They Want EFX

{{short description|1992 single by Das EFX}} {{Infobox song | name = They Want EFX | cover = DasEFXTheyWantEFX12"Single.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = [[Das EFX]] | album = [[Dead Serious (album)|Dead Serious]] | B-side = Jussumen | released = {{Start date|1992|01|28}} | recorded = 1991 | studio = | venue = | genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]], [[East Coast hip hop]] | length = 3:39 | label = [[East West Records|East West]]/[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]] | writer = W. Hines, A. Weston, C. Bobbit, [[James Brown]], [[Fred Wesley]] | producer = [[Das EFX]] | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = [[Mic Checka]] | next_year = 1992 }} "'''They Want EFX'''" is a song by [[United States|American]] [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] group [[Das EFX]] recorded for their debut album ''[[Dead Serious (album)|Dead Serious]]'' (1992). The song was released as the group's debut [[Single (music)|single]] for the album in January 28, 1992.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov1zL5dVF20 |title=They Want EFX (Solid Scheme Remix Video) |date=2017-09-04 |last=PMD LEGEND tv |type=Video |language=English |access-date=2025-08-03 |quote=Prod: Rich Ford Jr. 1/28/92 |via=YouTube}}</ref> The song samples "[[Buffalo Gals (Malcolm McLaren song)|Buffalo Gals]]" by [[Malcolm McLaren]], "[[Black Caesar (album)|Blind Man Can See It]]" by [[James Brown]] and "[[Edutainment (album)|Breath Control II]]" by [[Boogie Down Productions]].

==Track listings== ===12", Vinyl=== #"They Want EFX" (Dead Serious) - 3:49 #"They Want EFX" (Instrumental) - 3:39 #"They Want EFX" (Remix) - 3:55 #"They Want EFX" (Dub) - 3:55

===Cassette, Maxi-Single=== #"They Want EFX" (Remix) - 3:49 #"They Want EFX" (Dead Serious) - 3:39 #"Jussumen" (LP Version) - 3:29 #"They Want EFX" (Dub) - 3:55 #"They Want EFX" (Instrumental) - 3:55

===CD, Promo=== #"They Want EFX" (Remix) - 3:49 #"They Want EFX" (Dead Serious) - 3:39

==Personnel== Information taken from [[Discogs]].<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|url=http://www.discogs.com/Das-EFX-They-Want-EFX/release/897146|title=Das EFX - They Want EFX (12", Promo) at Discogs|date=1992|format=|publisher=[[Discogs]]|accessdate=April 27, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|url=http://www.discogs.com/Das-EFX-They-Want-EFX/release/1051695|title=Das EFX - They Want EFX (Cass, Maxi) at Discogs|date=1992|format=|publisher=[[Discogs]]|accessdate=April 27, 2010}}</ref> *arranging: Das EFX (W. Hines, A. Weston) *co-production: Kevin Byrdsong, Marcus Logan *engineering: Bobby Sarsur, Solid Scheme (C. Charity, D. Lynch) *executive production: EPMD *guitar: Bobby Sitchran *mastering: Tony Dawsey *mixing: Bobby Sarsur *production: Das EFX *remixing: Solid Scheme *writing: Das EFX, C. Bobbit, J. Brown, F. Wesley

==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}

===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1992) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{single chart|Billboardhot100|25|artist=Das EFX|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 12, 2021}} |- {{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|29|artist=Das EFX|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 12, 2021}} |- {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|5|artist=Das EFX|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 12, 2021}} |- {{single chart|Billboardrapsongs|1|artist=Das EFX|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 12, 2021}} |} {{col-2}}

===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable" !Chart (1992) !Position |- |US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1992 |title=Billboard Top 100 - 1992 |accessdate=July 30, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090708050630/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1992 |archivedate=July 8, 2009 }}</ref> |align="center"|99 |- |US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1992/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1992|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=October 16, 2021}}</ref> |align="center"|50 |} {{col-end}}

==Notes== {{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}

[[Category:1992 debut singles]] [[Category:1992 songs]] [[Category:Das EFX songs]] [[Category:East West Records singles]] [[Category:Music videos directed by Marcus Raboy]] [[Category:Songs written by Fred Wesley]] [[Category:Songs written by James Brown]]