I'm Outstanding

1993 single by Shaquille O'Neal

"I'm Outstanding"

Single by Shaquille O'Neal

from the album Shaq Diesel

B-side

"Ode to Shaquille"

Released

November 10, 1993

Recorded

1993

Genre

Hip hop

Length

4:07

Label

Jive

Songwriter(s)

O'Neal
Alisa Yarbrough
Erick Sermon
Raymound Calhoun

Producer(s)

Erick Sermon

Shaquille O'Neal singles chronology

"(I Know I Got) Skillz"
(1993)

"I'm Outstanding"
(1993)

"Shoot Pass Slam"
(1994)

"I'm Outstanding" is the second single released from American former professional basketball player Shaquille O'Neal's debut album, Shaq Diesel (1993). Produced by Erick Sermon, the single was a minor success, making it to 47 on the US Billboard Hot 100.^[1]

Samples

"I'm Outstanding" sampled the following songs:

"Don't Stop the Music" by Yarbrough & Peoples
"The Payback" by James Brown
"Outstanding" by The Gap Band
"Jingling Baby" by LL Cool J^[2]

Single track listing

A-side

"I'm Outstanding" (LP version) – 4:07
"I'm Outstanding" (Funk Lord remix) – 3:55

B-side

"I'm Outstanding" (808 instrumental) – 4:04
"I'm Outstanding" (Funk Lord remix instrumental) – 3:56
"Ode to Shaquille" – 2:07

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)	70
UK Dance (Music Week)^[3]	19
UK Club Chart (Music Week)^[4]	76
US Billboard Hot 100	47
US R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)	29
US Hot Rap Singles (Billboard)	6
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)	17

References

^ "Shaquille O'Neal". Billboard. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
^ "Shaquille O'Neal's I'm Outstanding sample of James Brown's The Payback - WhoSampled". Whosampled.com. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
^ "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. March 26, 1994. p. 24. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
^ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). March 12, 1994. p. 4. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

Shaquille O'Neal

Discography

Family

Shareef O'Neal (son)
Shaunie O'Neal (ex-wife)

Music

Studio albums	Shaq Diesel Shaq Fu: Da Return You Can't Stop the Reign Respect Shaquille O'Neal Presents His Superfriends, Vol. 1
Compilation albums	The Best of Shaquille O'Neal
Singles	"(I Know I Got) Skillz" "I'm Outstanding" "Shoot Pass Slam" "Biological Didn't Bother" "No Hook" "You Can't Stop the Reign" "Strait Playin'" "Men of Steel" "The Way It's Goin' Down"