If You Must (Del the Funky Homosapien song)

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"If You Must"
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Single by Del the Funky Homosapien
from the album Both Sides of the Brain
ReleasedFebruary 22, 2000
Genre Hip hop
Length3:45
Label Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings
Songwriter(s) Teren Delvon Jones [1]
Producer(s) Del the Funky Homosapien
Del the Funky Homosapien singles chronology
"Phoney Phranchise"
(1999)
"If You Must"
(2000)
"Clint Eastwood"
(2001)

"If You Must" is a song by American hip hop musician Del the Funky Homosapien. It was released as a single from his 2000 album, Both Sides of the Brain . [2] The single peaked at number 27 on the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart. [3] The song was featured in the 2001 video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3.

Contents

Track listing

12-inch edition: side A
No.TitleLength
1."If You Must (LP Version)"3:54
2."If You Must (Automator Remix)"4:11
3."If You Must (LP Instrumental)"3:54
4."If You Must (Automator Instrumental)"4:11
12-inch edition: side B
No.TitleLength
1."Fake as F**k"4:36
2."Fake as F**k (Instrumental)"4:36
3."It's About Time"4:36

Charts

ChartPeak
position
US Hot Rap Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 27

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References

  1. "ASCAP Repertory entry for this song". ASCAP. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  2. "Blackalicious Rile Up Crowd". MTV . May 16, 2000. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Del the Funky Homosapien: Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard . Retrieved September 27, 2018.