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group

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. It was released in 1993 by Ruffhouse and

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as the second single from the group's second studio album, '' Black Sunday'' (1993). The song is written by Louis Freese, Lawrence Muggerud and Lawrence Emmett Dickens, and produced by Muggerud. It was released exclusively in Australia and Europe.

Track listing

;European 12" ;European promo single ;European maxi single ;Australian maxi single

Charts

In popular culture

* The song was used in the 2001 film ''

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''. * An edited version of the song was used in the 2007 film ''

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''. * The song was used in the pilot episode of ''

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''. * The song was featured in the 2013 film ''

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''. * The song was used in a second-season episode of '' The Affair''. * The song was featured in the 2018 film ''

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''. * The song was used in the episode "Ezekiel Patrol" of the 2019 TV series ''

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''. *The song was used in the 2019 film ''

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References

{{Cypress Hill 1993 songs 1993 singles Cypress Hill songs Ruffhouse Records singles Columbia Records singles Hardcore hip-hop songs Songs written by DJ Muggs Songs written by B-Real Song recordings produced by DJ Muggs