What's It All About (song) explained

What's It All About
Cover:Whats It All About.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Run-D.M.C.
Album:Back from Hell
B-Side:The Ave.
Released:September 14, 1990
Recorded:1990
Genre:Hip hop
Length:4:48
Label:Profile
Producer:Jam Master Jay, DJ Run, DMC
Prev Title:Pause
Prev Year:1989
Next Title:Faces
Next Year:1991

"What's It All About" is the second single from Run-D.M.C.'s fifth studio album, Back from Hell. It was released on September 14, 1990, through Profile Records and was produced by the three members of the group. The song would prove to be the most successful single from the critically panned album, peaking at number 24 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart and number four on the Hot Rap Singles chart.

"What It's All About" uses a sample from the Stone Roses' "Fool's Gold" as a basis for the track.

Track listing

A-side

  1. "What's It All About" – 4:48
  2. "Sucker D.J.'s" – 0:50
  3. "The Ave." – 4:00
  4. "The Ave." (radio version) – 3:55

B-side

  1. "What's It All About" (instrumental) – 5:46
  2. "The Ave." (instrumental) – 4:44