(Not Just) Knee Deep

Written by Clinton and released as a single from Uncle Jam Wants You, it was arranged by Walter Morrison and produced by Clinton under the alias Dr. Funkenstein. It was sung by Clinton and several others, including Philippe Wynne, the former lead singer of the Spinners. Garry Shider, Morrison and Jessica Cleaves also sang lead. Michael Hampton and Morrison played lead guitar, Morrison played keyboards and synth bass, Bootsy Collins played drums and Larry Fratangelo percussion.

The lyric tells of a girl who was a freak of the week and the man dancing with her, who was not impressed by the Jerk, the Monkey, the Chicken or the Moose but was turned on by the Freak. The edited single reached number one on the Billboard black singles chart, while the song peaked at number 77 on the Hot 100 and topped the US R&B charts in 1979. The full version runs 15:23 on the album.

Samples

G-funk producers sampled it heavily, on Dr. Dre's The Chronic, Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle, MC Hammer's Street Fighter soundtrack contribution and Tupac's All Eyez on Me. De La Soul sampled its intro for Me Myself and I, which reached number 34 on the Billboard pop chart and number 1 on the R&B chart. Digital Underground sampled it for Kiss You Back.