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"(Not Just) Knee Deep" is a song by the American funk band Funkadelic written by George Clinton. [1] The song was released as a single for their album Uncle Jam Wants You (1979). [2] The song is widely regarded as a funk classic, peaking at No. 77 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the US R&B charts in 1979. [3]
The song's bassline is a slowed interpolation from Funkadelic's song "(Not Just) Knee Deep." The chorus includes vocals by two more Death Row Records artists, R&B singer Jewell and rapper RBX . Also included is a sample and an interpolation from George Clinton ’s song “ Atomic Dog ."
One Nation Under a Groove is the tenth studio album by American funk rock band Funkadelic, released on September 22, 1978, on Warner Bros. Records.Recording sessions took place at United Sound Studio in Detroit, with one song recorded live on April 15, 1978, at the Monroe Civic Center in Monroe, Louisiana. [10]
Uncle Jam Wants You is a concept album by American funk rock band Funkadelic. [1] [2] It was released by Warner Bros. Records on September 21, 1979, [3] and was later reissued on CD by Priority Records. [4]
George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic at the Roskilde Festival, 2006. In the early 1980s, George Clinton continued to record while battling with financial problems and well-publicized drug problems. The remaining members of Parliament-Funkadelic recorded the 1982 hit album Computer Games, which was released as a George Clinton solo album. [15]
The song is included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's list of 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll. [11] It is also ranked number 474 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of "the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". It was dropped in the 2010 version but it has been updated to number 210 in the 2021 version.
The bonus-EP of Funkadelic's One Nation Under a Groove (1978) included a live version of the song featuring Hampton. One of his most celebrated performances is the lead guitar solo on the Funkadelic hit single "(Not Just) Knee Deep" from 1979, as well the title track to the Brides of Funkenstein's second album Never Buy Texas From A Cowboy.
Funkadelic signed to Westbound in 1968. Around this time, the group's music evolved from soul and doo wop into a harder guitar-driven mix of psychedelic rock, soul and funk, much influenced by the popular musical (and political) movements of the time. Jimi Hendrix, Sly Stone, The MC5, and Vanilla Fudge were major inspirations. [3]