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"Can It Be All So Simple"
Single by Wu-Tang Clan
from the album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
B-side	"Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta F' Wit"
Released	February 22, 1994 (1994-02-22)
Recorded	1993
Studio	Firehouse Studio ( New York City)
Genre	East Coast hip hop hardcore hip hop
Length	4:19 (radio edit) 4:43 (album version) 6:52 (album version with "Intermission")
Label	Loud
Songwriter(s)	Wu-Tang Clan
Producer(s)	Prince Rakeem
Wu-Tang Clan singles chronology
" C.R.E.A.M." (1994) "Can It Be All So Simple" (1994) " Triumph" (1997)
Music video
"Can It Be All So Simple" on YouTube

"Can It Be All So Simple" is the third and final single from Wu-Tang Clan's critically acclaimed debut album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). It features production from RZA (credited as Prince Rakeem) that samples Gladys Knight & the Pips' cover of " The Way We Were". ^[1] The song reached number nine on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart, number twenty four on the Hot Rap Tracks chart and number eighty two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.

"Can It Be All So Simple" features rapping from Ghostface Killah and Raekwon. Its lyrics deal with a glorified mafioso lifestyle. In the song, Raekwon and Ghostface discuss the hardships of growing up in New York City during the 1980s, and how they want to live a lavish and famous lifestyle to escape the hardships of life. The music video was directed by Hype Williams, ^[2] with images similar to the song's content and a cameo by MC Eiht.

A remix with new lyrics can be found on Raekwon's debut album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx.... Additionally, Lauryn Hill's " Ex-Factor" uses the break beat from "Can It Be All So Simple".

Song order

Original

• Intro: RZA and Raekwon
• First verse: Raekwon
  • Chorus: Raekwon and Ghostface Killah
• Second verse: Ghostface Killah

Remix

• Intro: Raekwon and Ghostface Killah
• First verse: Ghostface Killah
  • Chorus: Raekwon and Ghostface Killah
• Second verse: Raekwon
• Outro: Raekwon and Ghostface Killah

Track listing

A-side

1. "Can It Be All Be So Simple" (Radio Edit) – (4:19)
2. "Can It Be All So Simple" (Album Version) – (4:43)
3. "Can It Be All So Simple" (Instrumental) – (5:03)

B-side

1. "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta F' Wit" (Radio Edit) – (3:36)
2. "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta F' Wit" (Album Version) – (3:36)
3. "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta F' Wit" (Instrumental) – (3:31)

References