I Ain't Goin' Out Like That

"I Ain't Goin' Out Like That"
Single by Cypress Hill
from the album Black Sunday
ReleasedDecember 7, 1993
Genre
Length
  • 4:27 (album version)
  • 4:03 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)T-Ray
Cypress Hill singles chronology
"When the Shit Goes Down"
(1993) 		"I Ain't Goin' Out Like That"
(1993) 		"Lick a Shot"
(1994)
Music video
”I Ain't Goin' Out Like That on YouTube

"I Ain't Goin' Out Like That" is a song by American hip hop group Cypress Hill, released in December 1993 by Ruffhouse and Columbia as the third single from their second studio album, Black Sunday (1993). During a scheduled Saturday Night Live performance, the song was cut short and the group was banned after DJ Muggs lit up a cannabis joint on-air just before the song. It contains a sample of the opening bars (played on a harmonica) from Black Sabbath's song "The Wizard". It was revealed that the band was high on mushrooms when this final track of the album was recorded.[1]

Critical reception

Pete Stanton from Smash Hits gave "We Ain't Goin' Out Like That" four out of five, adding, "This tune is more pumping beats and jump-up-and-down raps."[2]

Cover versions

In 1996, the song was covered by 16Volt for the electro-industrial various artists compilation Operation Beatbox.[3]

"We Ain't Goin' Out Like That" was used in the superhero film Blue Beetle.[4]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."We Ain't Goin' Out Like That"4:27
2."We Ain't Goin' Out Like That" (radio edit)4:03
3."We Ain't Goin' Out Like That" (instrumental)4:27
4."Hits from the Bong"2:41
5."Hits from the Bong" (T-Ray remix)3:29
6."Scooby Doo"3:39
Total length:20:46

Charts

Credits and personnel

  • B-Real – vocals
  • Sen Dog – vocals
  • DJ Muggs – arranger, executive producer, mixing, scratching/turntables
  • T-Ray – production

References

  1. ^ Cypress Hill was tripping while finishing ‘Black Sunday’ Accessed October 26, 2018
  2. ^ Stanton, Pete (October 27, 1993). "New Singles". Smash Hits. p. 55. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  3. ^ Christian, Chris (August 1996). "Various Artists: Operation Beatbox". Sonic Boom. 4 (7). Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  4. ^ https://hiddenremote.com/2023/08/21/blue-beetle-movie-soundtrack-songs-play-movie/ [bare URL]
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  8. ^ Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: Chris C. – CZR". Zobbel. Archived from the original on May 2, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  9. ^ "The Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week. December 25, 1993. p. 28. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  10. ^ "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. December 11, 1993. p. 22. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  11. ^ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). December 18, 1993. p. 4. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  12. ^ "Cypress Hill Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  13. ^ "Cypress Hill Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  14. ^ "Top 100 Pop Singles" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. LVII, no. 21. February 12, 1994. p. 12. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  15. ^ "End of Year Charts 1994". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on December 4, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2017.