Passin' Me By

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"Passin' Me By"
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Single by The Pharcyde
from the album Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde and Amongst Friends: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
B-side"Pork"
ReleasedMarch 18, 1993
Recorded1991 at Hollywood Sounds, California
GenreHip hop, jazz rap
Length5:03
LabelDelicious Vinyl
Songwriter(s)R. Robinson,
T. Hardson,
E. Wilcox,
D. Stewart,
J. Martinez
Producer(s)J-Swift Additional Production and Remix: L.A. Jay
The Pharcyde singles chronology
"Ya Mama"
(1992) 		"Passin' Me By"
(1993) 		"4 Better or 4 Worse"
(1993)
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"Passin' Me By" is a song by American hip-hop group The Pharcyde, released in March 1993 through Delicious Vinyl Records. The song was the second single released from the group's 1992 debut album Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde. The song, produced by J-Swift, samples "Summer in the City" by Quincy Jones, "125th Street Congress" by Weather Report, and "Are You Experienced?" by The Jimi Hendrix Experience.

"Passin' Me By" was later sampled by Joe for his number 1 single "Stutter". A popular line from the song, "My dear my dear my dear you do not know me but I know you very well now let me tell you," was repeated in the same manner in "Stutter" (the remix featuring Mystikal) with the only difference between the lines being that the words "about the feelings I have for you" were changed to "that I caught you" in "Stutter."

The group's four emcees, Bootie Brown, Slimkid3, Imani, and Fatlip recount schoolboy crushes which all eventually led to heartbreak, with the chorus featuring a male vocalist singing, "She keeps on passin' me by" against a soprano saxophone riff. The song peaked at #1 on the Hot Rap Singles, #52 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #28 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks charts.[1]

Pitchfork included the song at #41 on their Top 200 Tracks of the 90s.[2]

Music video[]

The music video (directed by Sanji) is shot in black and white. The rappers are seen riding in the back seat of a car or rapping behind a fence. Thought the video, the group is seen upside-down in comparison to the rest of the world.

Track listing[]

A-Side[]

  1. "Passin' Me By" (Video Remix)
  2. "Passin' Me By" (Video instrumental)
  3. "Passin' Me By" (A capella)

B-Side[]

  1. "Pork" (Original version)
  2. "Pork" (Cosby edit)
  3. "Pork" (Instrumental)

Other media[]

The song was featured in the soundtrack for the video game NBA 2K9 as well as in the game Aggressive Inline. An instrumental clip of the song was used in the opening of the 1999 film Big Daddy. The song was remixed and called "Rinsing Quince" by Aphrodite in 2003.

Between the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s, the St. Louis Cardinals played the song whenever they lost a home game.[citation needed]

In the single "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke (featuring Pharrell and T.I.), T.I. raps, "In a hundred years, not dare would I / Pull a Pharcyde, let you pass me by."

In 2017, the song was featured in the Netflix Original TV series Atypical in the season one, episode two, titled "A Human Female".[3]

The song appeared in the FX series Atlanta in the episode "FUBU" (season two, episode ten).[4]

In January 2019, "Passin' Me By" was featured in the Netflix Original comedy series Friends from College in the episode "Storage Unit" (season two, episode two).[5]

In October 2018, the song was featured in the film mid90s.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r53827
  2. ^ Pitchfork Top 200 Tracks of the 90s
  3. ^ "Music from Atypical S1E02". Tunefind. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  4. ^ "Music from Atlanta S2E10". Tunefind. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  5. ^ "Music from Friends from College S2E02". Tunefind. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  6. ^ "Music from Mid90s". Tunefind. Retrieved 2021-08-12.

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