| "C U When U Get There" | ||||
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| Single by Coolio featuring 40 Thevz | ||||
| from the album My Soul and Nothing to Lose (soundtrack) | ||||
| B-side | "Hit 'Em" | |||
| Released | June 17, 1997[1] | |||
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| Length | 5:10 | |||
| Label | Tommy Boy | |||
| Composer(s) | Johann Pachelbel | |||
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| Producer(s) | Dominic Aldridge | |||
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| "C U When U Get There" on YouTube | ||||
"C U When U Get There" is a song by American rapper Coolio featuring 40 Thevz. It was released in June 1997 as the first single from Coolio's third studio album, My Soul (1997). The track was also featured on the soundtrack to the 1997 comedy film Nothing to Lose. It heavily interpolates Johann Pachelbel's Baroque "Canon in D Major."[2]
Released on June 17, 1997, the single peaked at number 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and number seven on the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks chart; it was Coolio's last top-40 hit in the US. It was also an international success, reaching the top 10 in Australia, New Zealand, and several European countries. The first live performance of this song was before its actual release during the free concert at Paramount Canada's Wonderland put on by MuchMusic's Electric Circus in August 1997.
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