Blow Your Mind (Redman song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Blow Your Mind
| cover = Blow Your Mind.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Redman
| album = Whut? Thee Album
| released = August 25, 1992
| recorded =
| studio = Rockin' Reel Recording Studios (Northport, NY)
| genre = {{hlist|East Coast hip hop|hardcore hip hop}}
| length = 3:56
| label = {{hlist|Rush|Chaos|Columbia}}
| writer = Reggie Noble
| producer = {{hlist|Erick Sermon|Redman ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Time 4 Sum Aksion
| next_year = 1993
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|PpdMzy6kz3M|"Blow Your Mind"}}}}
}}
"Blow Your Mind" is a hip hop song by American rapper Redman. It was released in August 1992 via Rush Associated Labels/Chaos/Columbia Records as the lead single from his debut studio album Whut? Thee Album. Recording sessions took place at Rockin' Reel Recording Studios in Northport. Production was handled by Erick Sermon with Redman himself serving as a co-producer. The song contains samples from "The Show", written by Doug E. Fresh and MC Ricky D, and includes excerpts from The Gap Band's "Outstanding", written by Raymond Calhoun, Zapp's "Dance Floor" and Parliament's "Theme from the Black Hole".
The song peaked at number 42 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, number 70 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, number-one on the Hot Rap Songs and number 4 on the Dance Singles Sales charts in the United States.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Blow Your Mind
| note1 = Remix
| writer1 = {{hlist|Reginald Noble|George Clinton Jr.|William Collins|Jim Vitti|Walter Morrison|Roger Troutman|Larry Troutman}}
| extra1 = Redman
| length1 =
| title2 = Blow Your Mind
| note2 = LP Version
| writer2 = Noble
| extra2 = {{hlist|Erick Sermon|Redman ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}
| length2 =
| title3 = Blow Your Mind
| note3 = LP Instrumental
| writer3 = Noble
| extra3 = {{hlist|Erick Sermon|Redman ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}
| length3 =
| title4 = Blow Your Mind
| note4 = Remix Instrumental
| writer4 = {{hlist|Noble|Clinton Jr.|Collins|Vitti|Morrison|R. Troutman|L. Troutman}}
| extra4 = Redman
| length4 =
| title5 = How to Roll a Blunt
| note5 =
| writer5 = {{hlist|Noble|Kenneth M. Burke|Allan Felder|Norma Jean Wright}}
| extra5 = Redman
| length5 =
| total_length =
}}
Personnel
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{{col-2}}
;LP version
- Reginald "Redman" Noble – songwriter, vocals, co-producer, recording, mixing
- Erick Sermon – producer
- Dave Greenberg – recording, mixing
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;Remix
- Reginald "Redman" Noble – songwriter, vocals, producer
- Charlie Marotta – recording
- Ken Wallace – recording
- Ivan 'Doc' Rodriguez – mixing
- Rod Cee – engineering assistant
{{col-end}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (1992)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|42|artist=Redman|rowheader=true|access-date=April 30, 2024}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphopairplay|70|artist=Redman|rowheader=true|access-date=April 30, 2024}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrapsongs|1|artist=Redman|rowheader=true|access-date=April 30, 2024}} |
| scope="row"|US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard){{cite magazine |date=November 28, 1992 |title=Redman Chart History (Dance Singles Sales) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/redman/chart-history/dsa |access-date=April 30, 2024 |magazine=Billboard}}
| 4 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|97726|Redman – Blow Your Mind}}
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{{Authority control}}
Category:Redman (rapper) songs
Category:Hardcore hip-hop songs
Category:Def Jam Recordings singles