Me Myself and I (De La Soul song)

"Me Myself and I"
"Me Myself and I"
Single by De La Soul
from the album 3 Feet High and Rising
B-side	"Jenifa Taught Me (Derwin's Revenge)"
Released	April 1, 1989
Recorded	1988
Studio	Calliope Studios (Brooklyn, New York)
Genre	Alternative rap
Length	3:50
Label	Tommy Boy
Songwriter(s)	Paul Huston; David Jude Jolicoeur; Vincent Mason; Kelvin Mercer;
Producer(s)	Prince Paul
De La Soul singles chronology
Music video
	"Me Myself and I" on YouTube

"Me Myself and I" is a song by American hip hop trio De La Soul, released as a single in 1989 from their debut studio album 3 Feet High and Rising. It was the group's only number one on the U.S. R&B chart. The song also topped the U.S. Club Play chart.^[2]

The song's number 1 position in The Netherlands was spurred by the VPRO television station, who made a documentary about De La Soul after meeting them when they were still unknown.^[3] The record label Indisc acquired the local rights from Tommy Boy Records, and immediately seized the opportunity to release the song as a single. It ranked number 46 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.

Track listing[edit]

#	Title	Length
United States 12" single
A1.	"Me Myself and I (Radio version)"	3:45
A2.	"Ain't Hip to Be Labeled a Hippie"	1:54
A3.	"Me Myself and I (Instrumental)"	3:35
A4.	"What's More" from the soundtrack Hell on 1st Avenue	2:10
B1.	"Me Myself and I (Oblapos Mode)"	3:38
B2.	"Me Myself and I (Oblapos Instrumental)"	3:24
C1.	"Brain Washed Follower"	3:01
European CD single
1.	"Me Myself and I (Radio version)"	3:25
2.	"Me Myself and I (Richie Rich Remix)"	7:25
3.	"Ain't Hip to Be Labeled a Hippie"	1:54
4.	"What's More" from the soundtrack Hell on 1st Avenue	2:10
5.	"Brain Washed Follower"	3:01

List of samples[edit]

"Me Myself and I"

"(Not Just) Knee Deep" by Funkadelic (1979)
"Rapper Dapper Snapper" by Edwin Birdsong (1980)
"Funky Worm" by the Ohio Players (1973)
"The Original Human Beatbox" by Doug E. Fresh (1985)
"Gonna Make You Mine" by Loose Ends (1986)

"Ain't Hip to Be Labeled a Hippie"

"Hard Times" by Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band (1976)

"What's More"

"You Baby" by The Turtles (1966)

"Brain-Washed Follower"

"Funky President" by James Brown (1974)
"You Made A Believer (Out of Me)" by Ruby Andrews (1971)
"Booty Butt" by Ray Charles (1971)
"So This Is Our Goodbye" by The Moments (1972)

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[4]	21
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[5]	7
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[6]	1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[7]	1
Germany (Official German Charts)^[8]	16
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[9]	22
UK Singles (OCC)^[10]	22
US Billboard Hot 100^[11]	34
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[12]	1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[13]	1
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)^[14]	1

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (1989)	Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)^[15]	67
Germany (Official German Charts)^[16]	87
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[17]	20
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[18]	25
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[19]	12

Certifications[edit]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[20]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Compilation appearances[edit]

All That "Hip Hop" (2005)

References[edit]

^ Steve Sullivan (2017-05-17). Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings, Volume 3. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781442254497. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
^ Me Myself and I Songfacts
^ Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, 500 nr.1 hits uit de Top 40, page 262, 9023009444 (Book in Dutch)
^ "De La Soul – Me Myself and I" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
^ "De La Soul – Me Myself and I" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 22, 1989" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
^ "De La Soul – Me Myself and I" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
^ "De La Soul – Me Myself and I" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
^ "De La Soul – Me Myself and I". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
^ "De La Soul Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
^ "De La Soul Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
^ "De La Soul Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
^ "De La Soul Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
^ "Jaaroverzichten 1989". Ultratop. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1989". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1989". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1989". Billboard. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
^ "American single certifications – De La Soul – Me, Myself & I". Recording Industry Association of America.

[Sullivan-1] Steve Sullivan (2017-05-17). Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings, Volume 3. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781442254497. Retrieved 2019-12-05.

[2] Me Myself and I Songfacts

[3] Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, 500 nr.1 hits uit de Top 40, page 262, 9023009444 (Book in Dutch)

[sc_Austria_De_La_Soul-4] "De La Soul – Me Myself and I" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved September 6, 2016.

[sc_Flanders_De_La_Soul-5] "De La Soul – Me Myself and I" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved September 6, 2016.

[sc_Dutch40_-6] "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 22, 1989" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

[sc_Dutch100_De_La_Soul-7] "De La Soul – Me Myself and I" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved September 6, 2016.

[sc_Germany_De_La_Soul-8] "De La Soul – Me Myself and I" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved September 6, 2016.

[sc_Switzerland_De_La_Soul-9] "De La Soul – Me Myself and I". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved September 6, 2016.

[UK-10] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 6, 2016.

[sc_Billboardhot100_De_La_Soul-11] "De La Soul Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2016.

[sc_Billboarddanceclubplay_De_La_Soul-12] "De La Soul Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2016.

[sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_De_La_Soul-13] "De La Soul Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2016.

[sc_Billboardrapsongs_De_La_Soul-14] "De La Soul Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2016.

[15] "Jaaroverzichten 1989". Ultratop. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

[16] "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

[17] "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1989". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

[18] "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1989". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

[19] "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1989". Billboard. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

[riaa-20] "American single certifications – De La Soul – Me, Myself & I". Recording Industry Association of America.

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Studio albums	3 Feet High and Rising De La Soul Is Dead Buhloone Mindstate Stakes Is High Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump AOI: Bionix The Grind Date Plug 1 & Plug 2 Present... First Serve and the Anonymous Nobody...
Other albums	Clear Lake Audiotorium The Best of De La Soul De La Mix Tape: Remixes, Rarities and Classics Live at Tramps, NYC, 1996 Days Off EP The Impossible: Mission TV Series - Pt. 1 Are You In?: Nike+ Original Run
Singles	"Potholes in My Lawn" "Plug Tunin'" "Buddy" "Eye Know" "Me Myself and I" "Say No Go" "The Magic Number" "A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays"" "Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)" "Millie Pulled a Pistol on Santa/Keepin' the Faith" "Breakadawn" "Ego Trippin' (Part Two)" "Fallin'" "Stakes Is High" "Itzsoweezee (Hot)" "4 More" "Oooh." "All Good?" "Baby Phat" "Say "I Gotta Believe!"" "Shoomp/Much More" "Shopping Bags (She Got from You)" "Rock Co.Kane Flow" "Feel Good Inc." "Superfast Jellyfish" "Pain"
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Me Myself and I (De La Soul song)

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Weekly charts[edit]

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