| Can It Be All So Simple | |
| Cover: | Wutangclancanitbeallsosimple.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Wu-Tang Clan |
| Album: | Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) |
| B-Side: | Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta F' Wit |
| Recorded: | 1993 |
| Studio: | Firehouse Studio (New York City) |
| Length: |
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| Label: | Loud |
| Producer: | Prince Rakeem |
| Prev Title: | C.R.E.A.M. |
| Prev Year: | 1994 |
| Next Title: | Triumph |
| Next Year: | 1997 |
"Can It Be All So Simple" is the third and final single from Wu-Tang Clan's critically acclaimed debut album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). It features production from RZA (credited as Prince Rakeem) that samples Gladys Knight & the Pips' cover of "The Way We Were".[1] The song reached number nine on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart, number twenty four on the Hot Rap Tracks chart and number eighty two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.
"Can It Be All So Simple" features rapping from Ghostface Killah and Raekwon. Its lyrics deal with a glorified mafioso lifestyle. In the song, Raekwon and Ghostface discuss the hardships of growing up in New York City during the 1980s, and how they want to live a lavish and famous lifestyle to escape the hardships of life. The music video was directed by Hype Williams,[2] with images similar to the song's content and a cameo by MC Eiht.
A remix with new lyrics can be found on Raekwon's debut album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx.... Additionally, Lauryn Hill's "Ex-Factor" uses the break beat from "Can It Be All So Simple".