"Cokane In My Brain" is a song written and performed by the Jamaican musician

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. It was released as a

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from his second studio album ''

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'' in 1976 by

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. The song was produced by Joseph "Jo Jo" Hoo Kim, who used samples of People's Choice's "

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". "Cokane in My Brain" is Dillinger's most successful single, reaching number one in the

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, number two in

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and number 35 in

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Track listing

Personnel

* John Dent – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References