"Simon Says" is the debut single by American rapper Pharoahe Monch.
It was released in 1999, as the lead single from his debut studio album Internal Affairs (1999).
The song was released by Rawkus Records in 1999, and peaked at #97 on the Billboard Hot 100.
In 2001, Pharoahe Monch was sued by Toho for the song's uncleared use of a sample from Akira Ifukube's Gojira Tai Mosura (the theme to Godzilla vs. Mothra) in the hook.
[2][3] An official remix of the song appears on Internal Affairs, and features American rappers Lady Luck, Method Man, Redman, Shabaam Sahdeeq and Busta Rhymes.