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Turtle Power!#Charts

{{Short description|1990 single by Partners in Kryme}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Turtle Power!

| cover = Turtle Power Partners in Kryme.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Partners in Kryme

| album = Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

| B-side = "Splinter's Tale" (by John Du Prez)

| released = {{Start date|1990|4|13}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Hip hop

| length = 3:54

| label = SBK

| writer =

  • James Alpern
  • Richard Usher

| producer =

  • Partners in Kryme, Shane Faber (single edit/album version)
  • Partners in Kryme (film mix)

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Undercover

| next_year = 1990

}}

"Turtle Power!" (or simply "Turtle Power") is a song by American hip hop duo Partners in Kryme.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/04/11/arts/the-pop-life-744490.html?pagewanted=2|title=The Pop Life – Page 2 – New York Times|work=The New York Times|date=April 11, 1990|access-date=November 20, 2013}} The song was released by SBK Records and was from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles soundtrack. An early unfinished version without Shane Faber's production was featured in the film's closing credits, and it is this version which is now commonly found on retro 90s compilations and on streaming sites, despite the fact the film mix was not officially released in the 1990s. In the UK, the film mix heard in the end credits featured the words "ninja" replaced with "hero", even though the film was not retitled the UK, unlike the 1987 cartoon series. The track was also used in the 2013 Activision's video game Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows.

"Turtle Power" was released in April 1990 and reached number one on the UK Singles Chart for four weeks, making it the first hip hop single to reach number one in the United Kingdom and becoming the 13th-highest-selling single of the year in the United Kingdom. Additionally, the song peaked at number 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number four in Ireland, and number seven in New Zealand.

Song information

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Written by James P Alpern and Richard A Usher Jr and produced by Partners in Kryme, "Turtle Power!" rode the wave of popularity of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise. A rap record featuring the use of vocoder vocals for the chorus, it became a worldwide hit, reaching number 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number seven in New Zealand and number one on the UK Singles Chart for four weeks in July and August 1990. The song was also coupled with the single "Turtle Rhapsody" and included in the third Ninja Turtles film soundtrack.

Track listings

7-inch and cassette single{{cite AV media notes|title=Turtle Power|others=Partners in Kryme|year=1990|type=US 7-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=SBK Records|id=NR-07325}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Turtle Power|others=Partners in Kryme|year=1990|type=US cassette single sleeve|publisher=SBK Records|id=4JM-07325}}

  1. "Turtle Power" – 3:50
  2. "Splinter's Tale 1 & Splinter's Tale 2" (performed by John Du Prez) – 5:23

12-inch and German maxi-CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Turtle Power|others=Partners in Kryme|year=1990|type=US 12-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=SBK Records|id=V-19710}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Turtle Power|others=Partners in Kryme|year=1990|type=German maxi-CD single liner notes|publisher=SBK Records|id=560 20 3933 2}}

  1. "Turtle Power" (single edit) – 3:50
  2. "Turtle Power" (album version) – 4:17
  3. "Splinter's Tale 1 & Splinter's Tale 2" (performed by John Du Prez) – 5:23

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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!Chart (1990)

!Peak
position

{{single chart|Australia|15|artist=Partners in Kryme|song=Turtle Power!|rowheader=true|access-date=July 27, 2019}}
scope="row"|Canada (The Record){{cite magazine|title=Hits of the World: Canada|magazine=Billboard|volume=102|issue=28|page=63|date=July 14, 1990}}

|6

{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|57|chartid=1256|rowheader=true|access-date=July 27, 2019}}
scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1990/MM-1990-08-18.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=7|issue=33|page=IV|date=August 18, 1990|access-date=August 30, 2020}}

|2

scope="row"|Finland (Suomen virallinen lista){{cite book|first=Jake|last=Nyman|year=2005|title=Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja|edition=1st|publisher=Tammi|location=Helsinki|isbn=951-31-2503-3|language=fi}}

|13

{{single chart|Germany|12|artist=Partners in Kryme|song=Turtle Power!|songid=2162|rowheader=true|access-date=July 27, 2019}}
{{single chart|Ireland2|4|song=Turtle Power|rowheader=true|access-date=July 27, 2019}}
{{single chart|Dutch100|40|artist=Partners in Kryme|song=Turtle Power!|rowheader=true|access-date=July 27, 2019}}
{{single chart|New Zealand|7|artist=Partners in Kryme|song=Turtle Power!|rowheader=true|access-date=July 27, 2019|refname="nz"}}
{{single chart|Sweden|19|artist=Partners in Kryme|song=Turtle Power!|rowheader=true|access-date=July 27, 2019}}
{{single chart|Switzerland|14|artist=Partners in Kryme|song=Turtle Power!|rowheader=true|access-date=July 27, 2019}}
{{single chart|UK|1|date=19900728|rowheader=true|access-date=July 27, 2019|refname="uk"}}
scope="row"|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1990-06-02/|title=Billboard Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|date=June 2, 1990|access-date=October 16, 2023}}

|13

scope="row"|US Hot Rap Singles (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/rap-song/1990-07-14/|title=Hot Rap Songs|magazine=Billboard|date=July 14, 1990|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 16, 2023}}

|2

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=Year-end charts=

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!Chart (1990)

!Position

scope="row"|Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=http://i.imgur.com/vc5Ooqg.png|title=The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart 1990 (61–100) (from The ARIA Report No. 50)|publisher=ARIA|via=Imgur|access-date=October 10, 2016}}

|72

scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1990/MM-1990-12-22.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 1990|magazine=Music & Media|volume=7|issue=51|page=36|date=December 22, 1990|access-date=August 30, 2020}}

|43

scope="row"|Germany (Media Control){{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1990|title=Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 1990|publisher=GfK Entertainment|language=de|access-date=July 27, 2019}}

|77

scope="row"|Sweden (Topplistan){{cite web|url=http://www.grammotex.se/topp90singlar.htm|title=Årstopplistan 1990, Singlar|publisher=Grammotex|language=sv|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010216102929/http://www.grammotex.se/topp90singlar.htm|archive-date=February 16, 2001|access-date=April 7, 2025}}

|92

scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite magazine|title=1990 Top 100 Singles|magazine=Music Week|location=London, England|page=41|date=March 2, 1991}}

|13

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Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Partners in Kryme|title=Turtle Power|award=Silver|relyear=1990|certyear=1990|id=7809-2050-1|access-date=August 30, 2020}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Partners in Kryme|title=Turtle Power|award=Gold|relyear=1990|certyear=1990|access-date=July 28, 2019}}

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Release history

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scope="row"|United States

|April 13, 1990

|rowspan="2"|{{hlist|7-inch vinyl|12-inch vinyl|cassette}}

|rowspan="3"|SBK

|{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}

scope="row" rowspan="2"|United Kingdom

|July 9, 1990

|{{cite magazine|title=New Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=39|date=July 7, 1990}}

July 16, 1990

|7-inch picture disc

|{{cite magazine|title=New Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=37|date=July 14, 1990}} Misprinted as July 9 on source.

References

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{{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in film}}

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Category:1990 singles

Category:1990 songs

Category:American hip-hop songs

Category:SBK Records singles

Category:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990 film series)

Category:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles music

Category:UK singles chart number-one singles