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Passin' Me By

Field	Value
name	Passin' Me By
cover	Passinmeby.jpg
type	single
artist	the Pharcyde
album	Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde and Amongst Friends: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
B-side	Pork
released	March 18, 1993
recorded	1991 at Hollywood :v Sounds, California
genre	Progressive rap, jazz rap
length	5:03
label	Delicious Vinyl
writer	Romye Robinson,
Trevant Hardson,
Emandu Wilcox,
Derrick Stewart,
Juan Martinez-Luis
producer	J-Swift,
Additional Production and Remix: L.A. Jay
prev_title	Ya Mama
prev_year	1992
next_title	4 Better or 4 Worse
next_year	1993
misc	{{Audio sample
type	single
file	Passin' Me By.ogg

| B-side = Pork Trevant Hardson, Emandu Wilcox, Derrick Stewart, Juan Martinez-Luis Additional Production and Remix: L.A. Jay

"Passin' Me By" is a song by American hip-hop group the Pharcyde, released in March 18, 1993 through Delicious Vinyl Records. The song was the second single released from the group's 1992 debut album Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde.

Composition

The song was produced by J-Swift. The song contains samples of "Summer in the City" by Quincy Jones, "125th Street Congress" by Weather Report, and "Are You Experienced?" by The Jimi Hendrix Experience.

Lyrics

The group's four emcees, Bootie Brown, Slimkid3, Imani, and Fatlip recount schoolboy crushes which all eventually led to heartbreak, with the chorus featuring Fatlip singing, "She keeps on passin' me by" against a soprano saxophone riff.

Music video

The music video (directed by Sanji) is shot in black and white. The rappers are seen riding in the back seat of a car or rapping behind a fence. Throughout the video, the group is seen upside-down in comparison to the rest of the world.

Track listing

A-Side

"Passin' Me By" (Video Remix)
"Passin' Me By" (Video instrumental)
"Passin' Me By" (A capella)

B-Side

"Pork" (Original version)
"Pork" (Cosby edit)
"Pork" (Instrumental)

Reception

The song peaked atop the Hot Rap Singles, number 52 on the Billboard Hot 100, and number 28 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks charts.

Pitchfork included the song at number 41 on their Top 200 Tracks of the 90s.

Other media

"Passin' Me By" was sampled by Joe for his number one single "Stutter".

The song was featured in the soundtrack for the video game NBA 2K9 as well as in the game Aggressive Inline. An instrumental clip of the song was used in the opening of the 1999 film Big Daddy. The song was remixed and called "Rinsing Quince" by Aphrodite in 2003.

In the single "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke (featuring Pharrell and T.I.), T.I. raps, "In a hundred years, not dare would I / Pull a Pharcyde, let you pass me by."

In 2017, the song was featured in the Netflix Original TV series Atypical in the season one, episode two, titled "A Human Female".

The song appeared in the FX series Atlanta in the episode FUBU (season two, episode ten).

In January 2019, "Passin' Me By" was featured in the Netflix Original comedy series Friends from College in the episode "Storage Unit" (season two, episode two).

In October 2018, the song was featured in the film mid90s.

In March 2021, the song was featured in Last Chance U: Basketball, in the first season second episode "Hooper".

in 2022, the song was featured in Kenan, in the second season episode "Moving Violations"

In 2023, the song appeared in the film Fast X, in a scene with Jakob and Little Brian.

Charts

Chart (1993)	Peak
position

Certifications

References

(28 June 2012). "An Oral History of the Pharcyde's 'Passin' Me By'".
"Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde Review by John Bush".
"Pitchfork Top 200 Tracks of the 90s".
"Music from Atypical S1E02".
"Music from Atlanta S2E10".
"Music from Friends from College S2E02".
"Music from Mid90s".
(August 2025). "S02e08 - Moving Violation - Kenan Transcripts - TVT}}{{Dead link".

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