1990 single by A Tribe Called Quest
| "Can I Kicking Information technology?" |
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| B-side | "If the Papes Come up" |
| Released | October 29, 1990 |
| Recorded | 1989 |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Length | 4:12 (album version)
iv:24 (The Anthology version)
6:39 (boilerhouse mix) |
| Label | Jive |
| Songwriter(southward) | Lewis Reed, Ali Muhammad |
| Producer(s) | A Tribe Chosen Quest |
"Bonita Applebum"
(1990) | "Tin can I Kicking Information technology?"
(1990) | "Check the Rhime"
(1991) | |
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| "Tin can I Kick It?" on YouTube |
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"Can I Kick Information technology?" is a 1990 song by American hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest, released equally the third unmarried from their debut album, People'south Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm (1990).[1] The song, which has a telephone call and response chorus, was recorded in 1989, when the band members were aged eighteen-19.[2]
The song contains samples of "Walk on the Wild Side" by Lou Reed,[3] "What a Waste matter" by Ian Dury and the Blockheads, "Spinning Bicycle" by Dr. Lonnie Smith, "Trip the light fantastic toe of the Knights" past Sergei Prokofiev and "Sunshower" by Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band. Phife Dawg has stated that, because of the use of the "Walk on the Wild Side" sample, the group did not receive any coin from the single, with Lou Reed instead claiming the profits.[3]
"Can I Boot Information technology?" appears on the band'southward 1999 compilation album, The Album, with the outro of "Bonita Applebum" added to the beginning of the song. In 2012, NME listed the song at number xc in their ranking of the "100 Best Songs of the 1990s".[iv]
Critical reception [edit]
Larry Motion-picture show from Billboard stated that "inspired use of samples from Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side" nicely complements tribe's relaxed and confident rhyming."[5] A reviewer from Music & Media noted that "the New York rap crew proves their music tin be 'double -streetwise'" and described the song as "two-dimensional rap".[six] NME called it a "laidback chant-a-long".[4] Gary Crossing from Tape Mirror wrote, "You can't arrive incorrect with this groovy little shanty. Take a nuance of Lou Reed's 'Walk on the Wild Side', a splash of Ian Dury'south 'What A Waste', a sprinkling of rap and a pinch of Seventies funk to create this masterpiece of gimmicky popular music."[7] Caroline Sullivan from Boom Hits said that "they've had the sense to nick the bassline from the elderly rock striking "Walk on the Wild Side", and information technology gives their effort a bit of slinky class."[8]
Music video [edit]
The music video for "Can I Kick It?" was directed by American music video director and video editor Jim Swaffield. Information technology features A Tribe Called Quest and various others, including members of De La Soul, literally kicking the word "it" while rapping on a pic set, a park (located nether the Williamsburg Bridge in New York'southward Lower Due east Side), and a construction site. On the film set, they are seen playing with the tittle of the "i" in "information technology". In the park, they are walking around and are flipping on superlative of the "it". The video as well features the participants throwing drumsticks around and landing them on drums. A "flight tape player" is featured, to play the Lou Reed sample. Additionally, there is a slightly different trounce in the video, but the same lyrics from the anthology are used.
Track list [edit]
| 1. | "Tin I Kick It?" (Spirit Mix) | iv:11 |
| 2. | "Can I Kick It?" (Radio Edit) | 3:23 |
| 3. | "Can I Boot It?" (Phase 5 Mix) | four:33 |
| 4. | "Can I Kick Information technology?" (Spirits) | ii:02 |
| 5. | "If the Papes Come" | five:46 |
| 6. | "If the Papes Come" (Remix) | 4:14 |
| 7. | "Can I Boot It?" (LP Version) | 4:11 |
| one. | "Can I Kick Information technology?" (Extended Boilerhouse Mix) | half-dozen:xl |
| ii. | "Can I Boot It?" (Stage 5 Mix) | iv:33 |
| 3. | "Can I Kick Information technology?" (LP Version) | 4:xi |
| 4. | "If the Papes Come" (Remix) | 4:fourteen |
| 1. | "Can I Kick It?" (Boilerhouse Mix) | 3:54 |
| 2. | "Tin I Kick It?" (seven" Radio Edit) | 3:26 |
| 1. | "Tin can I Kick It?" (seven" Radio Edit) | 3:26 |
| 2. | "Can I Kick It?" (Extended Boilerhouse Mix) | 6:twoscore |
| iii. | "Tin can I Kick It?" (Phase five Mix) | 4:33 |
| 4. | "If the Papes Come up" (Remix) | 4:fourteen |
| 1. | "Can I Boot It?" (Boilerhouse Mix) | 4:eighteen |
| 2. | "Can I Kick It?" (Extended Boilerhouse Mix) | 6:40 |
| 3. | "Tin can I Kick Information technology?" (U.South. Spirit Mix) | four:14 |
| four. | "Can I Boot Information technology?" (Album Version) | 4:xiv |
| v. | "Can I Kick It?" (Phase 5 Mix) | 4:21 |
| vi. | "Can I Kicking It?" (U.S. Edit) | 3:23 |
| one. | "Can I Kick It?" (Extended Boilerhouse Mix) | 6:40 |
| 2. | "Tin can I Kicking Information technology?" (Phase 5 Mix) | iv:33 |
| three. | "Hot Sex" (Album Version) | 2:45 |
| iv. | "Hot Sexual practice" (Instrumental Version) | 2:45 |
| 1. | "Tin can I Kicking It?" (vii" Radio Edit) | 3:26 |
| two. | "Hot Sex" (Radio Version) | 2:48 |
| 3. | "Can I Kick Information technology?" (Extended Boilerhouse Mix) | six:40 |
| 4. | "Tin I Boot Information technology?" (Instrumental) | 4:11 |
Charts [edit]
Certifications [edit]
Popular civilization [edit]
- In the second poesy, Phife Dawg refers to former New York City mayor David Dinkins, the metropolis's get-go African-American mayor: "Mr. Dinkins, would yous please exist my mayor?" The song was recorded before Dinkins' was elected to part.[14]
- It was used in a Michelob Ultra commercial for the Super Bowl LV[xv]
- It was used in an American Eagle Outfitters commercial in 2017.[sixteen]
- It was used on the opening scene of the 2022 film Tom & Jerry, featuring birds lip synching to the lyrics of the song every bit they are flight in New York City.[17]
- Used in Ozark Season 4 Episode 1. (2022)
- Used in Station Eleven Season ane Episode 9. (2022)
References [edit]
- ^ "Today in Hip Hop History: A Tribe Called Quest Releases Debut Album". The Source. Apr 17, 2015. Retrieved August nine, 2015.
- ^ Trendell, Andrew (July 3, 2015). "10 Vivid Songs Written By Stars in Their Teens". Gigwise. Retrieved August ix, 2015.
- ^ a b "Lou Reed dead: Tribe Chosen Quest sampled late fable'south 'Walk on the Wild Side'". The Grio. October 28, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
- ^ a b "100 Best Songs Of The 1990s". NME. May 8, 2012. Retrieved Apr ii, 2020.
- ^ Movie, Larry (Nov 3, 1990). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. p. 83. Retrieved February xvi, 2020.
- ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. January 26, 1991. p. 16. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- ^ Crossing, Gary (Jan 5, 1991). "Singles". Record Mirror. p. 11. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
- ^ Sullivan, Caroline (January ix, 1991). "Review: Singles". Boom Hits. No. 316. p. 49. Retrieved March eight, 2020.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – A Tribe Called Quest" (in Dutch). Dutch Peak 40. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ "A Tribe Called Quest – Can I Kick Information technology?" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ "A TRIBE CALLED QUEST". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ "Top lx Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. Jan xix, 1991. p. xii. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ "British single certifications – A Tribe Called Quest – Can I Kick It". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
- ^ "25 Years Afterwards: A Tribe Called Quest's "People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm" Album Nevertheless Holds Weight". The Boombox. April 17, 2015. Retrieved Baronial 9, 2015.
- ^ "What Is The Song In The Michelob ULTRA Super Bowl 2022 Commercial? - Looper.com". looper.com. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ Video on YouTube
- ^ "Pic Review: Tom and Jerry on HBO Max - Vulture". vulture.com. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
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