed by George Clinton and the P-Funk All Stars on the FOX television series "New York Undercover 1995.
| Preceded by "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" by Michael Jackson |
Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number one single October 13 - October 27, 1979 |
Succeeded by "Ladies' Night" by Kool & the Gang |
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