| "You Played Yourself" | ||||
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| Single by Ice-T | ||||
| from the album The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech... Just Watch What You Say! | ||||
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| Released | April 5, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
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| Length | 4:12 | |||
| Label | Sire Records | |||
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| "You Played Yourself" on YouTube | ||||
"You Played Yourself" is a song performed by American recording artist Ice-T. It was released on April 5, 1990, as a single from the rapper's third studio album The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech...Just Watch What You Say through Sire Records. The song was written and produced by Ice-T and Afrika Islam, who sampled James Brown's "The Boss", which was written by James Brown, Charles Bobbit and Fred Wesley.[1] The single peaked at number 64 in the UK.
Background
The song tells details several failures through hubris. One goes uneducated thinking he is a gangster when really he is nothing. Another is a rapper who offends his fans because he thinks he is above them but they turn on him - he is left unemployed with no one because he has offended them all. Another is a drug addict, paranoid and doesn't eat. He rips off his family for drug money and they disown him. He then tries to do an armed robbery to get money but accidentally kills someone and ends up on death row.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "You Played Yourself" | |||
| 2. | "My Word Is Bond" |
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "You Played Yourself" (Remix) | |||
| 2. | "You Played Yourself" (Instrumental)(Remix) |
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| 3. | "You Played Yourself" (LP Version) |
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| 4. | "Freedom Of Speech" (featuring Jello Biafra) | T. Marrow |
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "You Played Yourself" | 4:12 | ||
| 2. | "Freedom Of Speech" (featuring Jello Biafra) | T. Marrow |
| 4:10 |
| 3. | "You Played Yourself" (Remix) | T. Marrow |
| 5:10 |
| 4. | "You Played Yourself" (Dub) | T. Marrow |
| 4:30 |
Personnel
- Tracy Lauren Marrow – lyrics, vocals, producer, arranging
- Eric Reed Boucher – guest vocals on "Freedom Of Speech"
- Eric Garcia – scratches
- Charles Andre Glenn – producer, programming
- Alphonso Henderson – additional producer (re-mixing)
- Roger McBride – additional producer (re-mixing)
- Tom Baker – mastering
- Glen E. Friedman – photography
- Frank Mike Jones – photography
Chart positions
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles (OCC)[2] | 64 |
References
- ↑ "You Played Yourself by Ice-T on WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
External links
- You Played Yourself at Discogs (list of releases)