You Can't See Me

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{{Infobox album

| name = You Can't See Me

| type = Studio

| artist = John Cena and Tha Trademarc

| cover = Cant See Me.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{start date|2005|5|10}}

| recorded = 2004–05

| venue =

| studio = Basscamp Studios{{Cite web|title=WWE Champion John Cena Steps Outside the Ring with Debut Album: You Can't See Me|url=https://corporate.wwe.com/news/company-news/2005/05-04-2005}}
Lobo Recording Studios (New York City){{Cite web|title=You Can't See Me [Parental Advisory]|url=https://www.fishpond.com/Music/You-Cant-See-Me-John-Cena/0827969249826}}

| genre = Hip hop

| length = {{duration|m=65|s=27}}

| label = {{hlist|Columbia|WWE}}

| producer = {{hlist|James McEwan (exec.)|Todd Spadafore (exec.)|Chaos & Order|Eligh|Hidden Agenda|Jake One|The Freakas}}

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title =

| next_year =

| misc = {{Singles

| name = You Can't See Me

| type = studio

| single1 = The Time Is Now

| single1date = March 17, 2005

| single2 = Bad, Bad Man

| single2date = 2005

| single3 = Right Now

| single3date = 2005

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r740406|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review]

|rev2 = RapReviews

|rev2score = {{Rating|7.5|10}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2005_05F_youcant.html |title=RapReviews review |publisher=Rapreviews.com |date=2005-05-10 |access-date=2012-05-21}}

|rev3 = Stylus Magazine

|rev3score = (D+){{cite web|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=3187 |title=Stylus Magazine review |publisher=Stylusmagaine.com |access-date=2012-05-21}}

}}

You Can't See Me is the debut and only studio album by WWE's wrestler John Cena and his cousin, Tha Trademarc. It was released on May 10, 2005, by Columbia Records and WWE Music Group. The album features guest appearances from Esoteric and Bumpy Knuckles, who are featured on several songs throughout the album. The album production was handled by James McEwan and Todd Spadafore, with the duo serving as the executive producers on the album. The album's cover art is based on Cena's customized WWE Championship belt, while the title comes from his popular catchphrase coined on WWE television.

You Can't See Me debuted and peaked at number 15 on the Billboard 200 charts, with over 43,000 copies sold in the first week of its release{{cite web |url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=john cena|chart=all}} |title=John Cena - Artist Chart History |access-date=2007-05-19 |work=Billboard.com}}{{cite web |url=http://www.filmbug.com/db/345995 |title=John Cena - Artist Chart History |access-date=2010-06-14 |publisher=filmbug.com}}[https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/dave-matthews-band-stand-up-at-no-1-1412174/ Dave Matthews Band ‘Stand Up’ At No. 1] and 385,000 {{As of|2014|10|lc=y}}.{{cite web |author=Phil Gallo |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/john-cena-wiz-khalifa-twwe-video-game-soundtrack-6281570/ |title=John Cena & Wiz Khalifa Team Up on 'WWE 2K15' Video Game Soundtrack |work=Billboard.com |date=October 13, 2014 |access-date=April 17, 2023 }} In the United Kingdom, the album peaked at number 103 on the UK Albums Chart.{{cite web |url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK2005.HTM |title=Chart Log UK - 2005 |access-date=2007-09-06}}

Track listing

All tracks written by John Cena and Marc Predka, unless otherwise noted. All tracks produced by Chaos & Order, unless otherwise noted.

{{track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = The Time Is Now

| writer1 =

| extra1 = Jake One

| length1 = 2:57

| title2 = Don't Fuck With Us

| writer2 = Cena, Predka

| extra2 = Eligh

| length2 = 3:25

| title3 = Flow Easy

| note3 = featuring Bumpy Knuckles

| writer3 = Freddie Foxxx, Cena, Predka

| extra3 = Hidden Agenda

| length3 = 3:49

| title4 = Right Now

| writer4 =

| extra4 =

| length4 = 3:47

| title5 = Make It Loud

| writer5 =

| extra5 = The Freakas

| length5 = 4:20

| title6 = Just Another Day

| writer6 =

| extra6 = Jake One

| length6 = 3:58

| title7 = Summer Flings

| writer7 = Cena, Predka, Rue Debona

| extra7 =

| length7 = 3:35

| title8 = Keep Frontin{{'-}}

| note8 = featuring Bumpy Knuckles

| writer8 = Foxxx, Cena, Predka

| extra8 = Hidden Agenda

| length8 = 4:15

| title9 = We Didn't Want You to Know

| writer9 =

| extra9 = Jake One

| length9 = 4:16

| title10 = Bad, Bad Man

| note10 = featuring Bumpy Knuckles

| writer10 = Cena, Predka, Foxxx

| extra10 =

| length10 = 3:31

| title11 = Running Game

| writer11 =

| extra11 =

| length11 = 4:12

| title12 = Beantown

| note12 = featuring Esoteric

| writer12 = Cena, Predka, Seamus Ryan

| extra12 =

| length12 = 3:48

| title13 = This Is How We Roll

| writer13 =

| extra13 =

| length13 = 4:10

| title14 = What Now?

| writer14 =

| extra14 =

| length14 = 5:10

| title15 = Know the Rep

| note15 = featuring Bumpy Knuckles

| writer15 = Cena, Predka, Foxxx

| extra15 = Jake One

| length15 = 3:00

| title16 = Chain Gang Is da Click

| writer16 =

| extra16 =

| length16 = 3:52

| title17 = If It All Ended Tomorrow

| writer17 =

| extra17 =

| length17 = 4:31

}}

Sample credits

=Notes=

  • The first track, "The Time is Now", has been used by Cena as his entrance music since 2005.
  • "The Time is Now" contains samples from "Ante Up" by M.O.P. and "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" by Bobby Russell.{{cite video game|title=WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008|developer=Yuke's|publisher=THQ|date=2007}} Ending credits. In 2008, M.O.P. filed a lawsuit in a New York Federal Court against Sony BMG, WWE and Cena, alleging copyright infringement. M.O.P. sought the destruction of the song and asked for $150,000 in damages. They dropped the lawsuit two months later.{{cite web|url=http://www.aolcdn.com/tmz_documents/4028_cena_opt1.pdf |title=The Royalty Network vs. Sony BMG et al. |access-date=2012-05-21}}{{cite web|url=http://allhiphop.com/2008/12/19/m-o-p-s-lawsuit-against-john-cena-voluntarily-dismissed/|title=M.O.P.'s Lawsuit Against John Cena Voluntarily Dismissed|access-date=March 11, 2015|date=December 19, 2008 |author=AbduSalaam, Ismael|publisher=All Hip Hop}}
  • Cena originally stated on WWE.com that his previous entrance theme song, "Basic Thuganomics", would appear on the album.{{cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/archive/cenanewchamp |title=Cena talks about his new belt, new album, and his first week as WWE Champion |access-date=2007-05-17 |publisher=WWE.com |quote=the album also has my original theme music, “Basic Thuganomics.”}} However, it did not make it onto the album. It was released on the WWE Originals soundtrack album in January 2004.
  • ” If It All Ended Tomorrow” was used in the 2006 film The Marine as the ending credits theme.

Videos

Personnel

  • Steve Belleville – bass guitar {{small|(4)}}
  • Chaos – engineer {{small|(1, 2, 4-7, 9-14, 16, 17)}}, mixing {{small|(1, 2, 4-7, 9-17)}}, scratches {{small|(5, 7, 16)}}
  • Andre Debourge – engineer {{small|(3, 8, 15)}}, mixing {{small|(3, 8)}}
  • Kristin Ezbicki – flute, guitar, and additional vocals {{small|(14)}}
  • The Freakas – mixing {{small|(1, 2, 4-7, 9-17)}}, scratches {{small|(12)}}

Charts

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Chart (2005)

! Peak
position

{{album chart|Australia|32|rowheader=true|artist=John Cena & Tha Trademarc|album=You Can't See Me|access-date=October 22, 2015}}
{{album chart|Italy|11|rowheader=true|artist=John Cena & Tha Trademarc|album=You Can't See Me|access-date=October 22, 2015}}
scope="row"|UK Albums (OCC)[http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK2005.HTM "Chart Log UK – Chart Coverage and Record Sales 2005"]. zobbel.de. Retrieved October 22, 2015.

|align=center|103

scope="row"|US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=john cena|chart=Billboard 200}}|title=John Cena - Chart History - Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=2012-10-29}}

| style="text-align:center;"|15

scope="row"|US R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=john cena|chart=R&B/Hip-Hop Albums B}}|title=John Cena - Chart History - R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=2012-10-29}}

| style="text-align:center;"|10

scope="row"|US Rap Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=john cena|chart=Rap Albums}}|title=John Cena - Chart History - Rap Albums|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=2012-10-29}}

| style="text-align:center;"|3

scope="row"|US Internet Albums (Billboard)

| style="text-align:center;"|47

See also

References