Very Special (song)

"Very Special"
Single by Big Daddy Kane featuring DJ Spinderella
from the album Looks Like a Job For...
B-side "Stop Shammin'"
Released June 22, 1993
Format 12", Cassette, CD
Recorded 1993
Genre Hip hop
Length 5:05
Label Cold Chillin' / Warner Bros.
Writer(s) Antonio Hardy
Producer(s) Big Daddy Kane
Big Daddy Kane chronology
"How U Get a Record Deal?"
(1993)
"I'll Be Around"
(1993)
"In the PJs"
(1994)

"Very Special" is the second single released from Big Daddy Kane's fifth studio album, Looks Like a Job For.... Produced by Kane himself, who uses a sample of Debra Laws 1981 single "Very Special", the song featured a guest rap from Salt-n-Pepa member DJ Spinderella. The chorus was performed by Karen Anderson and Laree Williams.

The song became a crossover hit, becoming Big Daddy Kane's first and only single to reach the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 31.

Single track listing

A-Side

  1. "Very Special" (Album Version) – 5:05
  2. "Very Special" (Underground Mix) – 3:03
  3. "Very Special" (Edit Without Female Rap) – 3:53

B-Side

  1. "Stop Shammin'" (Album Version) – 3:57
  2. "Stop Shammin'" (Instrumental Version) – 3:57

Chart history

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Billboard Hot 100 31
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 23
Billboard Hot Rap Singles 9
Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 24
Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 6
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