"Behind Bars" is the first single released from
Slick Rick
Richard Martin Lloyd Walters (born January 14, 1965), better known as Slick Rick, is an English-American rapper and record producer.
He rose to prominence with Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew in the mid-1980s. Their songs " The Show" and " ...
's third album, ''
Behind Bars''. It was released on November 8, 1994 . The original version was produced by
Prince Paul, but was scrapped for the album and single in favor of remixes by The Epitome of Scratch and Warren G. The single was released while Rick was still in jail and featured an entirely animated music video for the remix that was produced by
Warren G
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(who also contributed a verse on one of his mixes); the music video was animated and directed by
Sash Andranikian. "Behind Bars" became Slick Rick's first and only single to reach the
''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at 87 on the chart, the song also made it to 63 on the
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and 12 on the
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.
Single track listing
A-Side
#"Behind Bars" (Dum Ditty Dum Mix) - 3:21
#"Behind Bars" (Dum Ditty Dum Mix) - 3:21 (Featuring Warren G)
B-Side
#"Behind Bars" (LP Version) - 3:24
#"Behind Bars" (Dum Ditty Dum Instrumental) - 3:21
Charts
Weekly charts
References
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1994 singles
Slick Rick songs
1994 songs
Def Jam Recordings singles
Song recordings produced by Prince Paul (producer)
Songs written by Slick Rick
Animated music videos