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1	Intro (Shaolin Finger Jab) / Chamber Music	4:26
2	Careful (Click, Click) Rap [Uncredited] – Cappadonna	4:56
3	Hollow Bones	3:37
4	Redbull Featuring – Redman	3:53
5	One Blood Under W Featuring – Junior Reid	4:11
6	Conditioner Featuring – Snoop Dogg	5:32
7	Protect Ya Neck (The Jump Off) Bass – Ramsey JonesRap [Uncredited] – Cappadonna	3:58
8	Let My Niggas Live Featuring – Nas	4:29
9	I Can't Go To Sleep Featuring – Isaac Hayes	3:35
10	Do You Really (Thang, Thang) Rap [Uncredited] – Street LifeVocals [Uncredited] – Allah Mathematics, DJ Kay Slay	5:22
11	The Monument Featuring – Busta Rhymes	2:38
12	Gravel Pit Vocals [Additional] – Paulissa Moorman*	4:51
13.1	Jah World Featuring – Junior Reid	3:50
13.2	(silence)	0:02
13.3	Clap	3:44

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
• Pressed By – Sony Music – S4995762000-0101
• Distributed By – Sony Music
• Produced For – Wu-Tang Productions
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Loud Records, LLC
• Copyright (c) – Loud Records, LLC
• Published By – Wu-Tang Publishing
• Published By – Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc.
• Published By – Diggs Family Music
• Published By – BMG Songs
• Published By – Funky Noble Productions Inc.
• Published By – Junior Reid Publishing Designee
• Published By – My Own Chit Music
• Published By – EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
• Published By – Ill Will Music
• Published By – Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
• Published By – Isaac Hayes Publishing Designee
• Published By – T'Ziah's Music
• Published By – Warner/Chappell
• Published By – Paulissa Moorman Publishing Designee
• Recorded At – Track Record
• Recorded At – 36 Chambers Studio
• Mixed At – 36 Chambers Studio
• Mastered At – Sony Music Studios, New York City

Credits

• A&R – Amy Finnerty
• Artwork [Stylist] – Monica Morrow
• Coordinator [A&R Coordinator] – Ashaunna Ayars
• Cover [For Perceptivedepth] – Jamie Story
• Design [Package] – Dave Bett*
• Engineer – Jose "Choco" Reynoso
• Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Jose "Choco" Reynoso (tracks: 1, 3 to 13.1)
• Executive-Producer – Dennis Coles, Mitchell Diggs, Oli Grant, Robert Diggs
• Mastered By – James Cruz
• Mixed By – Jose "Choco" Reynoso (tracks: 2), The RZA* (tracks: 1, 3 to 13.1)
• Photography By – Michael Lavine
• Producer – Allah Mathematics (tracks: 10), The RZA* (tracks: 1 to 9, 11 to 13.1)
• Producer [Uncredited] – Allah Mathematics (tracks: 13.3)
• Product Manager – Liz Hausle
• Recorded By – Jose "Choco" Reynoso (tracks: 1 to 13.1)
• Written-By – C. Broadus* (tracks: 6), I. Hayes* (tracks: 9), J. Reid* (tracks: 5), N. Jones* (tracks: 8), P. Moorman* (tracks: 12), R. Noble* (tracks: 4), R. Bean* (tracks: 10), T. Smith* (tracks: 11), Wu-Tang Clan

Notes

There are also two European misprint versions with the same catalognumber:
- a version that has incorrect tracklisting on back cover tray card & a booklet that has incorrect tracklisting: Wu-Tang Clan - The W
- a version that has incorrect tracklisting on back cover tray card: Wu-Tang Clan - The W

Track 13 contains a hidden track (track 13.3). Track 13.1 lasts for 3:50 before a period of silence. Total duration of track 13 is 7:36.
CD has CD-Text. Issued in a jewel case with clear tray and fold-out insert. Some copies can carry a sticker on the front saying:
"Wu-Tang Clan / "The W" / Featuring the Smash Hits / Protect Ya Neck (The Jump Off) / and / Gravel Pit / 4995762003

©℗ 2000 Loud Records LLC
Made In Austria

[Track#: location]
1 (Intro), 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12: Recorded at Track Record, Inc. Los Angeles, CA; mixed at 36 Chambers Studio, NYC
1 (Chamber Music), 4, 7, 11, 13: Recorded and mixed at 36 Chambers Studio, NYC
9: Recorded at 36 Chambers Studio, NYC and Track Record, Inc. Los Angeles, CA; mixed at 36 Chambers Studio, NYC

[Track#: publisher]
1: Intro (Shaolin Finger Jab) - Wu-Tang Publishing (BMI)/Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc.(BMI)/Diggs Family Music (BMI)
Chamber Music- Wu-Tang Publishing (BMI)/Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc.(BMI)/Diggs Family Music (BMI)/BMG Songs (ASCAP)
2, 7, 10: Wu-Tang Publishing (BMI)/Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc.(BMI)/Diggs Family Music (BMI)
3: Wu-Tang Publishing (BMI)/Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc.(BMI)
4: Wu-Tang Publishing (BMI)/Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc.(BMI)/Diggs Family Music (BMI/Funky Noble Productions Inc. (ASCAP)
5: Wu-Tang Publishing (BMI)/Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc.(BMI)/Diggs Family Music (BMI)/Junior Reid Publishing Designee
6: Wu-Tang Publishing (BMI)/Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc.(BMI)/My Own Chit Music/EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI)
8: Wu-Tang Publishing (BMI)/Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc.(BMI)/Ill Will Music admin. by Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
9: Wu-Tang Publishing (BMI)/Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc.(BMI)/Isaac Hayes Publishing Designee
11: Wu-Tang Publishing (BMI)/Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc.(BMI)/T'Ziah's Music/Warner Chappell (BMI)
12: Wu-Tang Publishing (BMI)/Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc.(BMI)/Paulissa Moorman Publishing Designee
13: Wu-Tang Publishing (BMI)/Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc.(BMI)/Junior Reid Publishing Designee

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Printed): 5 099749 957626
• Barcode (Scanned): 5099749957626
• Label Code: LC 00199
• Rights Society: SACEM SACD SDRM SGDL BIEM
• Rights Society: BMI
• Rights Society: ASCAP
• Other (Sony format code): CDE
• Mastering SID Code (Variant 1, 3 to 7, 9 to 11): IFPI L551
• Mastering SID Code (Variant 2, 8): IFPI L553
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): Sony Music S4995762000-0101 61 A0
• Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 941A
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): Sony Music S4995762000-0101 53 A3
• Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 941B
• Pressing Plant ID (Variant 2, mould print): *
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 3): Sony Music S4995762000-0101 31 A5
• Mould SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI 942Q
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 4): Sony Music S4995762000-0101 31 B7
• Mould SID Code (Variant 4): IFPI 94Y3
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 5): Sony Music S4995762000-0101 61 A0
• Mould SID Code (Variant 5): IFPI 948A
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 6): Sony Music S4995762000-0101 31 C8
• Mould SID Code (Variant 6): IFPI 941S
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 7): Sony Music S4995762000-0101 31 B10
• Mould SID Code (Variant 7): IFPI 941Q
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 8): Sony Music S4995762000-0101 53 B00 1
• Mould SID Code (Variant 8): IFPI 1G14
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 9): Sony Music S4995762000-0101 31 B9
• Mould SID Code (Variant 9): IFPI 944N
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 10): Sony Music S4995762000-0101 31 A5
• Mould SID Code (Variant 10 ): IFPI 945B
• Pressing Plant ID (Variant 10, mould print): *
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 11): Sony Music S4995762000-0101 31 A5
• Mould SID Code (Variant 11): IFPI 94Z1

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CK 62193	Wu-Tang Clan	The W ‎(CD, Album)	Loud Records, Columbia	CK 62193	US	2000
499576.2	Wu-Tang Clan	The W ‎(CD, Album)	Loud Records	499576.2	Asia	2000
RPROLP 4464	Wu-Tang Clan	The W ‎(2xLP, Album, Promo, Cle)	Loud Records	RPROLP 4464	US	2000
CCK 62193, CK 62193	Wu-Tang Clan	The W ‎(CD, Album)	Columbia, Loud Records, Columbia, Loud Records	CCK 62193, CK 62193	Canada	2000
none	Wu-Tang Clan	The W ‎(CD, Album, Unofficial)	Not On Label (Wu-Tang Clan)	none	Bulgaria	2001

Nilador

that album was a deception to mestill better than average actual rappers