It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (deluxe edition, explicit)

~ Release by Public Enemy (see all versions of this release, 28 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: The Album
2▼CD: Bonus Tracks
#TitleRatingLength
1Bring the Noise (No Noise version)
producer:
Carl Ryder, Hank Shocklee and Bill Stephney
remixer:
Jeff Jones (The JediMaster) and Hank Shocklee
recording of:
Bring tha Noize (Original Version) (in 1987)
lyricist:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour and Hank Shocklee
composer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, George Clinton (US funk musician), Eric Sadler and Hank Shocklee
publisher:
Island Music Ltd. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
33:46
2Bring the Noise (No Noise instrumental)
producer:
Carl Ryder, Eric "Vietnam" Sadler, Hank Shocklee and Bill Stephney
remixer:
Jeff Jones (The JediMaster) and Hank Shocklee
instrumental recording of:
Bring tha Noize (Original Version) (in 1987)
lyricist:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour and Hank Shocklee
composer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, George Clinton (US funk musician), Eric Sadler and Hank Shocklee
publisher:
Island Music Ltd. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
4:23
3Bring the Noise (No Noise a cappella)
producer:
Carl Ryder, Eric "Vietnam" Sadler, Hank Shocklee and Bill Stephney
recording of:
Bring tha Noize (Original Version) (in 1987)
lyricist:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour and Hank Shocklee
composer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, George Clinton (US funk musician), Eric Sadler and Hank Shocklee
publisher:
Island Music Ltd. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
1:31
4Rebel Without a Pause (instrumental)
producer:
Carl Ryder, Eric "Vietnam" Sadler and Hank Shocklee
instrumental recording of:
Rebel Without a Pause
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Norman Lee Rogers, Eric Sadler and Hank Shocklee
4:23
5Night of the Living Baseheads (Anti‐High Blood Pressure Encounter mix)
producer:
Carl Ryder, Eric "Vietnam" Sadler and Hank Shocklee
recording of:
Night of the Living Baseheads
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Hank Shocklee
5:01
6Night of the Living Baseheads (Terminator X Meets DST and Chuck Chill Out instrumental mix)
producer:
Carl Ryder, Eric "Vietnam" Sadler and Hank Shocklee
recording of:
Night of the Living Baseheads
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Hank Shocklee
2:55
7The Edge of Panic
producer:
Carl Ryder, Eric "Vietnam" Sadler and Hank Shocklee
3:00
8The Rhythm, the Rebel (a cappella)
producer:
Carl Ryder, Eric "Vietnam" Sadler and Hank Shocklee
1:11
9Prophets of Rage (Power version)
producer:
Carl Ryder, Eric "Vietnam" Sadler and Hank Shocklee
recording of:
Prophets of Rage
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee and William Jonathan Drayton
3:20
10Caught, Can We Get a Witness? (Pre Black Steel Ballistic Felony dub)
producer:
Carl Ryder, Hank Shocklee and Bill Stephney
remix of:
Caught, Can We Get a Witness? by Public Enemy (US rap group)
recording of:
Caught, Can We Get a Witness?
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Hank Shocklee
5:05
11B‐Side Wins Again (original version)
producer:
Chuck D, E. Sadler and Hank Shocklee
recording of:
B Side Wins Again
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
3:49
12Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos (instrumental)
instrumental recording of:
Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee and William Jonathan Drayton
publisher:
Bring the Noize Inc. and Def American Songs, Inc.
1:17
13Fight the Power (soundtrack version)
recording engineer and mixer:
Rod Hui
programming:
Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee and Keith Shocklee
producer:
Carl Ryder, Eric "Vietnam" Sadler and Hank Shocklee
tenor saxophone:
Branford Marsalis (saxophonist)
performer:
Public Enemy (US rap group)
recorded at and mixed at:
Greene St. Recording in SoHo, New York, New York, United States
samples:
Let’s Dance (Make Your Body Move) by West Street Mob
music videos:
Fight the Power by Public Enemy (US rap group)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 330)
recording of:
Fight the Power
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
publisher:
Island Music Ltd.
5:23
3▶DVD-Video: Fight the Power Live DVD

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Europe
art direction:Susan Lavoie
liner notes:Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson (US drummer, producer and DJ)
producer:Frank Collura
mastering:Kevin Reeves (engineer)
design:Mike Fink
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Def Jam Recordings (US) (in 2014)
mastered at:Republic Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/6465852 [info]
ASIN:US: B00IUOH0IS [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos
Night of the Living Baseheads
Rebel Without a Pause (vocal mix)
included in:2 Original CDs: Yo! Bum Rush the Show / It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
3 Original CDs: Yo! Bum Rush the Show / It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back / Fear of a Black Planet
part of:Q Magazine: 20 Loudest Albums of All Time (number: 3) (order: 3)
My Life in Music: Prince Paul (SPIN magazine, 2003-06) (number: J) (order: 9)
Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the Eighties (published November 16, 1989) (number: 12) (order: 12)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 15) (order: 15)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 15) (order: 15)
The Guardian 100 Best Albums Ever (number: 20) (order: 20)
Apple Music: 100 Best Albums (number: 34) (order: 34)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 48) (order: 48)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 48) (order: 48)
33⅓ (number: 71) (order: 72)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 623) (order: 624)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 634) (order: 635)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/30296 [info]
lyrics page:https://genius.com/albums/Public-enemy/It-takes-a-nation-of-millions-to-hold-us-back [info]
reviews:https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/56gb [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/public_enemy/it_takes_a_nation_of_millions_to_hold_us_back/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000196315 [info]
Wikidata:Q926127 [info]