An edited version of the song, appearing as Side A on the single release, reached number one on the Billboard Black Singles chart. The song was written by George Clinton (credited on some releases as "George Clinton, Jr."); the recording was arranged by Walter "Junie" Morrison and produced by Clinton under the alias "Dr. Funkenstein".
The Funkadelic version is sung by Clinton and several other group members, including Philippé Wynne, who was a former lead singer of the rhythm and blues group, The Spinners, which he left two years earlier.
The song is widely regarded as a funk classic, peaking at No. 77 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the US R&B charts in 1979.[1] 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 the Jerk, the Monkey, the Chicken, and the Moose, but was turned on by the Freak.
Background vocals: Larry Heckstall, Sheila Horne, Ron Ford, Jeanette McGruder, Dawn Silva, Mike Payne, Greg Thomas, Ray Davis, Mallia Franklin, Lige Curry, James Wesley Jackson, Greg Boyer, Jerome Rogers, Linda Shider
The song has been heavily sampled by many artists. Hip hop group De 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.[2]
Also LL Cool J ("Nitro"), Everlast ("Never Missin A Beat"), Tone Lōc ("Funky Cold Medina"), MC Hammer & Deion Sanders ("Straight to My Feet"), The rap group Mass 187 ("Swang Your Hips)", G-Funk Intro & his unreleased track "Do U Remember". Tha Dogg Pound used the sample in their unreleased track "Can't C Us". Geto Boys sampled the intro for "Homie Don't Play That". 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". It was also interpolated in the song "Get Away" by Bobby Brown. In 2014, it was sampled in Jessie J's "Seal Me with a Kiss".
EPMD sampled it in their song "Gold Digger", and Digital Underground used it in two of their songs, "Kiss You Back" and "Bran Nu Swetta".
Rapper 2Pac sampled the song for his "Intro/Bomb First (My Second Reply)" and his Dr. Dre produced track "Can't C Me".
South Korean girl band Mamamoo song "Um Oh Ah Yeh" from their third mini-album Pink Funky was influenced from it.
Appearances in other media
Featured in the 1979 episode of Diff'rent Strokes "The Rivals" (Season 2; Episode 10)
Frequently played by Paul Shaffer and The World's Most Dangerous Band as bumper music on episodes of Late Night with David Letterman (1982-1993). The song was the basis of an extended sketch, aired on 20 October 1983, in which Letterman, Shaffer and Larry "Bud" Melman argued about who played the guitar solo on the original recording. Melman proves that it was Michael "Kidd Funkadelic" Hampton—then robs Dave and Paul at gunpoint.
In the 1997 Nickelodeon movie Good Burger during the insane asylum scene, George Clinton cameos as one of the mental patients who complains about the boring music on the radio, and asks Ed, played by Kel Mitchell, to change the station. Ed finds a station playing this song, and the patients subsequently dance to it.
Performed by an animated version of George Clinton (played by himself) in The Cleveland Show episode "When a Man (or a Freight Train) Loves His Cookie."
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Not Just Knee Deep news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Not Just Knee Deep is a funk song with a running time of 15 minutes 21 seconds on Side 1 of Funkadelic s 1979 album Uncle Jam Wants You Not Just Knee Deep Single by Funkadelicfrom the album Uncle Jam Wants YouA side Not Just Knee Deep Pt 1 B side Not Just Knee Deep Pt 2 ReleasedAugust 21 1979GenreFunkLength15 21 album version 4 25 7 edit LabelWarner Bros Songwriter s George ClintonProducer s George ClintonFunkadelic singles chronology Who Says A Funk Band Can t Play Rock 1978 Not Just Knee Deep 1979 Uncle Jam 1979 Contents 1 Song information 2 Personnel 3 Sampled in other music 4 Appearances in other media 5 References 6 External linksSong information EditAn edited version of the song appearing as Side A on the single release reached number one on the Billboard Black Singles chart The song was written by George Clinton credited on some releases as George Clinton Jr the recording was arranged by Walter Junie Morrison and produced by Clinton under the alias Dr Funkenstein The Funkadelic version is sung by Clinton and several other group members including Philippe Wynne who was a former lead singer of the rhythm and blues group The Spinners which he left two years earlier The song is widely regarded as a funk classic peaking at No 77 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the US R amp B charts in 1979 1 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 the Jerk the Monkey the Chicken and the Moose but was turned on by the Freak Personnel EditLead vocals George Clinton Garry Shider Walter Morrison Jessica Cleaves Philippe Wynne Lead guitar Michael Hampton Walter Junie Morrison Keyboards Synth Bass Walter Junie Morrison Drums William Bootsy Collins Percussion Larry Fratangelo Background vocals Larry Heckstall Sheila Horne Ron Ford Jeanette McGruder Dawn Silva Mike Payne Greg Thomas Ray Davis Mallia Franklin Lige Curry James Wesley Jackson Greg Boyer Jerome Rogers Linda ShiderSampled in other music EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed January 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message The song has been heavily sampled by many artists Hip hop group De 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 amp B Charts 2 Also LL Cool J Nitro Everlast Never Missin A Beat Tone Lōc Funky Cold Medina MC Hammer amp Deion Sanders Straight to My Feet The rap group Mass 187 Swang Your Hips G Funk Intro amp his unreleased track Do U Remember Tha Dogg Pound used the sample in their unreleased track Can t C Us Geto Boys sampled the intro for Homie Don t Play That 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 It was also interpolated in the song Get Away by Bobby Brown In 2014 it was sampled in Jessie J s Seal Me with a Kiss EPMD sampled it in their song Gold Digger and Digital Underground used it in two of their songs Kiss You Back and Bran Nu Swetta Rapper 2Pac sampled the song for his Intro Bomb First My Second Reply and his Dr Dre produced track Can t C Me In 1997 Vanessa Williams sampled Knee Deep for her song Happiness Dr Dre s song Fuck wit Dre Day And Everybody s Celebratin is based on Knee Deep 3 South Korean girl band Mamamoo song Um Oh Ah Yeh from their third mini album Pink Funky was influenced from it Appearances in other media EditFeatured in the 1979 episode of Diff rent Strokes The Rivals Season 2 Episode 10 Frequently played by Paul Shaffer and The World s Most Dangerous Band as bumper music on episodes of Late Night with David Letterman 1982 1993 The song was the basis of an extended sketch aired on 20 October 1983 in which Letterman Shaffer and Larry Bud Melman argued about who played the guitar solo on the original recording Melman proves that it was Michael Kidd Funkadelic Hampton then robs Dave and Paul at gunpoint In the 1997 Nickelodeon movie Good Burger during the insane asylum scene George Clinton cameos as one of the mental patients who complains about the boring music on the radio and asks Ed played by Kel Mitchell to change the station Ed finds a station playing this song and the patients subsequently dance to it Featured in the 2001 movie The Wash Featured 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 in 1995 Performed by George Clinton and the P Funk All Stars on Late Night with David Letterman on June 25 1991 Performed by an animated version of George Clinton played by himself in The Cleveland Show episode When a Man or a Freight Train Loves His Cookie Featured in the 2015 N W A biopic Straight Outta Compton References Edit Whitburn Joel 2004 Top R amp B Hip Hop Singles 1942 2004 Record Research p 450 ISBN 978 0 89820 160 4 Me Myself and I by De La Soul on WhoSampled WhoSampled Retrieved 2022 11 26 Not Just Knee Deep by Funkadelic on WhoSampled WhoSampled Retrieved 2022 11 26 External links EditSong Review at AllMusic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Not Just Knee Deep amp oldid 1124012359, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
