As Clean As They Wanna Be | ||||
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Studio album by 2 Live Crew | ||||
Released | April 16, 1989 (1989-04-16) | |||
Recorded | 1988–1989 | |||
Genre | Miami bass | |||
Length | 47:37 | |||
Label | Luke/Atlantic Records |
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Producer | Luther Campbell, Mr. Mixx, 2 Live Crew | |||
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As Clean As They Wanna Be is the clean version of 2 Live Crew's third album. The album contains a disclaimer that '"This album does not contain explicit lyrics." The album had notably worse sales than the explicit version. However, it does contain "Pretty Woman", which is not on the explicit version. The song – a parody of the Roy Orbison hit "Oh, Pretty Woman" – resulted in a Supreme Court case, Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc., which established that a commercial parody can qualify as fair use. Despite the sticker on the album cover claiming "This album does not contain explicit lyrics", the song "Break It On Down" appears in its original, explicit form. Additionally, the song "City of Boom" (which is exclusive to the clean version) contains several explicit lyrics.
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