Eye Know

"Eye Know"
Single by De La Soul
from the album 3 Feet High and Rising
Released	September 25, 1989
Recorded	1988
Genre	Psychedelic hip-hop
Length	4:13 (album version) 4:00 (single version)
Label	Tommy Boy
Songwriters	Paul Huston David Jude Jolicoeur Vincent Mason Kelvin Mercer Walter Becker Donald Fagen
Producer	Prince Paul
De La Soul singles chronology
"Buddy" / "The Magic Number" (1988) "Eye Know" (1989) "Me Myself and I" (1989)

"Eye Know" is a 1989 single from American hip-hop trio De La Soul's debut album 3 Feet High and Rising. It peaked at number 14 on the UK singles chart. It was not released as a single in the United States.

The song is an upbeat love song featuring guitar and horn samples from The Mad Lads' "Make This Young Lady Mine", whistle sample from Otis Redding's "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay", guitar, keyboard, bass, and vocal samples from Steely Dan's "Peg", drums from Lee Dorsey's "Get Out of My Life, Woman", and additional drums from Sly and the Family Stone’s “Sing a Simple Song”.

The B-side "The Mack Daddy on the Left" features David Jolicoeur's 12-year old cousin Jeff as a guest rapper. He later appeared as Philly Black on "The Sauce" from the album AOI: Bionix.^[1]

This song was used on the British television program Match of the Day 2 as background music during the showing of Saturday's goals from 2004 to 2008.

"Eye Know" appears in the 2023 film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem.

1. "Eye Know (The Know It All Mix)"
2. "Eye Know (The Kiss Mix)"
3. "The Mack Daddy on the Left"
   • Guest Appearance: Trugoy's cousin Jeff

• "Eye Know" at Discogs (list of releases)