It Wasn't Me

The song is about a guy who gets caught cheating on his girl but denies it even though he is clearly guilty. It was inspired by a comedy routine Eddie Murphy performed in his movie Raw. Murphy said that no matter what your girl accuses you of, never admit to anything, just say, "It wasn't me," and don't offer details.

Shaggy became Mr. Boombastic when he learned that in England, "shag" means sex (his real name is Orville Burrell; "Shaggy" comes from the Scooby-Doo character). This persona was comically big-headed and a bit of a male chauvinist, which made for some very entertaining songs, but it wasn't him. None of what happens in "It Wasn't Me" came from his own experience; they're just a bunch of hypothetical situations he made up.

The song features Rikrok, whose real name is Ricardo Ducent, singing most of the lyrics. Shaggy sings the refrain "It Wasn't Me." Shaggy helped out Rikrok by working with him on his first solo album.