Parents Just Do n't Understand - wikipedia Parents Just Do n't Understand `` Parents Just Do n't Understand '' Single by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince from the album He 's the DJ, I 'm the Rapper Released February 17, 1988 Format 12 '' Vinyl Recorded November 1987 -- January 1988 Genre Golden age hip hop, comedy hip hop Length 4 : 13 ( radio edit ) 5 : 35 ( album version ) Label Jive Songwriter ( s ) Harris, Smith, Townes Producer ( s ) Harris, Smith, Townes, New DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince singles chronology `` Brand New Funk '' ( 1987 ) `` Parents Just Do n't Understand '' ( 1988 ) `` A Nightmare on My Street '' ( 1988 ) `` Brand New Funk '' ( 1987 ) `` Parents Just Do n't Understand '' ( 1988 ) `` A Nightmare on My Street '' ( 1988 ) Audio sample file help `` Parents Just Do n't Understand '' is the second single from DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince 's second studio album, He 's the DJ, I 'm the Rapper. The song won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance at the 1989 Grammy Awards, one of the two songs to do so before the award was discontinued in 1991. It peaked at # 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was released as a single in spring 1988. The song was referenced several times in the television show The Fresh Prince Of Bel - Air. The song was ranked # 96 on VH1 's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop, and the music video was featured in the 2003 film Malibu 's Most Wanted. Contents 1 Premise 2 Cover versions 3 Track listing 4 Charts 5 References 6 External links Premise The song 's two major verses involve The Fresh Prince 's problems with his own parents. The first one is a recollection of when he went school shopping with his whole family at the Gallery Mall, and his mother bought him a whole wardrobe of clothing that was way against his style ( getting `` Zips '' shoes instead of Adidas, bell - bottoms, reversible slacks, etc. ) and suffering the inevitable at school the first day. The second verse was of him taking the family Porsche out for a spin while his parents were away, picking up a girl, going to McDonald 's, flooring it, getting pulled over for speeding, finding out the girl he picked up was a runaway, getting arrested, then having his parents come home from their vacation to bail him out and severely discipline him on the drive home. Cover versions In late 2001, a cover of the song was recorded by Lil ' Romeo, 3LW, and Nick Cannon, which appears on the Jimmy Neutron : Boy Genius soundtrack. A video was made with cameo appearances from Vanessa A. Williams & Whoopi Goldberg. The song was also used by young Tupac Shakur in a music video he made with Smith 's future wife Jada Pinkett. Shakur and Pinkett had been attending the Baltimore School for the Arts. The song was covered by Amy Poehler in the second season premiere of Parks and Recreation. Former pop / hip hop / pop rap group T - Squad covered the song on their only album T - Squad. Track listing 7 '' Vinyl `` Parents Just Do n't Understand '' -- 4 : 13 `` Parents Just Do n't Understand '' ( Instrumental ) -- 4 : 06 12 '' Vinyl `` Parents Just Do n't Understand '' ( Danny D Mix ) -- 6 : 20 `` Parents Just Do n't Understand '' ( Original 7 '' Version ) -- 5 : 13 `` Live At Union Square, November 1986 '' -- 4 : 03 American 12 '' Vinyl `` Parents Just Do n't Understand '' ( Extended Mix ) -- 5 : 27 `` Parents Just Do n't Understand '' ( Single Edit ) -- 4 : 13 `` Parents Just Do n't Understand '' ( Instrumental ) -- 4 : 06 `` Live At Union Square, November 1986 '' -- 4 : 03 Charts Chart ( 1988 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 49 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 28 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 13 UK Singles ( The Official Charts Company ) 87 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 12 U.S. Billboard Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs 10 References Jump up ^ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/dj-jazzy-jeff-the-fresh-prince-mn0000948022/awards Jump up ^ `` Australian-charts.com -- DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince -- Parents Just Do n't Understand ''. ARIA Top 50 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince -- Parents Just Do n't Understand ''. Top 40 Singles. DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince DJ Jazzy Jeff The Fresh Prince Studio albums Rock the House ( 1987 ) He 's the DJ, I 'm the Rapper ( 1988 ) And in This Corner... ( 1989 ) Homebase ( 1991 ) Code Red ( 1993 ) Compilation albums Greatest Hits ( 1998 ) Singles `` Girls Ai n't Nothing but Trouble '' `` The Magnificent Jazzy Jeff '' `` A Touch of Jazz '' `` Brand New Funk '' `` A Nightmare on My Street '' `` Parents Just Do n't Understand '' `` I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson '' `` Jazzy 's Groove '' `` Yo Home to Bel Air '' `` Summertime '' `` Ring My Bell '' `` The Things That U Do '' `` You Saw My Blinker '' `` I Wanna Rock '' `` Boom ! Shake the Room '' `` I 'm Looking for the One ( To Be with Me ) '' `` Ca n't Wait to Be with You '' `` Twinkle Twinkle ( I 'm Not a Star ) '' `` Lovely Daze '' Related articles Discography Ready Rock C External links Music video on YouTube Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Parents_Just_Don%27t_Understand&oldid=805430048 '' Categories : 1988 singles 1988 songs DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince songs 3LW songs Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance Songs written by DJ Jazzy Jeff Songs written by Will Smith Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Australia Singlechart usages for New Zealand Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 15 October 2017, at 10 : 10. About Wikipedia

Question: when did parents just don't understand come out
Answer: spring 1988