Been Around the World

"Been Around the World"
Single by Puff Daddy featuring The Notorious B.I.G and Mase
from the album No Way Out
Released	August 12, 1997 October 20, 1997
Format	CD single, 7" single, 12" single, cassette single
Recorded	1996–97
Genre	Pop rap, East Coast hip hop, Dance
Length	4:36
Label	Bad Boy
Writer(s)	David Bowie, Lisa Stansfield, Ian Devaney, Andy Morris, Sean Combs, Ron Lawrence, Mason Betha, Christopher Wallace, Deric Angelettie
Producer(s)	Ron Lawrence, Deric Angelettie
Certification	Platinum (RIAA)
Puff Daddy singles chronology
"Mo Money Mo Problems" (1997) "Been Around the World" (1997) "Victory" (1998)

"Been Around the World" is a 1997 single from the Puff Daddy album No Way Out, featuring The Notorious B.I.G and Mase. The song samples David Bowie's 1983 hit song "Let's Dance", and contains an interpolation of Lisa Stansfield's song "All Around the World", sung by The Notorious B.I.G. in the chorus. In the album version, the song concludes with a skit featuring an interview with "The Mad Producer".

The song was released as a single on August 12, 1997; it was the fourth single released from the album. Like the previous three singles, which all reached No. 1 or No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, "Been Around the World" hit No. 2 on the chart, in the first two weeks of 1998;^[1][2] it was kept out of the No. 1 spot by Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997" (the best-selling single of all time). "Been Around the World" did reach No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Rap Tracks and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts.

A music video for the song was directed by Paul Hunter. It featured Mase and Puff Daddy as spies. The video included appearances by Vivica A. Fox, Quincy Jones, Wyclef Jean and Jennifer Lopez.

Track listing

1. Been Around The World (Radio Edit) feat. The Notorious B.I.G. & Mase (4:04)
2. It's All About The Benjamins (Rock Remix I) feat. The Notorious B.I.G., Lil' Kim, The Lox, Dave Grohl, Perfect, FuzzBubble, & Rob Zombie (4:45)
3. It's All About The Benjamins (Rock Remix II) feat. The Notorious B.I.G., Lil' Kim, The Lox, Dave Grohl, Perfect, FuzzBubble, Rob Zombie, & Size 14 (4:42)
4. It's All About The Benjamins (Album Version) feat. The Notorious B.I.G., Lil' Kim, & The Lox (4:38)

Remix

The song's official remix features Mase & Carl Thomas, and samples Roy Ayers's "Feelin’ Good".

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Been Around The World Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot 100 2 U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks 1 U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 7 UK Singles Chart 20 Year-end charts Chart (1998) Position U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] 19

Certifications Region Certification Certified units/Sales New Zealand (RMNZ)[4] Platinum 0^* United States (RIAA)[5] Platinum 1,600,000[6][7] ^*sales figures based on certification alone

References

1. Billboard Top 10, January 3, 1998
2. Billboard Top 10, January 10, 1998
3. "Billboard Top 100 - 1998". Archived from the original on 2009-03-09. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
4. "New Zealand single certifications – Puff Daddy – Been Around the World". Recorded Music NZ.
5. "American single certifications – Diddy, P. and the Family – Been Around the World". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
6. "Best-Selling Records of 1997". Billboard. BPI Communications Inc. 110 (5): 76. January 31, 1998. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
7. "Best-Selling Records of 1998". Billboard. BPI Communications Inc. 111 (5): 75. January 30, 1999. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 31, 2015.

External links

• Music video at MTV.com (Windows Media format)
• Full lyrics of the song at MetroLyrics