"(Not Just) Knee Deep"
Single by Funkadelic
from the album Uncle Jam Wants You
A-side	"(Not Just) Knee Deep - Pt. 1"
B-side	"(Not Just) Knee Deep - Pt. 2"
Released	1979
Format	7", 12"
Genre	P-Funk
Length	15:21 (album version)
Label	Warner Bros.
Writer(s)	George Clinton
Producer	George Clinton

"(Not Just) Knee Deep" is a funk song running 15 minutes, 21 seconds on side 1 of Funkadelic's 1979 album Uncle Jam Wants You.

Contents 1 Album information 2 Personnel 3 Sampled in other music 4 Appearances in other media 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Album information

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 and Walter "Junie" Morrison but the songwriting credit is listed as "George Clinton, Jr." on the album pressing as a gift to Clinton's son. The songwriting credit on the single, however, is listed as George Clinton.

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, peaking at number seventy-seven on the Hot 100 and topping the US R&B charts ^[1]. 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.

[edit] Personnel

• Lead vocals: George Clinton, Garry Shider, Walter Morrison, Jessica Cleaves, Philippé Wynne
• Lead guitar: Michael Hampton
• All keyboards: Walter Morrison
• Drums: 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 Shider

[edit] Sampled in other music

The song is considered a classic and 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.

Also LL Cool J ("Nitro"), Above The Law ("Never Missin A Beat"), Tone Loc ("Funky Cold Medina"), MC Hammer & Deion Sanders ("Straight to My Feet") 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 baseline 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. It was also interpolated in the song "Get Away" by Bobby Brown.

EPMD sampled it in their song "Crossover", and Digital Underground, used it in two of their songs, "Kiss You Back" and "Bran Nu Swetta".

[edit] Appearances in other media

• Featured in the 1997 movie Good Burger during the insane asylum scene along with a cameo appearance of George Clinton himself.
• 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.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Song Review at Allmusic

Preceded by "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" by Michael Jackson

Billboard Hot Soul Singles number-one single October 13 - October 27, 1979

Succeeded by "Ladies' Night" by Kool & the Gang

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