Studio Album · No. 9

How I Got Over Songwriting Credits by The Roots

2010 Def Jam 14 tracks 42:25

Produced by The Roots, Questlove, Alectrick.Kom, Jeremy Grenhart, Dice Raw, Pedro Martinez, Raymond Angry, Richard Nichols, executive producer, Rick Friedrich, Diplo  ·  Engineered by Josh Burnette

Def Jam Alternative Hip HopNeo Soul
Complete Artist
100%
Authorship

Holds writing credit on 14 of 14 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 14 / 14 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 14 tracks with documented writers, by whether The Roots carries a lyricist or composer credit.

100%
14 trackswritten by The Roots 0 tracksoutside writers
The Roots's roles on this album

Share of the 14 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

Lyricist100%
Composer100%
Producer100%
Performer100%

By the Numbers

14
Tracks
27
Lyricists
10
Producers
2010
Released
Data Insight

All 14 tracks carry a member and three are written entirely in house. The guest list is the strangest of any of their albums, drawn from indie folk rather than hip hop, and the credits show it: the outside writers here are songwriters from other genres rather than rappers.

How I Got Over came out on Def Jam in June 2010, the year they became the house band on Jimmy Fallon's show. Joanna Newsom, Monsters of Folk and Dirty Projectors are all sampled or covered on it.

Track Listing & Credits 14 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
A Peace of Light
QuestloveRaymond Angry Ahmir ThompsonRaymond Angry QuestloveRaymond Angry The Roots (Performer)Amber Coffman (Featured Vocals)Angel Deradoorian (Featured Vocals)
2
Walk Alone
Black ThoughtJamal MillerGreg SpearmanDice RawJeremy GrenhartRick Friedrich Tariq TrotterJamal MillerGreg SpearmanKarl JenkinsJeremy GrenhartRick Friedrich QuestloveJeremy GrenhartDice RawRichard Nichols The Roots (Performer)Truck North (Featured Vocals)Dice Raw (Featured Vocals)
3
Dear God 2.0
Black ThoughtQuestlovePedro MartinezRichard NicholsJim James Tariq TrotterAhmir ThompsonPedro MartinezRichard NicholsJim James QuestloveRichard NicholsPedro Martinez The Roots (Performer)Monsters of Folk (Featured Vocals)
4
Radio Daze
Black ThoughtBluGreg SpearmanDice RawJeremy GrenhartRick Friedrich Tariq TrotterJohnson BarnesGreg SpearmanKarl JenkinsJeremy GrenhartRick Friedrich QuestloveJeremy GrenhartDice Raw The Roots (Performer)Blu (Featured Vocals)P.O.R.N. & Dice Raw (Featured Vocals)
5
Now or Never
Black ThoughtPhonteJeremy GrenhartDice Raw Tariq TrotterPhonte ColemanJeremy GrenhartKarl Jenkins QuestloveJeremy GrenhartDice Raw The Roots (Performer)Phonte (Featured Vocals)
6
How I Got Over
Black ThoughtDice RawJeremy GrenhartRick Friedrich Tariq TrotterKarl JenkinsJeremy GrenhartRick Friedrich QuestloveJeremy GrenhartDice RawRichard NicholsRick Friedrich The Roots (Performer)Dice Raw (Featured Vocals)
7
DillaTUDE: The Flight of Titus
QuestloveRaymond Angry Ahmir ThompsonRaymond Angry QuestloveRaymond Angry The Roots (Performer)
8
The Day
Black ThoughtQuestlovePhonteBluDice RawKatrin NewmanJames PoyserCaptain Kirk DouglasKamal GrayOwen BiddleFrank KnucklesDamon Bryson Tariq TrotterAhmir ThompsonPhonte ColemanJohnson BarnesKarl JenkinsKatrin NewmanJames PoyserKirk DouglasJames GrayOwen BiddleFrank KnucklesDamon Bryson The RootsRichard Nichols The Roots (Performer)Blu (Featured Vocals)Phonte & Patty Crash (Featured Vocals)
9
Right On
Black ThoughtQuestloveDon Carlos PriceNewsomDelon LawrenceAmanda Goad Tariq TrotterAhmir ThompsonDon Carlos PriceNewsomDelon LawrenceAmanda Goad QuestloveAlectrick.Kom The Roots (Performer)Joanna Newsom (Featured Vocals)
10
Doin' It Again
Black ThoughtQuestloveJohn Legend Tariq TrotterAhmir ThompsonJohn Stephens Questlove The Roots (Performer)
11
The Fire
Black ThoughtQuestloveRick FriedrichDice Raw Tariq TrotterAhmir ThompsonRick FriedrichKarl Jenkins QuestloveDice RawRichard NicholsRick Friedrich The Roots (Performer)John Legend (Featured Vocals)
12
Tunnel Vision
QuestloveRaymond Angry Ahmir ThompsonRaymond Angry QuestloveRaymond Angry The Roots (Performer)
13
Web 20/20
Black ThoughtQuestlovePeedi PeediJamal Miller Tariq TrotterAhmir ThompsonPedro ZayasJamal Miller Questlove The Roots (Performer)Peedi Peedi (Featured Vocals)
14
Hustla
Black ThoughtQuestloveDon Carlos PriceDiplo Tariq TrotterAhmir ThompsonDon Carlos PriceThomas Pentz QuestloveThomas Pentz The Roots (Performer)STS) (bonus track (Featured Vocals)

Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 47 contributors

BT
Black Thought
Writer
On this album11 written
TT
Tariq Trotter
Writer
On this album11 written
Q
Questlove
Writer · Producer
On this album10 written
AT
Ahmir Thompson
Writer
On this album10 written
DR
Dice Raw
Writer · Producer · Vocals
On this album6 written
KJ
Karl Jenkins
Writer
On this album6 written
JG
Jeremy Grenhart
Writer · Producer
On this album4 written
RF
Rick Friedrich
Writer · Producer
On this album4 written
RA
Raymond Angry
Writer · Producer
On this album3 written
B
Blu
Writer · Vocals
On this album2 written
DC
Don Carlos Price
Writer
On this album2 written
GS
Greg Spearman
Writer
On this album2 written

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Frequently Asked Questions How I Got Over

Who wrote How I Got Over?
Band members are credited on all 14 tracks and three carry nobody from outside the group.
Why are indie musicians on it?
The album opens with reworked songs by Monsters of Folk, Joanna Newsom and Dirty Projectors, so their writers are credited alongside the band.
Did any single chart?
No single from the album entered the Billboard Hot 100.
How did it sell?
The discography's certification column is blank for this album and no sales figure is published.
Was this the Fallon year?
They had been the house band on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon since 2009 and made this album alongside the show.
Who engineered it?
Josh Burnette.
How long is the album?
42:25 across 14 tracks.

Sources

Wikipedia: How I Got Over Wikipedia: The Roots discography Cover Art Archive: How I Got Over by The Roots