# Release Yo' Delf > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Release_Yo'_Delf > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Release_Yo'_Delf.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Release_Yo'_Delf > Source revision: 1299177073 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1994 song by Method Man "Release Yo' Delf" Single by Method Man from the album Tical Released January 11, 1995 Genre East Coast hip hop Length 4:15 Label Def Jam PolyGram Songwriters Clifford Smith Jr. Robert Diggs Candi Lindsey Freddie Perren Dino Fekaris Producer RZA Method Man singles chronology "Bring the Pain" (1994) "Release Yo' Delf" (1995) "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" (1995) Music video "Release Yo' Delf" on YouTube "**Release Yo' Delf**" is a song by American rapper [Method Man](/source/Method_Man) and the second single from his debut studio album *[Tical](/source/Tical_(album))* (1994). It features vocals from American singer [Blue Raspberry](/source/Blue_Raspberry_(singer)), who interpolates "[I Will Survive](/source/I_Will_Survive)" by [Gloria Gaynor](/source/Gloria_Gaynor). Produced by [RZA](/source/RZA), the song contains a sample of "Treasure of San Miguel" by [Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass](/source/Herb_Alpert_%26_The_Tijuana_Brass). ## Background RZA chose "Release Yo' Delf" to be the second single from *Tical* against Method Man's wishes. The music video for the song was shot by [Steve Carr](/source/Steve_Carr). Method Man recalls, "I was mad at him because I didn't like the look and the feel of the video. It was like he was trying to recreate '[Method Man](/source/Method_Man_(song)),' and that wasn't gonna happen."[1] ## Composition The song contains gritty drums as well as horns sampled from "Treasure of San Miguel"[2] that have been described as "lively, upbeat"[3] and "rallying, warlike",[4] In the chorus, Blue Raspberry sings an interpolation of "I Will Survive".[3] There is also a refrain in which Method Man chants, "Keep it moving".[5] ## Charts Chart (1995) Peak position UK Singles (OCC)[6] 46 US Billboard Hot 100[7] 98 US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[8] 28 ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Ahmed, Insanul (October 19, 2011). ["Method Man Breaks Down His 25 Most Essential Songs"](https://www.complex.com/music/a/insanul-ahmed/method-man-25-essential-songs). *[Complex](/source/Complex_Networks)*. Retrieved 17 March 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Five Best Songs From Method Man's Debut Album 'Tical'"](https://theboombox.com/five-best-songs-from-method-mans-tical-album/). *The Boombox*. November 15, 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2025. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Trip_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Trip_3-1) Blanco, Alvin (April 19, 2011). [*The Wu-Tang Clan and RZA: A Trip through Hip Hop's 36 Chambers*](https://books.google.com/books?id=E52g0AEACAAJ). Praeger. pp. 46, 48. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0313384424](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0313384424). Retrieved 20 March 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Birchmeier, Jason. ["Tical – Method Man"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/tical-mw0000626811). [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic). Retrieved February 24, 2010. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Kearse, Stephen (October 9, 2022). ["Method Man: Tical Album Review"](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/method-man-tical/). *[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))*. Retrieved March 20, 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_UK_6-0)** "[Official Singles Chart on 29/4/1995 – Top 100](https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19950429/7501/)". [Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company). Retrieved March 20, 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Billboardhot100_Method_Man_7-0)** "[Method Man Chart History (Hot 100)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Method-Man/chart-history/HSI)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved March 20, 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Billboardrapsongs_Method_Man_8-0)** "[Method Man Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Method-Man/chart-history/RAP)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved March 20, 2025. v t e Method Man Discography Videography Studio albums Tical (1994) Tical 2000: Judgement Day (1998) Tical 0: The Prequel (2004) 4:21... The Day After (2006) The Meth Lab (2015) Meth Lab Season 2: The Lithium (2018) Meth Lab Season 3: The Rehab (2022) Collaboration albums Blackout! (1999) Blackout! 2 (2009) Wu-Massacre (2010) Compilations Back to Back: Raw & Uncut (2008) Singles "Bring the Pain" "Release Yo' Delf" "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" "The Riddler" "Hit 'Em High (The Monstars' Anthem)" "Judgement Day" "Grand Finale" "Break Ups 2 Make Ups" "What's Happenin'" "Say" Featured singles "Ice Cream" "Shadowboxin'" "Wu-Wear: The Garment Renaissance" "4, 3, 2, 1" "Grand Finale" "Symphony 2000" "Left & Right" "N 2 Gether Now" "Love @ 1st Sight" "Still on It" "Trillmatic" Other songs "Rollin' (Urban Assault Vehicle)" "Wu Tang Forever" Related articles Wu-Tang Clan Method Man & Redman Method & Red Davis MacLean --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Release Yo' Delf](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Release_Yo'_Delf) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Release_Yo'_Delf?action=history)). 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