I'm Outstanding Explained

I'm Outstanding
Cover:	Im Outstanding.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Shaquille O'Neal
Album:	Shaq Diesel
B-Side:	Ode to Shaquille
Released:	November 10, 1993
Recorded:	1993
Genre:	Hip hop
Length:	4:07
Label:	Jive
Producer:	Erick Sermon
Chronology:	Shaquille O'Neal
Prev Title:	(I Know I Got) Skillz
Prev Year:	1993
Next Title:	Shoot Pass Slam
Next Year:	1994

"I'm Outstanding" is the second single released from American former professional basketball player 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 US Billboard Hot 100.^[1]

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 (1994)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)	70
UK Dance (Music Week)^[3]	19
UK Club Chart (Music Week)^[4]	76
US Billboard Hot 100	47
US R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)	29
US Hot Rap Singles (Billboard)	6
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)	17

Notes and References

1. Web site: Shaquille O'Neal. Billboard. April 21, 2020.
2. Web site: Shaquille O'Neal's I'm Outstanding sample of James Brown's The Payback - WhoSampled . Whosampled.com . October 19, 2010.
3. Dance Singles . . March 26, 1994 . 24 . April 24, 2021.
4. The RM Club Chart. Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). March 12, 1994. 4. May 15, 2023.