Public EnemyHazy Shade Of Criminal

Label:

Chaos (3) – 42 74487

Format:

Vinyl , 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Hip Hop

Style:

Hardcore Hip-Hop

Tracklist

A1 Hazy Shade Of Criminal (LP Version)
Bass [X-tra]Davy D
4:38
A2 Hazy Shade Of Criminal (Instrumental)
Bass [X-tra]Davy D
4:37
B1 Tie Goes To The Runner (LP Version)
Co-producerThe Bomb Squad
3:56
B2 Tie Goes To The Runner (Instrumental)
Co-producerThe Bomb Squad
3:54
B3 Hazy Shade Of Criminal (A Cappella) 1:35

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
  • Copyright ©Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
  • Manufactured ByChaos Recordings
  • Published ByDef American Songs, Inc.
  • Published ByBring The Noize Music Inc.
  • Published ByStrong Island Music
  • Engineered AtThe Music Palace

Credits

  • EngineerVoid (17)
  • Mastered ByVlado Meller
  • ProducerImperial Grand Ministers Of Funk
  • Written-ByDrayton* (tracks: A1, A2, B3)

Notes

A1, A2, B3, Def American Songs, Inc. / Bring The Noize Music Inc. (BMI)
B1, B2, Def American Songs, Inc. / Bring The Noize Music Inc. (BMI) / Strong Island Music (ASCAP)

From the Def Jam/Chaos Recordings release Greatest Misses 53014

© 1992 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. / ℗ 1992 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Chaos is a trademark of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Chaos Recordings is a division of Columbia Records

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 0 9870-74487-2 0
  • Barcode (Scanned): 098707448720
  • Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): XSS74487A
  • Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): XSS74487B
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A): XSS74487A-1A VLADO
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B ): XSS74487B-1A VLADO
  • Rights Society: BMI

Other Versions (5 of 11)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
Recently Edited
Hazy Shade Of Criminal (CD, Single, Promo) Columbia OSK 74488 US 1992
Recently Edited
Hazy Shade Of Criminal (12", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo) Chaos (3) XPR 1833 UK 1992
Recently Edited
Hazy Shade Of Criminal (CD, Maxi-Single) Columbia 42K 74487 US 1992
New Submission
Hazy Shade Of Criminal (CD, Maxi-Single) Def Jam Recordings 658393 2 Europe 1992
Recently Edited
Hazy Shade Of Criminal (CD, Single) Def Jam Recordings 658393 2 Australia 1992

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Reviews

  • CarltonRidenhour's avatar
    “Hazy Shade of Criminal” is in my opinion the quintessential Public Enemy song. It features the classic Bomb Squad sound and incredible lyrics. I only ‘discovered’ this song in the past year but I believe if this song were released today it’d still be 25 years ahead of its time.

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