Been Around the World

"Been Around the World" is a 1997 single from the Puff Daddy album No Way Out, featuring The Notorious B.I.G. and Mase. The song samples David Bowie's 1983 hit song "Let's Dance", and contains an interpolation of Lisa Stansfield's song "All Around the World", sung by The Notorious B.I.G. in the chorus. In the album version, the song concludes with a skit featuring an interview with "The Mad Producer".

For the original Lisa Stansfield song featuring this lyric, see All Around the World (Lisa Stansfield song).
"Been Around the World"
Single by Puff Daddy featuring The Notorious B.I.G. and Mase
from the album No Way Out
ReleasedNovember 14, 1997
Recorded1997
Genre
Length4:36
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Puff Daddy singles chronology
"Mo Money Mo Problems"
(1997)		 "Been Around the World"
(1997)		 "Nothin' Move But the Money"
(1998)
The Notorious B.I.G. singles chronology
"Mo Money Mo Problems"
(1997)		 "Been Around the World"
(1997)		 "Sky's the Limit"
(1997)
Mase singles chronology
"Mo Money Mo Problems"
(1997)		 "Been Around the World"
(1997)		 "Feel So Good"
(1997)

The song was released as a single on November 14, 1997; it was the fourth single released from the album. Like the previous three singles, which all reached No. 1 or No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, "Been Around the World" hit No. 2 on the chart, in the first two weeks of 1998;[1][2] it was kept out of the No. 1 spot by Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997" (the second best-selling single of all time). "Been Around the World" did reach No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Rap Tracks and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts.

The song's music video was directed by Paul Hunter. It features Mase and Puff Daddy as spies. The video includes appearances by Vivica A. Fox, Quincy Jones, Wyclef Jean and Jennifer Lopez.

Track listing
  1. Been Around The World (Radio Edit) feat. The Notorious B.I.G. & Mase (4:04)
  2. It's All About The Benjamins (Rock Remix I) feat. The Notorious B.I.G., Lil' Kim, The Lox, Dave Grohl, Perfect, FuzzBubble, & Rob Zombie (4:45)
  3. It's All About The Benjamins (Rock Remix II) feat. The Notorious B.I.G., Lil' Kim, The Lox, Dave Grohl, Perfect, FuzzBubble, Rob Zombie, & Size 14 (4:42)
  4. It's All About The Benjamins (Album Version) feat. The Notorious B.I.G., Lil' Kim, & The Lox (4:38)

Remix

The song's official remix features Mase & Carl Thomas, and samples Roy Ayers's "Feelin’ Good".

Charts and certifications

References
  1. Billboard Top 10, January 3, 1998
  2. Billboard Top 10, January 10, 1998
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