"Not Many" is a hip hop single by

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, taken from his debut album, '' The Crusader''. It was released as a

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Background and recording

"Not Many" was written by

and

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. Chip Matthews performed

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and P-Money produced the track. It was recorded by Chris Macro and mixed by Chris Chetland and P-Money at Kog Transmissions. According to P-Money, "Not Many" was recorded and mixed in less than six hours.

Remix

A remix was released, titled "Not Many – The Remix!", featuring

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. The remix went to number two on the New Zealand Singles Chart for two weeks, then slipped out of the chart. It also appeared on the

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for twenty-eight weeks, peaking at number twenty-one. In Australia, the remix was certified gold. The song is the entrance theme song for Auckland-born MMA fighter,

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Reception

"Not Many" won the

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, an award for songwriting, at the 2004 ceremony. One of the judges said, "The winner was a stand-out, from the killer opening bars to the brattish bravado of the chorus." At the

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, "Not Many - The Remix!" won the Songwriter of the Year award. The song entered the

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at number five, later peaking at the top spot. It spent a total of twelve weeks at number one, and became the top single of 2003. During its run at number one, '' The Crusader'' was released, and debuted at number one on the New Zealand Albums Chart. This was the first time in the charts' histories that a New Zealand artist simultaneously topped the singles and albums chart. In its tenth charting week, it was certified platinum. It has since been certified double platinum, and sold over 20,000 copies. In 2010, the list of the top 10 New Zealand singles of the 2000s (decade) was compiled. "Stand Up"/"Not Many" was the third best-selling single of the decade.

Music video

No music video was shot for the original track, however one was made using the remix version of the song. The video was directed by Chris Graham. Savage and Con Psy appeared in the video. In August 2011, following the

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, the video was remade with Scribe travelling around the central city red zone and featuring host of residents' faces, including Mayor Bob Parker.

Track listings

Original

;CD single # "

" – 4:14 # "Not Many" – 3:40 # "Stand Up" (radio edit) – 3:40 # "Stand Up" (

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) – 4:14 # "Stand Up" (

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) – 2:57 # "Stand Up" (

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) ;12" Vinyl :;A-Side # "Not Many" (album version) # "Not Many" (instrumental) :;B-Side # "Stand Up" (album version) # "Stand Up" (instrumental)

Remix

;CD single # "Not Many" – The Remix # "Not Many" – The Remix (radio edit) # "Not Many" # "Not Many" (instrumental) # "Not Many" (a cappella) # "Stand Up" (album mix) ;12" Vinyl :;A-Side # "Not Many" – The Remix (album version) # "Not Many" – The Remix (instrumental) :;B-Side # "Not Many" – The Remix (radio edit) # "Not Many" – The Remix (a cappella)

Background and recording

Remix

Reception

Music video

Track listings

Original

Remix

Charts

Year-end charts

Release history

See also

References