We Need Some Money

"We Need Some Money"
Single by Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers
Released	1984
Format	Cassette 12"
Recorded	1984
Genre	Go-go, funk
Length	8:24 (extended version) 4:28 (single version)
Label	T.T.E.D.
Writer(s)	Chuck Brown Curtis Johnson
Producer(s)	Maxx Kidd, Reo Edwards

"We Need Some Money" is a song by the Washington, D.C.-based go-go band Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers, which was released as a single in 1984. The song has been sampled by many hip-hop artists, including songs by Kid 'n Play and Wreckx-n-Effect,^[1] and is currently used in many promotional advertisements for the D.C. Lottery.^[2]

Track listing

• Side 1

1. "We Need Some Money" (radio version 1) – 4:28
2. "We Need Some Money" (radio version 2) – 4:53

• Side 2

1. "We Need Some Money" (extended version) – 8:24

References

1. Songs that Sampled "We Need Some Money" at WhoSampled.com
2. Chuck Brown Scratcher Cash at DCLottery.com

External links

• "We Need Some Money" at Discogs.com