Plug Tunin'

"Plug Tunin'"
Single by De La Soul
from the album 3 Feet High and Rising
Released	1988
Format	CD single 12" single
Recorded	1988
Genre	Alternative hip hop
Length	3:43
Label	Tommy Boy
Writer(s)	P. Huston, K. Mercer, D. Jolicoeur, V. Mason
Producer(s)	Prince Paul, De La Soul
De La Soul singles chronology
"Plug Tunin'" (1989) "[Jenifa (Taught Me]" (1989)

"Plug Tunin'" is the debut single by the influential hip hop trio De La Soul. A remixed version appeared on their album 3 Feet High and Rising.

Lyrically, the song is idiosyncratic; "Transistors are never more shown with like / When vocal flow brings it all down in ruin / Due to a clue of a naughty noise called Plug Tunin' (Hmm-mm, hmm-mm, hmm-mm, hmm-mm, hmmmm)", however, musically it laid the foundations for the sound the group would realise more fully with their debut album 3 Feet High and Rising.

The song is sampled on the Gravediggaz' "Defective Trip.", which is also produced by Prince Paul.

Track listing

1. "Plug Tunin' (Are You Ready for This?)" - 3:41
2. "Freedom of Speak (We Got Three Minutes)" - 2:52
3. "Freedom of Speak (We Got More Than Three)" - 4:16
4. "Plug Tunin' (Something's Wrong Here)" - 3:10
5. "Strictly Dan Stuckie" - 0:38

External links

• Full lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics