Song · De La Soul
“Eye Know” by De La Soul
From the album 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
“Eye Know” by De La Soul appears on 7 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1989 and 2026. It was first released in 1989 on the album 3 Feet High and Rising. Its best result is #34 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1989. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #158 alternative song of 1989.
De La Soul's "Eye Know" came off the trio's 1989 debut 3 Feet High and Rising, a sunny love song built out of other people's records. Steely Dan's "Peg" gives up guitar, keyboard, bass and vocal snippets, and Walter Becker and Donald Fagen sit among the credited writers; the Mad Lads' "Make This Young Lady Mine" lends guitar and horns, Otis Redding whistles in from "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay", and the drums come from Lee Dorsey's "Get Out of My Life, Woman" and Sly and the Family Stone's "Sing a Simple Song".
Prince Paul produced it with the group, and Posdnuos arranged and mixed it. Britain got it as a single and sent it to 14; America never did. Years later the BBC ran it under the Saturday goals on Match of the Day 2.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 90 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1989 | 90 |
| 1989 | 34 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1989 | 50 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 427 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s | 909 |
| 2022 | 897 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time | 1055 |
| 2023 | 245 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s | 850 |
| 2025 | 498 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs | 800 |
| 2026 | 889 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs You Discovered on The Colorado Sound | 1055 |
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