The W

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The W
The W cover
Studio album by Wu-Tang Clan
Released November 21, 2000
Recorded 2000
Genre Hip-hop
Length 59:04
Label Loud/Columbia/SME Records
CK 62193
Producer RZA
Mathematics
Professional reviews
Wu-Tang Clan chronology
Wu-Tang Forever
(1997)		 The W
(2000)		 Iron Flag
(2001)
For the swing/ska group, see The W's.

The W is the third album by the American hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan, released on November 21, 2000. Singles from this album included Protect Ya Neck (The Jump Off), Gravel Pit, I Can't Go To Sleep, and the banned-from-TV Careful (Click, Click). The album was certified Platinum in U.S. and Canada.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs produced by the RZA unless otherwise stated.

# Title Time Performer(s)
1 "Intro (Shaolin Finger Jab) / Chamber Music" 4:26
2 "Careful (Click, Click)" 4:56
3 "Hollow Bones" 3:37

Sample: Syl Johnson - Is It Because I'm Black

  • First verse: Raekwon
  • Second verse: Inspectah Deck
  • Third verse : Ghostface Killah
4 "Redbull" 3:53
  • First verse: Redman
  • Second verse: Method Man
  • Third verse : Inspectah Deck
  • Chorus : Ghostface Killah & Raekwon
5 "One Blood Under W" 4:11
  • First & second verses: Masta Killa
  • Chorus : Junior Reid
6 "Conditioner" 5:32
7 "Protect Ya Neck (The Jump Off)" 3:58

Sample: Lowell Fulsom - Tramp

Sample: The J.B.'s - The Grunt

Sample: Albert King - Cold Feet

  • First verse : Inspectah Deck
  • Second verse: Raekwon
  • Third verse : Method Man
  • Fourth verse: Masta Killa
  • Fifth verse: RZA
  • Sixth verse : Ghostface Killah
  • Seventh verse: U-God
  • Eighth verse: Cappadonna
  • Ninth verse: GZA
8 "Let My Niggas Live" 4:29
  • First verse & chorus: Raekwon
  • Second verse: Nas
  • Third verse: Inspectah Deck
9 "I Can't Go To Sleep" 3:35
10 "Do You Really? (Thang, Thang)" 5:22
  • Intro: DJ Kay Slay
  • Chorus: Method Man
  • First verse: Streetlife
  • Second verse: Method Man
  • Third verse : Masta Killa
  • Fourth verse: Inspectah Deck
  • Producer: Mathematics
11 "The Monument" 2:38

Sample: The Electric Prunes - General Confessional

  • First verse: Busta Rhymes
  • Second verse: Raekwon
  • Third verse : GZA
12 "Gravel Pit" 4:51
  • Intro: RZA
  • First verse: Method Man
  • Second verse: Ghostface Killah
  • Bridge: Raekwon
  • Third verse : U-God
  • Chorus : Madame Majestic
13 "Jah World" 3:51
  • First verse : Ghostface Killah
  • Second verse: RZA
  • Chorus: Junior Reid
14 "Clap" (hidden bonus track)
  • First verse : Raekwon
  • Second verse: Ghostface Killah
  • Third verse: Method Man
  • Chorus: Ghostface Killah & U-God
  • Producer: Mathematics

[edit] Album singles

Single information
"Protect Ya Neck (The Jump Off)"
"Gravel Pit"
"Careful (Click, Click)"
  • Released: July 17, 2001
  • B-side: "I Can't Go To Sleep"

[edit] Album Chart Positions

Year Album Chart positions
Billboard 200 Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums Top Canadian Albums
2000 The W #5 #1 #9

[edit] Singles Chart Positions

Year Song Chart positions
Billboard Hot 100 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Hot Rap Singles Rhythmic Top 40
2001 Gravel Pit - #70 #20 #34
2000 Protect Ya Neck (The Jump Off) - #52 #9 -
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