Bucktown (song)

"Bucktown"
Single by Smif-N-Wessun
from the album Dah Shinin'
B-side	"Let's Git It On"
Released	May 28, 1994
Studio	D&D Studios (New York, NY)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:08
Label	Wreck Nervous
Songwriter(s)	Darrell A. Yates Jr. Tekomin B. Williams Ewart C. Dewgarde
Producer(s)	Drew "Dru-Ha" Friedman (exec.) Mr. Walt (also exec.) DJ Evil Dee
Smif-N-Wessun singles chronology
"Bucktown" (1994) "Wontime" (1995)
Music video
"Bucktown" on YouTube

"Bucktown" is a song by American hip hop duo Smif-N-Wessun from their debut studio album Dah Shinin'. It was released in 1994 via Wreck/Nervous Records as the lead single from the album. Recording sessions took place at D&D Studios in New York. Production was handled by DJ Evil Dee and Mr. Walt, containing a sample from Jack Bruce's version of "Born to be Blue". The single peaked at number 93 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Bucktown" (Vocal)	Darrell A. Yates Jr. Tekomin B. Williams Ewart C. Dewgarde	4:13
2.	"Bucktown" (Instrumental)		4:13
3.	"Let's Git It On" (Vocal)	Yates Jr. Williams E. Dewgarde Walter V. Dewgarde	3:46
4.	"Let's Git It On" (Instrumental)		3:47

Personnel

• Darrell A. Yates Jr. – main artist, vocals
• Tekomin B. Williams – main artist, vocals
• Ewart C. Dewgarde – producer, mixing
• Walter V. Dewgarde – producer, mixing, executive producer
• Drew "Dru-Ha" Friedman – executive producer
• Kieran Mayo – engineering
• Leo "Swift" Morris – engineering

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100	93
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)	61
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)	14

External links

• "Bucktown / Let's Git It On" at Discogs (list of releases)