Power to the People and the Beats: Public Enemy's Greatest Hits

~ Release by Public Enemy (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

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1You're Gonna Get Yours
engineer:
Steve Ett and Steven Linsley
co-producer:
Carl Ryder and Hank Shocklee
producer:
Bill Stephney
mixer:
Steve Ett, Hank Shocklee, Bill Stephney and Steven Linsley
recording of:
You’re Gonna Get Yours
34:05
2Public Enemy No. 1
engineer:
Steve Ett and Steven Linsley
co-producer:
Carl Ryder and Hank Shocklee
producer:
Bill Stephney
mixer:
Steve Ett, Hank Shocklee, Bill Stephney and Steven Linsley
samples:
Blow Your Head by Fred Wesley and The J.B.’s
34:41
3Rebel Without a Pause
recording of:
Rebel Without a Pause
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Norman Lee Rogers, Eric Sadler and Hank Shocklee
54:18
4Bring the Noise
producer:
Carl Ryder and Hank Shocklee
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1988)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 90), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 160) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 397)
recording of:
Bring the Noise
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Hank Shocklee
publisher:
Island Music Ltd. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
3.853:47
5Don't Believe the Hype
producer:
Carl Ryder and Hank Shocklee
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1988)
samples:
I Got Ants in My Pants, Part 1 by James Brown and Synthetic Substitution by Melvin Bliss
recording of:
Don’t Believe the Hype
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, William Jonathan Drayton, Eric Sadler and Hank Shocklee
3.355:20
6Prophets of Rage
producer:
Carl Ryder and Hank Shocklee
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1988)
recording of:
Prophets of Rage
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, William Jonathan Drayton, Eric Sadler and Hank Shocklee
33:20
7Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos
recording of:
Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, William Jonathan Drayton, Eric Sadler and Hank Shocklee
publisher:
Bring the Noize Inc. and Def American Songs, Inc.
3:43
8Fight the Power
producer:
The Bomb Squad (Production team), Carl Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Hank Shocklee
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 2), CBC Music: 10 Songs That Have Changed the World, Grammy Award: Best Rap Performance nominees (number: 1990) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 322)
recording of:
Fight the Power
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
publisher:
Island Music Ltd.
3.554:37
9Welcome to the Terrordome
producer:
The Bomb Squad (Production team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1989)
recording of:
Welcome to the Terrordome
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
3.855:26
10911 Is a Joke
producer:
The Bomb Squad (Production team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
recording of:
911 Is a Joke
writer:
William Jonathan Drayton, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
3.83:18
11Brothers Gonna Work It Out
producer:
The Bomb Squad (Production team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
recording of:
Brothers Gonna Work It Out
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
3.25:08
12Can't Do Nuttin' for Ya Man
producer:
The Bomb Squad (Production team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
recording of:
Can't Do Nuttin' for Ya Man
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
2.252:48
13Can't Truss It
recording of:
Can’t Truss It
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Gary Rinaldo and Hank Shocklee
4:53
14Shut 'em Down
recording of:
Shut Em Down
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Gary Rinaldo and Hank Shocklee
4:20
15By the Time I Get to Arizona
recording of:
By the Time I Get to Arizona
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Gary Rinaldo, Neftali Santiago and Hank Shocklee
4:01
16Hazy Shade of Criminal
4:50
17Give It Up
engineer:
Nick Sansano
producer:
Carl Ryder and Gary G‐Wiz
recording of:
Give It Up
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Gary Rinaldo and Sean de Vore
composer:
Alvertis Isbell and Marvell Thomas
54:44
18He Got Game
recording engineer:
Rob Chiarelli (US mixer), Rawle Gittens and Ricciano Lumpkins
producer:
D. R. Period, Hank Shocklee and Keith Shocklee
mixer:
Mario Rodriguez (mix/recording engineer)
choir vocals:
Voices of Shabach Community Choir of Long Island
guest vocals:
Stephen Stills
arranger:
House of Tre
samples:
For What It’s Worth by Buffalo Springfield
recording of:
He Got Game
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, LuQuantum Leap and Stephen Stills
is based on:
For What It’s Worth
54:46