They Want EFX

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"They Want EFX"
Single by Das EFX
from the album Dead Serious
B-side"Jussumen"
ReleasedMarch 5, 1992
GenreHip hop, East Coast hip hop
Length3:39
LabelEast West/Atlantic
Songwriter(s)W. Hines, A. Weston, C. Bobbit, James Brown, Fred Wesley
Producer(s)Das EFX
Das EFX singles chronology
"They Want EFX"
(1992)
"Mic Checka"
(1992)

"They Want EFX" is a song by American hip hop group Das EFX recorded for their debut album Dead Serious (1992). The song was released as the group's debut single for the album in March 1992. The song samples "Buffalo Gals" by Malcolm McLaren and "Blind Man Can See It" by James Brown.

Track listings

12", Vinyl

  1. "They Want EFX" (Dead Serious) - 3:49
  2. "They Want EFX" (Instrumental) - 3:39
  3. "They Want EFX" (Remix) - 3:55
  4. "They Want EFX" (Dub) - 3:55

Cassette, Maxi-Single

  1. "They Want EFX" (Remix) - 3:49
  2. "They Want EFX" (Dead Serious) - 3:39
  3. "Jussumen" (LP Version) - 3:29
  4. "They Want EFX" (Dub) - 3:55
  5. "They Want EFX" (Instrumental) - 3:55

CD, Promo

  1. "They Want EFX" (Remix) - 3:49
  2. "They Want EFX" (Dead Serious) - 3:39

Personnel

Information taken from Discogs.[1][2]

  • arranging: Das EFX (W. Hines, A. Weston)
  • co-production: Kevin Byrdsong, Marcus Logan
  • engineering: Bobby Sarsur, Solid Scheme (C. Charity, D. Lynch)
  • executive production: EPMD
  • guitar: Bobby Sitchran
  • mastering: Tony Dawsey
  • mixing: Bobby Sarsur
  • production: Das EFX
  • remixing: Solid Scheme
  • writing: Das EFX, C. Bobbit, J. Brown, F. Wesley

Chart performance

Notes

  1. ^ "Das EFX - They Want EFX (12", Promo) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
  2. ^ "Das EFX - They Want EFX (Cass, Maxi) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
  3. ^ "allmusic ((( Dead Serious > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-04-27.