I'm Outstanding

"I'm Outstanding" is the second single released from Shaquille O'Neal's debut album, Shaq Diesel (1993). Produced by Erick Sermon, the single was a minor success, making it to 47 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1]

"I'm Outstanding"
Single by Shaquille O'Neal
from the album Shaq Diesel
B-side	"Ode to Shaquille"
Released	November 10, 1993
Recorded	1993
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:07
Label	Jive
Songwriter(s)	O'Neal Alisa Yarbrough Erick Sermon Raymound Calhoun
Producer(s)	Erick Sermon
Shaquille O'Neal singles chronology
"(I Know I Got) Skillz" (1993) "I'm Outstanding" (1993) "Shoot Pass Slam" (1994)

Samples

"I'm Outstanding" sampled the following songs:

• "Don't Stop the Music" by Yarbrough & Peoples
• "The Payback" by James Brown
• "Outstanding" by The Gap Band
• "Jingling Baby" by LL Cool J[2]

Single track listing

A-side

1. "I'm Outstanding" (LP version) – 4:07
2. "I'm Outstanding" (Funk Lord remix) – 3:55

B-side

1. "I'm Outstanding" (808 instrumental) – 4:04
2. "I'm Outstanding" (Funk Lord remix instrumental) – 3:56
3. "Ode to Shaquille" – 2:07

Charts

Chart	Position
Billboard Hot 100	# 47
U.S. R&B / Hip-Hop	# 29
Hot Rap Singles	# 6
Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	# 17

References

1. "Shaquille O'Neal". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
2. "Shaquille O'Neal's I'm Outstanding sample of James Brown's The Payback - WhoSampled". Whosampled.com. Retrieved October 19, 2010.