All Caps (Madvillain song)

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"All Caps"
All Caps Single.jpg
Single by Madvillain
from the album Madvillainy
A-side "All Caps"
B-side "Curls"
ReleasedFebruary 2004
Recorded2002
Genre Alternative hip hop
Length2:13
Label Stones Throw
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Madlib
Madvillain singles chronology
"Money Folder"
(2003)
"All Caps"
(2004)
"One Beer"
(2004)
Radio promo version
Curls & All Caps (Promo).png
A-side
No.TitleLength
1."The Illest Villains" (Remix)1:51
2."All Caps" (Vocal)2:13
3."All Caps" (Instrumental)2:12
B-side
No.TitleLength
1."Scene Three"1:29
2."Curls" (Vocal)1:37
3."Curls" (Instrumental)1:35

Radio Promo Version

A-side
No.TitleLength
1."The Illest Villains #2"1:51
2."All Caps" (Vocal)2:12
3."All Caps" (Instrumental)2:12
B-side
No.TitleLength
1."Scene Three" (Instrumental)1:29
2."Curls" (Vocal)1:37
3."Curls" (Instrumental)1:35
4."Bonus Beat" (Radio Promo Exclusive)1:35 [a]

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the single's liner notes. [6]

Personnel

Additional personnel

Artwork

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [7] Silver200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Notes

  1. Incorrectly listed as 1:15 on the vinyl label. [5]

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References

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