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Can It Be All So Simple
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Can It Be All So Simple
| cover = Wutangclancanitbeallsosimple.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Wu-Tang Clan
| album = Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) and Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...
| B-side = Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta F' Wit
| released =
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length = 6:52
| label = Loud
| writer = Wu-Tang Clan
| producer = Prince Rakeem
| prev_title = C.R.E.A.M.
| prev_year = 1994
| next_title = Triumph
| next_year = 1997
| misc =
}}
"'Can It Be All So Simple'" is the fourth 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". 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, 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
Category:1993 songs
Category:1994 singles
Category:Wu-Tang Clan songs
Category:Song recordings produced by RZA
Category:Music videos directed by Hype Williams
Category:Hardcore hip hop songs
Category:Loud Records singles
Category:Songs written by Ghostface Killah
Category:Songs written by Raekwon
Category:Songs written by RZA
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