''You Can't See Me'' is the debut

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by WWE's wrestler

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and his cousin,

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. It was released on May 10, 2005, by

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and

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. The album features guest appearances from

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and

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, 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

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belt, while the title comes from his popular catchphrase coined on WWE television. ''You Can't See Me'' debuted at number 15 on the ''Billboard'' 200 charts, with over 143,000 copies sold in the first week of its release. In the

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, the album peaked at number 103 on the

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, and has since become a certified

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by the

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(RIAA), selling 1,346,000 units, as of October 8, 2010.

Track listing

Notes

*The album went through several titles including ''Underground'', ''Basic Thuganomics'', before being released as ''You Can't See Me''. *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 "

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" by Bobby Russell. 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. *"Right Now" contains samples from "Now" by L.T.D. *"Just Another Day" contains samples from "As Long as You Are There" by Carolyn Franklin. *"Summer Flings" contains samples from "Dance the Kung-Fu" by

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. *"Keep Frontin'" contains samples from "On the Mic" by

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. *"Beantown" contains samples from "

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" by

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. *Cena originally stated on WWE.com that his previous entrance theme song, "Basic Thuganomics", would appear on the album. However, it did not make it onto the album. It was, however, released on the ''

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'' soundtrack album in January 2004. *"If it All Ended Tomorrow" was used in the ending credits of Cena's movie, '' The Marine''. *An additional track, "The Underground", was made available on Tha Trademarc's MySpace page. *"Bad, Bad Man" was used in trailers for the fifth season of the FOX drama ''

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'' that focused on the Jon Kavanaugh character.

Videos

*The music video for "Bad, Bad Man" spoofs 1980s culture, and focusing on the television series ''

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'', with guest stars like

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and impersonators of

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, among other popular celebrities. This video is featured on the DVD for WWE's 2005 edition of ''

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''. *The music video for "Right Now" was shot in West Newbury, Massachusetts and Hampton Beach, New Hampshire and features clips from Cena's family videos, circling in on his personal life and rise in WWE. This video was released on the DVD for WWE's 2005 edition of ''

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'' and on Cena's documentary, ''My Life''.

Charts

References

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Track listing

Notes

Videos

Charts

See also

References