Smooth Operator (Big Daddy Kane song)
| "Smooth Operator" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Big Daddy Kane | ||||
| from the album It's a Big Daddy Thing | ||||
| B-side | "Warm It Up, Kane" | |||
| Released | August 3, 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 4:44 | |||
| Label | Cold Chillin' / Warner Bros. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Antonio Hardy with the stage name Big Daddy Kane | |||
| Producer(s) | Big Daddy Kane | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Smooth Operator" on YouTube | ||||
"Smooth Operator" is the lead single released from Big Daddy Kane's second album, It's a Big Daddy Thing. Arguably one of Big Daddy Kane's most popular songs, the song topped the newly formed Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart and was a hit on the R&B and dance charts, peaking at number 11 and 17 on the charts respectively. Actor and comedian Chris Rock appears in the music video getting his hair cut. He appears 2 minutes, and 23 seconds into the video.