Song · De La Soul
“Me, Myself And I” by De La Soul
From the album 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
“Me, Myself And I” by De La Soul appears on 8 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 1991 and 2026. It was first released in 1989 on the album 3 Feet High and Rising. Its best result is #131 on the 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,926 alternative song of all time.
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"Me Myself and I" came out on Tommy Boy in March 1989 as a single from De La Soul's debut, 3 Feet High and Rising, and it's their answer to a press that had pegged them as the hippies of hip-hop. Posdnuos has said the words came fast and the point was simple: this was no gimmick, they were just being themselves.
The beat was Prince Paul and Maseo's idea, built on a sample of Funkadelic's "(Not Just) Knee Deep", and Posdnuos and Trugoy the Dove, anti-radio and anti-establishment to the core, didn't like it and cut their vocals under protest. It became the trio's lone Billboard R&B chart-topper, ruled the dance club chart too, and hit number one in the Netherlands after VPRO television, which had filmed a documentary on them while they were still unknown, got behind it.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 873 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) | 1002 |
| 2019 | 389 | KEXP | KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time | 627 |
| 2021 | 131 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s | 909 |
| 2022 | 464 | KEXP | KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) | 491 |
| 2023 | 285 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s | 850 |
| 2023 | 193 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time | 909 |
| 2025 | 240 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs | 800 |
| 2026 | 280 | WFPK | WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '80s | 498 |
Also listed as: Me Myself and I; Me, Myself, and I; Me, Myself & I; Me Myself & I; Me, Myself and I.
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