Smokin' Me Out

{{short description|1997 single by Warren G featuring Ron Isley}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Smokin' Me Out

| cover = Smokin Me Out.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Warren G featuring Ron Isley

| album = Take a Look Over Your Shoulder

| B-side = We Brings the Heat

| released = May 6, 1997

| recorded = 1996

| studio =

| genre = G-funk

| length = 3:40

| label = Def Jam

| writer = {{hlist|The Isley Brothers|Warren Griffin}}

| producer = Warren G

| chronology = Warren G

| prev_title = I Shot the Sheriff

| prev_year = 1997

| next_title = Prince Igor

| next_year = 1997

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Ron Isley

| type = single

| prev_title = Come with Me

| prev_year = 1996

| title = Smokin' Me Out

| year = 1997

| next_title = Friend of Mine (Remix)

| next_year = 1998

}}

{{External music video|{{YouTube|xrrGi_VGvzc|"Smokin' Me Out"}}}}

}}

"Smokin' Me Out" is the third and final single released from Warren G's second album, Take a Look Over Your Shoulder. The song featured Ron Isley on the chorus and sampled The Isley Brothers' song "Coolin' Me Out", for which all of the brothers were given writing credits. "Smokin' Me Out" was Warren G's fifth top-40 single, peaking at 35 on the Billboard Hot 100, the song was also a hit in the UK, where it peaked at 14.

Single track listing

=A-Side=

  1. "Smokin' Me Out" (Radio)
  2. "Smokin' Me Out" (LP Version)
  3. "Smokin' Me Out" (Instrumental)

=B-Side=

  1. "We Brings Heat" (Radio)
  2. "We Brings Heat" (Instrumental)
  3. "Smokin' Me Out" (Acappella)

Charts

=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable sortable"

!Chart (1997)

!Peak
position

{{Singlechart|France|21|artist=Warren G feat. Ron Isley|song=Smokin' Me Out}}
{{Singlechart|New Zealand|3|artist=Warren G feat. Ron Isley|song=Smokin' Me Out}}
{{singlechart|Scotland|29|date=19970525|artist=Warren G|access-date=April 1, 2023}}
{{singlechart|UK|14|date=19970525|artist=Warren G|access-date=April 1, 2023}}
{{singlechart|UKdance|20|date=19970525|access-date=April 1, 2023}}
{{singlechart|UKrandb|3|date=19970525|access-date=April 1, 2023}}
{{Single chart|Billboardhot100|35|artist=Warren G|access-date=April 1, 2023}}
{{Single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|20|artist=Warren G|access-date=April 1, 2023}}
{{Single chart|Billboardrapsongs|4|artist=Warren G|access-date=April 1, 2023}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable"
Chart (1997)

!Position

New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/1997-12-31|title=End of Year Charts 1997|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=December 4, 2017}}

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Certifications

{{certification Table Top|caption=Certification for "Smokin' Me Out"}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|award=Gold|artist=Warren G feat. Ron Isley|title=Smokin' Me Out|relyear=1997|certyear=2023|access-date=January 14, 2025|source=radioscope}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|noshipments=true | nosales=true}}

References