"Soul by the Pound" is the third single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 from rapper Common

Common (rapper)

Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. , better known by his stage name Common , is an American hip-hop artist and actor....

's 1992

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 debut album, Can I Borrow a Dollar?

Can I Borrow a Dollar?

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. Its beat, produced by Immenslope

No I.D.

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, is similar to much production from Common's second album, Resurrection

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. Its beat contains samples from "I Like It" by DeBarge

DeBarge

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 and "Sneakin' in the Back" by Tom Scott

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. It is considered to be a "black solidarity" track, but has been attacked for its misogyny

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. Its chorus contains a sample

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 from Tim Dog

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's verse on "A Chorus Line" by Ultramagnetic MCs

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. A music video was made for the "Thump Mix" version of this song, but not for the album version. The chorus of "Thump Mix" contains vocal samples from Q-Tip

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's verse in "Jazz (We've Got)

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" by A Tribe Called Quest

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, Redman's in "Tonight's Da Night

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" and Grand Puba

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's in "Check It Out." The "Thump Mix" can be found on the Guidance Recordings compilation album 2001: A Rhyme Odyssey.

A-side

1. "Soul by the Pound (Thump Mix)" (4:35)
2. "Soul by the Pound (Thump Mix Instrumental)" (4:35)
3. "Soul by the Pound (Album Version)" (4:20)

B-side

1. "Can-I-Bust (Vocal)" (5:40)
2. "Heidi Hoe (Radio Edit)" (4:30)
3. "Heidi Hoe (LP Version)" (4:30)

Chart positions

Chart (1993)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...  Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles	8
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Singles	7