What U See Is What U Get
"What U See Is What U Get" | ||||
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Single by Xzibit | ||||
from the album 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz | ||||
B-side | "3 Card Molly" | |||
Released | July 7, 1998 | |||
Recorded | 1997 | |||
Genre | Gangsta rap | |||
Length | 4:26 | |||
Label | Loud | |||
Songwriter(s) | Alvin Joiner | |||
Producer(s) | Jesse West Xzibit (Co-produced) | |||
Xzibit singles chronology | ||||
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"What U See Is What U Get" is the first single from Xzibit's second album, 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz. In its first week the song peaked at #50 on the Billboard Hot 100, being Xzibit's highest charting single. It peaked at #3 on Hot Rap Singles, his highest on that chart.
Music video
A music video directed by Gregory Dark was filmed in Los Angeles. The deceptively simplistic premise of the video is Xzibit's trek to a nearby shop after being asked to pick up some milk. On his way, Xzibit greets several friends, briefly performs in a local concert and even finds a dropped one hundred-dollar bill. However, he also crosses paths with various chaotic incidents including a carjacking, bombing, shooting, and store looting; all of which he walks past unshaken. In the end, Xzibit can pick up the milk and make his way home, only to be told that they also needed hot sauce and asked to go back out again. The video closes with a dedication to then-recently-deceased music video director Michael Lucero. Lucero's production company, What You See Is What You Get(?UC-IS-?U-GET) produced and Lucero had directed the music videos for Xzibit's songs "Paparazzi" and "The Foundation".[1][unreliable source?] The music video peaked at
- 1 during 6 weeks at BET's Rap City.
Tracks
12"
- "What U See Is What U Get" - 5:09
- "What U See Is What U Get" (instrumental) - 5:09
- "3 Card Molly" - 3:58
- "3 Card Molly" (instrumental) - 3:58
Promo
- "What U See Is What U Get" w/o intro (clean) - 4:21
- "What U See Is What U Get" w/ intro (clean) - 4:31
- "What U See Is What U Get" (LP version) - 5:12
- "What U See Is What U Get" (instrumental) - 5:09
Charts
Peak positions
Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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Billboard Hot 100 | 50 |
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 34 |
Billboard Hot Rap Singles | 3 |
Year-end charts
End of year chart (1998) | Position |
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Billboard Hot Rap Singles[2] | 33 |
References
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- At the Speed of Life
- 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz
- Restless
- Man vs. Machine
- Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Full Circle
- Napalm
- "Paparazzi"
- "The Foundation"
- "What U See Is What U Get"
- "X"
- "Front 2 Back"
- "Get Your Walk On"
- "Multiply"
- "Symphony in X Major"
- "Hey Now (Mean Muggin)"
- "Hurt Locker"
- Likwit Crew
- Open Bar Entertainment
- Pimp My Ride
- Serial Killers