# They Want EFX > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/They_Want_EFX > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/They_Want_EFX.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_Want_EFX > Source revision: 1322893632 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1992 single by Das EFX "They Want EFX" Single by Das EFX from the album Dead Serious B-side "Jussumen" Released January 28, 1992 (1992-01-28) Recorded 1991 Genre Hip hop, East Coast hip hop Length 3:39 Label East West/Atlantic Songwriters W. Hines, A. Weston, C. Bobbit, James Brown, Fred Wesley Producer Das EFX Das EFX singles chronology "They Want EFX" (1992) "Mic Checka" (1992) "**They Want EFX**" is a song by [American](/source/United_States) [hip hop](/source/Hip_hop_music) group [Das EFX](/source/Das_EFX) recorded for their debut album *[Dead Serious](/source/Dead_Serious_(album))* (1992). The song was released as the group's debut [single](/source/Single_(music)) for the album in January 28, 1992.[1] The song samples "[Buffalo Gals](/source/Buffalo_Gals_(Malcolm_McLaren_song))" by [Malcolm McLaren](/source/Malcolm_McLaren), "[Blind Man Can See It](/source/Black_Caesar_(album))" by [James Brown](/source/James_Brown) and "[Breath Control II](/source/Edutainment_(album))" by [Boogie Down Productions](/source/Boogie_Down_Productions). ## Track listings ### 12", Vinyl 1. "They Want EFX" (Dead Serious) - 3:49 1. "They Want EFX" (Instrumental) - 3:39 1. "They Want EFX" (Remix) - 3:55 1. "They Want EFX" (Dub) - 3:55 ### Cassette, Maxi-Single 1. "They Want EFX" (Remix) - 3:49 1. "They Want EFX" (Dead Serious) - 3:39 1. "Jussumen" (LP Version) - 3:29 1. "They Want EFX" (Dub) - 3:55 1. "They Want EFX" (Instrumental) - 3:55 ### CD, Promo 1. "They Want EFX" (Remix) - 3:49 1. "They Want EFX" (Dead Serious) - 3:39 ## Personnel Information taken from [Discogs](/source/Discogs).[2][3] - 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 Weekly charts Chart (1992) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100[4] 25 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[5] 29 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6] 5 US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[7] 1 Year-end charts Chart (1992) Position US Billboard Hot 100[8] 99 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] 50 ## Notes 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** PMD LEGEND tv (2017-09-04). [*They Want EFX (Solid Scheme Remix Video)*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov1zL5dVF20) (Video). Retrieved 2025-08-03 – via YouTube. Prod: Rich Ford Jr. 1/28/92 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Das EFX - They Want EFX (12", Promo) at Discogs"](http://www.discogs.com/Das-EFX-They-Want-EFX/release/897146). [Discogs](/source/Discogs). 1992. Retrieved April 27, 2010. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Das EFX - They Want EFX (Cass, Maxi) at Discogs"](http://www.discogs.com/Das-EFX-They-Want-EFX/release/1051695). [Discogs](/source/Discogs). 1992. Retrieved April 27, 2010. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Billboardhot100_Das_EFX_4-0)** "[Das EFX Chart History (Hot 100)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Das-EFX/chart-history/HSI)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved June 12, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Billboarddanceclubplay_Das_EFX_5-0)** "[Das EFX Chart History (Dance Club Songs)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Das-EFX/chart-history/DSI)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved June 12, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_Das_EFX_6-0)** "[Das EFX Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Das-EFX/chart-history/BSI)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved June 12, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Billboardrapsongs_Das_EFX_7-0)** "[Das EFX Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Das-EFX/chart-history/RAP)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved June 12, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Billboard Top 100 - 1992"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090708050630/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1992). Archived from [the original](http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1992) on July 8, 2009. Retrieved July 30, 2010. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1992"](https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1992/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs). *Billboard*. Retrieved October 16, 2021. v t e Das EFX Krazy Drayz Skoob Studio albums Dead Serious Straight Up Sewaside Hold It Down Generation EFX How We Do Singles "They Want EFX" "Mic Checka" "Straight Out the Sewer" "Freakit" "Baknaffek" "Real Hip-Hop" "Microphone Master" Featured artist "Check Yo Self" "Rugged-n-Raw" Related articles Discography Hit Squad Authority control databases MusicBrainz work MusicBrainz release group --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [They Want EFX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_Want_EFX) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_Want_EFX?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.