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C U When U Get There

"C U When U Get There"
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Single by Coolio featuring 40 Thevz
from the album My Soul
Released July 7, 1997 (1997-07-07)
Recorded 1996
Genre G-funk, West Coast Hip Hop
Length 5:10
Label Tommy Boy/Warner Bros. Records
Writer(s) Johann Pachelbel
Artis Ivey Jr.
Dominic Aldridge
Henry Straughter
Malieek Straughter
Producer(s) Dominic Aldridge
Coolio singles chronology
"The Winner"
(1997)
"C U When U Get There"
(1997)
"Ooh La La"
(1997)

"C U When U Get There" is a song by Coolio featuring 40 Thevz and based on the melody of Johann Pachelbel's Canon in D Major. It was released in 1997 as the first single from Coolio's album My Soul. "C U When U Get There" was also featured on the soundtrack to the 1997 comedy film Nothing to Lose. The song peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and number 7 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart in the US. It was an international success, reaching the top 10 in many countries throughout Europe. It samples Pachelbel's Canon extensively. The record has been certified gold by the RIAA. The first live performance of this song was before its actual release during free concert at Paramount Canada's Wonderland put on by MuchMusic's Electric Circus and hosted by Monika Deol in August 1997.

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone


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