Passin' Me By

Infobox Single
Name = Passin' Me By


Artist = The Pharcyde
from Album = Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde
B-side = "Pork"
Released = March 18, 1993
Format = CD, 12"
Recorded = 1992 at Hollywood Sounds, CA
Genre = Alternative hip hop
Length = 5:03
Label = Delicious Vinyl
Writer = R. Robinson,
T. Hardson,
E. Wilcox,
D. Stewart,
J. Martinez
Producer = J-Swift
Certification = none
Chart position = * #52 (Billboard Hot 100)
* #28 (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks)
* #1 (Hot Rap Singles)
* #6 (Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales)
Last single = "Ya Mama"
(1992)
This single = "Passin' Me By"
(1993)
Next single = "4 Better or 4 Worse"
(1993)

"Passin' Me By" is a song by California alternative hip hop group The Pharcyde, released in March 1993 through Delicious Vinyl Records. The song was the second single released from the group's influential 1992 debut "Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde". The song, produced by J-Swift, utilizes samples from "Summer in the City" by Quincy Jones, "125th Street Congress" by Weather Report and "Are You Experienced?" by Jimi Hendrix. The group's four emcees, Bootie Brown, Slimkid3, Imani and Fatlip, all use the track to recount schoolboy crushes, which all eventually lead to heartbreak.

The song peaked at #1 on the Hot Rap Singles chart, and neared the top 50 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the top 25 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks charts. It was later included in comprehensive hip hop collections such as "The Hip Hop Box" and "Hip Hop Gold", and was listed on The Source magazine's "100 Best Singles" list. [http://www.rocklist.net/source.htm] In 1999, the single was featured on the soundtrack to, and in the hit 1999 movie "Big Daddy".This song was sampled on Joe's 2001 #1 hit Stutter (Remix).The song is featured in NBA 2K9, releasing October 7, 2008.

Track listing

A-Side

#"Passin' Me By" (Video Remix)
#"Passin' Me By" (Video instrumental)
#"Passin' Me By" (Acapella)

B-Side

#"Pork" (Original version)
#"Pork" (Cosby edit)
#"Pork" (Instrumental)

Music sample