Biological Didn't Bother

"Biological Didn't Bother"
Single by Shaquille O'Neal
from the album Shaq Fu: Da Return
Released October 17, 1994
Format Vinyl, CD
Recorded 1994
Genre Hip hop
Length 5:07
Label Jive
Writer(s) Shaquille O'Neal
Producer Warren G, The LG Experience
Shaquille O'Neal chronology
"Shoot Pass Slam"
(1994)
"Biological Didn't Bother"
(1994)
"No Hook"
(1995)

"Biological Didn't Bother" was the first single released from Shaquille O'Neal's second album, Shaq Fu: Da Return. It was released on October 17, 1994 with production from the LG Experience and Warren G. The single was a minor success, making it to 41 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song is dedicated to Shaq's stepfather, Phillip A. Harrison and samples "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)" by Pete Rock & CL Smooth.

Contents

Music video

The music video portrays a simplified biography of O'Neal's early days. It discusses his estrangement from his biological father Joseph Toney, with whom he has expressed no desire for reconciliation. O'Neal refers to his stepfather Phillip A. Harrison with the lyrics, "Phil is my father."

Single track listing

A-Side

  1. "Biological Didn't Bother" (G-Funk Version)- 5:07
  2. "Biological Didn't Bother" (Original Flow)- 4:39
  3. "Biological Didn't Bother" (Dr. Ceuss Remix)- 4:45

B-Side

  1. "Biological Didn't Bother" (Straight From Tha Funk Crib Remix)- 5:13
  2. "Biological Didn't Bother" (G-Funk Instrumental)- 5:07
  3. "Biological Didn't Bother" (Original Flow Instrumental)- 4:39

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