"1-800 Suicide" | ||||
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Single by Gravediggaz [1] | ||||
from the album 6 Feet Deep and Demon Knight (soundtrack) | ||||
B-side | "Mommy, What's a Gravedigga?" | |||
Released | January 24, 1995 | |||
Recorded | 1994 | |||
Genre | Horrorcore | |||
Length | 4:18 | |||
Label | Gee Street | |||
Songwriter(s) | Gravediggaz | |||
Producer(s) | Prince Paul | |||
Gravediggaz singles chronology | ||||
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"1-800 Suicide" is the third and final single released from the Gravediggaz' debut album, 6 Feet Deep . Produced by Prince Paul (The Undertaker), "1-800 Suicide" was the Gravediggaz final charting single, making it to 46 on the Hot Rap Singles. The song was paired with "Mommy, What's a Gravedigga?" as a Double A-Side, although Gee Street also released "1-800 Suicide" and "Mommy, What's a Gravedigga?" as individuals with exactly the same cover art. The song can also be found on the soundtrack of the 1995 film Tales from the Crypt presents: Demon Knight , and as the opening theme song for The Leftovers Season 3 episode "Certified".
Complex ranked "1-800-Suicide" at #22 on their list of the 25 most violent rap songs of all time. [2]
Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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Billboard Hot Rap Singles | 46 |
Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 29 |
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