"Smooth Operator"
Single by Big Daddy Kane
from the album It's a Big Daddy Thing
B-side"Warm It Up, Kane"
ReleasedAugust 3, 1989
Recorded1989
GenreHip hop
Length4:44
LabelCold Chillin' / Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Antonio Hardy
Producer(s)Big Daddy Kane
Big Daddy Kane singles chronology
"I'll Take You There"
(1988)		 "Smooth Operator"
(1989)		 "I Get the Job Done"
(1989)
Music video
"Smooth Operator" on YouTube

"Smooth Operator" is the lead single released from Big Daddy Kane's second album, It's a Big Daddy Thing. Arguably one of Big Daddy Kane's most popular songs, the song topped the newly formed Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart and was a hit on the R&B and dance charts, peaking at number 11 and 17 on the charts respectively. Actor and comedian Chris Rock appears in the music video getting his hair cut. He appears 2 minutes, and 23 seconds into the video.

Samples

The song contains samples of "All Night Long" by Mary Jane Girls, "Do Your Thing" by Isaac Hayes from his soundtrack to the film Shaft (1971),[1] "Sexual Healing" and "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye, "The Champ" by The Mohawks, and "Impeach the President" by the Honey Drippers.

Single track listing

A-Side

  1. "Smooth Operator" – 4:42
  2. "Smooth Operator" (Instrumental) – 4:40

B-Side

  1. "Warm It Up, Kane" – 4:12
  2. "Warm It Up, Kane" (Instrumental) – 4:12

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1989) Peak
position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[2] 11
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[3] 1

References

  1. ↑ Henderson, Odie (April 2, 2018). "Isaac Hayes, the Way Nature Intended: Hot Buttered Soul, Shaft, and Black Moses". In Review Online. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Big Daddy Kane Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Big Daddy Kane Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 7, 2022.


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