"Run's House" is a single released by Run–D.M.C. from their fourth studio album ''

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''. It was released in 1988 through

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and was produced and written by the group and Davy D. "Run's House" was the highest-charting single from the album, making it to number ten on the

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chart. The track was later used as the theme song for

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's show ''

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'' and was sampled by the group for their hit single, " Down with the King". The premise of the song is that no matter who is performing at a concert or wherever they go, Run-DMC owns the "house" and always heads the bill. Run makes references to the trio's influence on hip-hop with the lines "They said rap was crap/But never had this band" and "'Til the ruler came, with a cooler name/Made ya dance and prance and draw the fans insane." A music video for "Run's House" was filmed in New York City, showcasing the group performing in spots such as the Apollo Theater to a sea of fans.

Track listing

12"

A-Side #Run's House - 3:43 #Beats to the Rhyme - 2:43 B-Side #Run's House (Instrumental) - 3:49 #Beats to the Rhyme (Instrumental) - 2:43

CD-single

# Run's House (Vocal) 3:44 # Beats To The Rhyme (Vocal) 2:41 # It's Tricky (Club Mix) 7:19 (Remix by

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) # Run's House (Instrumental) 3:46

7"

A-Side #"Run's House" - 3:27; There is a variant of the 7" that cuts the song at 3:21 B-Side #Beats to the Rhyme" - 2:43

Samples

"Run's House" was sampled by

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in his song " I'm the King" The song's intro is used as instrumental for the "BET Cyphers" that are performed by different artist with different lyrics every year since 2006 on the

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. The song has been sampled by

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in her song " Gone Be Fine" featuring OutKast from her 1998 album '' The Boy is Mine''.

Popular culture

The hook of the song, "Whose House? Run's House" is quoted by Loki (Matt Damon) in the

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film, ''

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''. The song is also featured in Smith’s film

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References

{{Authority control 1988 singles Run-DMC songs Song recordings produced by Rick Rubin 1988 songs Songs written by Darryl McDaniels Songs written by Joseph Simmons Profile Records singles