Bucktown (song)

1994 single by Smif-N-Wessun

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"Bucktown"

Single by Smif-N-Wessun
from the album  Dah Shinin'
B-side| "Let's Git It On"
Released| May 28, 1994
Studio| D&D Studios (New York, NY)
Genre| Hip hop
Length| 4:08
Label|

* Wreck
* Nervous

Songwriter(s)|

* Darrell A. Yates Jr.
* Tekomin B. Williams
* Ewart C. Dewgarde

Producer(s)|

* Drew "Dru-Ha" Friedman (exec.)
* Mr. Walt (also exec.)
* DJ Evil Dee

Smif-N-Wessun singles chronology
|  | "Bucktown"
(1994)  | "Wontime"
(1995)

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Music video
"Bucktown" on YouTube

"Bucktown" is a song by American hip hop duo Smif-N-Wessun from their debut studio album, Dah Shinin' (1994). It was released in 1994 via Wreck/Nervous Records as the lead single from the album. Recording sessions took place at D&D Studios in New York. Production was handled by DJ Evil Dee and Mr. Walt, containing a sample from Jack Bruce's version of "Born to be Blue". The single peaked at number 93 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Bucktown" (Vocal)|

* Darrell A. Yates Jr.
* Tekomin B. Williams
* Ewart C. Dewgarde

| 4:13
2.| "Bucktown" (Instrumental)|  | 4:13
3.| "Let's Git It On" (Vocal)|

* Yates Jr.
* Williams
* E. Dewgarde
* Walter V. Dewgarde

| 3:46
4.| "Let's Git It On" (Instrumental)|  | 3:47

## Personnel

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* Darrell A. Yates Jr. – main artist, vocals
* Tekomin B. Williams – main artist, vocals
* Ewart C. Dewgarde – producer, mixing
* Walter V. Dewgarde – producer, mixing, executive producer
* Drew "Dru-Ha" Friedman – executive producer
* Kieran Mayo – engineering
* Leo "Swift" Morris – engineering

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (1994)  | Peak
position

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US Billboard Hot 100[1] | 93
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[2] | 1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[3] | 61
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[4] | 14

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (1994)  | Position

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US Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)[5] | 6

## References

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1. ^ "Cocoa Brovaz Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
2. ^ "Hot Dance Music: Maxi-Singles Sales" (PDF). Billboard. 14 May 1994. p. 39. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
3. ^ "Cocoa Brovaz Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
4. ^ "Cocoa Brovaz Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard.
5. ^ "The Year in Music: Hot Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 52\. 24 December 1994. p. YE-76. Retrieved 3 June 2025.

## External links

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* "Bucktown / Let's Git It On" at Discogs (list of releases)

* v
* t
* e

Smif-N-Wessun

* Tek
* Steele

Albums|

* Dah Shinin'
* The Rude Awakening
* Smif 'n' Wessun: Reloaded
* Smif-n-Wessun: The Album
* Monumental (w/ Pete Rock)
* The All

EPs|

* Born and Raised

Singles|

* "Bucktown"

Related articles|

* Boot Camp Clik

* v
* t
* e

Boot Camp Clik

* Buckshot
* Smif-N-Wessun (Tek · Steele)
* Heltah Skeltah (Rock · Sean Price)
* Originoo Gunn Clappaz (Starang Wondah · Top Dog · Louieville Sluggah)

Studio albums|

* For the People (1997)
* The Chosen Few (2002)
* The Last Stand (2006)
* Casualties of War (2007)

Compilations|

* Basic Training: Boot Camp Clik's Greatest Hits (2000)

Affiliaties|

* Black Moon
* Da Beatminerz
* The Fab 5
* Representativz

Related articles|

* Duck Down Music
* Buckshot discography
* Sean Price discography
* Angels of Death

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz work

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