Released as a single on October 4, 1996, in Germany, it was included in C-Block's debut album General Population in the following year.

In 1997 the song had entered the top ten in charts of several countries and remained popular after C-Block's breakup.

The refrain is sung by Spanish–German vocalist Raquel Gomez with the rap part by Red Dogg and Mr. P.[1] The lyrics revolve around drug abuse and depressive state of one person, who consumes cocaine.

The black-and-white music video conveys an anti-drug message with the words "stop the madness" and "say no to drugs" shown in the end.

According to The Echo Nest, "So Strung Out" is composed in the minor scale, in the key of A♭ and is set in the common time.