"What the Fuck Are We Saying?" is a song written and recorded by American singer Lenny Kravitz[1] and released in September 1991, as the fifth single from his second studio album Mama Said.[2][3]
| "What the Fuck Are We Saying?" | ||||
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| Single by Lenny Kravitz | ||||
| from the album Mama Said | ||||
| Released | September 1991 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 5:13 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Lenny Kravitz | |||
| Producer(s) | Lenny Kravitz | |||
| Lenny Kravitz singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| What The .... Are We Saying? (2012 Remaster/Explicit) on YouTube | ||||
Reception
editChristopher A. Daniel of Albumism stated, "On the concerned “What the Fuck Are We Saying?,” Kravitz takes crash courses in studying Stevie Wonder’s lyricism on the 1973 Grammy-winning LP Innervisions and Brian Eno’s (or maybe Kraftwerk’s) synthesizer methodology."[4]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "What the Fuck Are We Saying?" | Lenny Kravitz | 5:13 |
| 2. | "Stop Draggin' Around" | Lenny Kravitz | 3:05 |
| 3. | "Fields of Joy (Reprise)" | Hal Fredericks, Michael Kamen | 4:00 |
Charts
edit| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[5] | 25 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] | 34 |
References
edit- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2006). The Billboard Albums: Includes Every Album that Made the Billboard 200 Chart : 50 Year History of the Rock Era. Record Research Incorporated. p. 575. ISBN 978-0-89820-166-6. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "What the Fuck Are We Saying? - Lenny Kravitz | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ Caprelli, Davide (15 April 2015). Lenny Kravitz. God is Love: La vita, la musica, l'arte e la spiritualità (in Italian). Vololibero. ISBN 978-88-97637-44-8. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ Daniel, Christopher A. "Lenny Kravitz's 'Mama Said' Turns 30 | Anniversary Retrospective". Albumism. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Lenny Kravitz" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
- ^ "Lenny Kravitz – What the Fuck Are We Saying?" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved July 18, 2021.