What About Your Friends
by TLC · music · 1992
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third single from their debut album, Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip (1992), released on August 21, 1992. written by Dallas Austin and TLC member Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, samples "Blues & Pants" by James Brown and "Sing a Simple Song" by Sly & the Family Stone. the remix, titled "What About Your Friends (Extended Mix)", includes the first ever appearance by the Atlanta hip-hop duo Outkast.
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- Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg · TLC
producer lineage · dallas austin, producer; laface records
Both tracks were produced by Dallas Austin for TLC's debut album. Austin produced multiple singles on the same album session, establishing continuity in approach and production aesthetic across the group's introduction.
“TLC launched their career with Austin-produced singles like "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg," "What About…”
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lineage
- Blues & Pants · James Brown
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The track samples James Brown's "Blues & Pants," placing it in direct genealogy with funk source material.
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