Phenomenon (LL Cool J song)

"Phenomenon"
Single by LL Cool J
from the album Phenomenon
B-side	"Hot Hot Hot"
Released	September 23, 1997 (1997-09-23)
Length	4:12
Label	Def Jam
Songwriter(s)	James Todd Smith Ron Amen-Ra Lawrence Sean "Puffy" Combs Bill Withers Stanley McKenney
Producer(s)	Sean "Puffy" Combs Ron Amen-Ra Lawrence
LL Cool J singles chronology
"Hit 'Em High (The Monstars' Anthem)" (1997) "Phenomenon" (1997) "4, 3, 2, 1" (1997)

"Phenomenon" is the first single by American rapper LL Cool J from his seventh studio album of the same name. It samples the Creative Source cover of "Who Is He (And What Is He to You)?" by Bill Withers and interpolates bits of Liquid Liquid's song "Cavern". The lyrics "Something Like a Phenomenon" and the beat are taken from the song "White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)" by Melle Mel. "Phenomenon" was released on September 23, 1997.^{[citation needed]} The single peaked at number 55 on the US Billboard Hot 100, reached number nine on the UK Singles Chart, and charted within the top 20 in the Netherlands and New Zealand.