"So Much More" | ||||
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Single by Fat Joe | ||||
from the album All or Nothing | ||||
Released | March 29, 2005 | |||
Format | CD single, digital download | |||
Recorded | 2005 | |||
Genre | Hip hop, rap | |||
Length | 3:58 | |||
Label | Terror Squad, Atlantic | |||
Writer(s) | Joe Cartegena, Andre Lyon, Marcello Valenzano, Roger Troutman, Larry Troutman, Shirley Murdock | |||
Producer(s) | Cool & Dre | |||
Fat Joe singles chronology | ||||
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"So Much More" is a song by American rapper Fat Joe, released as the first single from his sixth studio album, All or Nothing (2005). It was produced by Cool & Dre, who helped write the song along with Joe. Lyrically, the song features Joe describing his personal advantages in several areas, including his "hood buzz", among other features.
"So Much More" performed modestly on the charts, peaking at number eighty-one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and also charting on several Billboard component charts, although it failed to appear on any major chart outside the United States. The song received generally positive reviews from music critics, many of whom commended Cool & Dre's production, although some were ambivalent towards Joe's lyrics.
"So Much More" was written by Fat Joe and production duo Cool & Dre, with the song's production also handled by the latter. It was released as a 12" single in the United States on March 1, 2005, and was later sent to urban contemporary radio in the United States on March 29, with its release to mainstream radio following on April 5.
"So Much More" is a hip hop song of three minutes and fifty eight seconds in length, backed by a "bumping beat and distinctive synth whine" provided by Cool & Dre. It contains samples of the songs "Bang Bang" by Vanilla Fudge, "Computer Love" by Zapp & Roger and "Gasolina" by Daddy Yankee, although only Zapp are credited as having written the song in the liner notes of All or Nothing. It is listed at number four on the album's track listing. Whilst Joe raps all of the song's verses, he sings the chorus. RapReviews.com writer Steve Juon described the backing track as "insistent, hypnotic and infectious", also noting that the song had crossover potential.