What's Up Doc? (Can We Rock)

"What's Up Doc? (Can We Rock)"
Single by Fu-Schnickens and Shaquille O'Neal
from the album Nervous Breakdown and Shaq Diesel
Released June 8, 1993
Format 12", CD
Recorded 1992
Genre Hip hop
Length 3:57
Label Jive
Writer(s) Roderick Roachford, Joe Jones, Lennox Maturine, Shaquille O'Neal
Producer(s) K-Cut
Fu-Schnickens chronology
  • "What's Up Doc? (Can We Rock)"
  • (1993)

"What's Up Doc? (Can We Rock)" was the lead single from the Fu-Schnickens second (and final) studio album, Nervous Breakdown. The song featured NBA star Shaquille O'Neal and was produced by Main Source member K-Cut. The song was a top-40 hit in 1993 and was certified gold by the RIAA for sales of 500,000 copies.

Background

Released in the summer of 1993, "What's Up Doc? (Can We Rock) became top-40 hit, peaking at No. 39 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song had previously been simply titled "What's Up Doc?" and featured only the Fu-Schnickens performing the song. It featured a sample of Bugs Bunny saying his famous catchphrase, but the group could not get sample clearance from Warner Bros. so the original version shelved the song. Meanwhile, rookie NBA star Shaquille O'Neal was a media sensation. In many interviews, he talked about his love of hip-hop music and stated that the Fu-Schnickens were his favorite rap group. This prompted the group to contact O'Neal for a collaboration. O'Neal recorded a verse that was added on to the already-recorded "What's Up Doc?" with the group and O'Neal saying "What's up, doc?" to replace the Bugs Bunny sample. Although, the group had not yet completed work on their album, the song was quickly released as a single to capitalize on O'Neal's popularity. The single was a Top 40 hit in the summer of 1993,[1] briefly propelling the group into the mainstream.[2] As the group's second album, Nervous Breakdown had yet to be completed, the song first appeared on Shaq's debut album, Shaq Diesel. Nervous Breakdown was finally released in October 1994, over a year after the single was released. The music video was filmed underneath the Manhattan Bridge on the Manhattan side.[3]

Single track listing

  1. "What's up Doc? (Can We Rock)" (LP Version)- 3:57
  2. "What's up Doc? (Can We Rock)" (K-Cut's Mad Master Remix)- 4:04
  3. "What's up Doc? (Can We Rock)" (K-Cut's Fat Trac Remix)- 3:59
  4. "True Fuschnick" (Phase 5 Euro-Dub Remix)- 4:19
  5. "Heavenly Father" (Tempted 2 Touch Murder Mix)- 5:10
  6. "What's Up Doc? (Can We Rock)"- 3:56

Charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Billboard Hot 100 39
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 56
Billboard Hot Rap Singles 22
Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 16
Billboard Dance Music/Club Play Singles 26

References

  1. ↑ "Fu-Schnickens: Charts & Awards". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
  2. ↑ Huey, Steve. "Fu-Schnickens: Biography". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
  3. ↑ youtube.com-Shaquille O'Neal featuring Fu-Schnickens - What's Up Doc? (Can We Rock)

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