C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me)

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"C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me)"

Single by Wu-Tang Clan
from the album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Released	January 31, 1994
Format	12" single, CD5"
Recorded	Firehouse Studio in New York City
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:12
Label	Loud Records
Writer(s)	Robert Diggs Jason Hunter Lamont Hawkins Clifford Smith Corey Woods Dennis Coles Russell Jones Gary Grice David Porter^[1] Isaac Hayes^[1]
Producer(s)	RZA
Chart positions
#60 (The Billboard Hot 100) #32 (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks) #8 (Hot Rap Tracks) #1 (Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales)
Wu-Tang Clan singles chronology
"Protect Ya Neck" (1993)	"C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me)" (1994)	"Can It Be All So Simple" (1994)
Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) track listing
"Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing Ta F' Wit" (7)	"C.R.E.A.M." (8)	"Method Man" (9)

C.R.E.A.M. is the second single from Wu-Tang Clan's highly praised debut album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). It features gloomy production from RZA featuring a sample from "As Long As I've Got You" by The Charmels. It features verses from rappers Inspectah Deck and Raekwon and a chorus by Method Man. The song's title, "Cream" has become a slang term for money. C.R.E.A.M (Cash Rules Everything Around Me) is the most popular song by Wu-Tang Clan based on its rank of #60 on The Billboard Hot 100 chart.

The "C.R.E.A.M." single made The Source's 100 Best Singles list.[1]

It is featured on The RZA Hits compilation.