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Can It Be All So Simple is the third and final single on Wu-Tang Clan's critically hailed debut album Enter The Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers. It features production from RZA (credited as Prince Rakeem) that samples "The Way We Were" by Gladys Knight & the Pips.
Screenshot from music video
It features rapping from Ghostface Killah and Raekwon. Its lyrics deal with a glorified mafioso lifestyle. A remix can be found on Raekwon's popular debut album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx.... It features a music video with images similar to the song's content and a cameo by MC Eiht. Although it as not as popular as its predecessor C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me), Can It Be All So Simple has been deemed a classic by most Wu-Tang fans. In this single, Raekwon and Ghostface discuss the hardships of growing up in New York City during the 80's, and how they want to live a lavish and famous lifestyle to escape the hardships of life. Raekwon delievers a verse which has been considered by many die-hard Wu-Tang fans to be his best and most heartfelt verse on Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (With the exception of his verse on C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me)). Ghostface also delievers a verse which is arguably his most sentimental verse, and is considered by many to be one of the best, if not the best, verse Ghostface has ever written.
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[edit] Single Track listing
[edit] A-Side
- "Can It 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)
[edit] 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)
