Stressed Out (A Tribe Called Quest song)

"Stressed Out"
Single by A Tribe Called Quest featuring Faith Evans
from the album Beats, Rhymes and Life
B-side	"1nce Again"
Released	November 11, 1996
Format	Digital download, 12" maxi single, CD single
Genre	East Coast hip hop
Length	4:58
Label	Jive Records
Writer(s)	Kamaal Fareed, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Dexter Raymond Mills, Malik Taylor, Gary Anthony Taylor
Producer(s)	The Ummah
A Tribe Called Quest singles chronology
"1nce Again" (1996) "Stressed Out" (1996) "Find a Way" (1998)
Faith Evans singles chronology "Kissing You" (1996) "Stressed Out" (1996) "Come Over" (1996)

	Stressed Out From the Tribe's 4th album Beats, Rhymes and Life.
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"Stressed Out" is the second single from A Tribe Called Quest's fourth album Beats, Rhymes and Life. The song featured Faith Evans on the chorus and production by The Ummah.^[1]

Music video

The video begins with the group in a red room. The next scene is at a dice game that Consequence and Q-Tip are involved in. Two men at the game start a fight and as a car shows up, everyone flees. During the chorus, Faith Evans is in blue, red, and black rooms. A dishwasher at a restaurant is shown, stressed out at work. Also, a man with money problems is shown struggling to pay bills and provide for his family. Then, the dishwasher knocks down all of the dishes and leaves work. When Faith Evans says "we gon' make it", the man with money problems and his family throw a birthday party.

Appearances

The group performed the song on Moesha, in the episode titled "A Concerted Effort: Part 1", which aired on November 5, 1996.

CD single track listing

1. "Stressed Out (Baby Phife Version - Full)" (4:47)
2. "Stressed Out (Raphael Saadiq's Remix)" (5:28)
3. "Stressed Out (Björk's Married to the Mob Mix)" (1:49)
4. "Stressed Out (Björk's Dandelions Mix)" (4:24)
5. "Stressed Out (Björk's Say Dip Mix)" (4:16)

References

1. Vibe - Dec 1996 - Jan 1997 - Page 172 October Poll Results: Well A Tribe Called Quest has no need to be "Stressed Out." Their single was Jammed by 80%.