Don't Mug Yourself

"Don't Mug Yourself"
Single by The Streets
from the album Original Pirate Material
Released	21 October 2002 (UK)
Recorded	2002
Genre	Drum and bass, hip hop
Length	2:40
Label	Locked On
Songwriter(s)	Mike Skinner
Producer(s)	Mike Skinner
The Streets singles chronology
"Weak Become Heroes" (2002) "Don't Mug Yourself" (2002) "Fit but You Know It" (2004)

"Don't Mug Yourself" is a song by English rapper and producer Mike Skinner under the music project the Streets. It was released in October 2002 as the fourth and final single from their debut studio album, Original Pirate Material . It reached number 21 in the UK Singles Chart.

Background and writing

Skinner told NME how the song was created: "I left it really late – the night before I was supposed to be cutting it, I still hadn’t recorded it," he said. "I had to get away from it because my head was really clouded. So I went out to watch a film (Monsoon Wedding) and Calvin came along with a bottle of rum. We drank the bottle in the cinema, then went to a bar and ended up getting really, really smashed. We got back to my house and Calvin heard the instrumental and he was like 'I want to be on this tune'. He’s not a singer, he’s just my mate." ^[1]

Track listing

CD 1

1. "Don't Mug Yourself" (Video Edit)
2. "Don't Mug Yourself" (Out Takes)
3. "Streets Score"
4. "Don't Mug Yourself" (Enhanced CD-Rom Video)

CD 2

1. "Don't Mug Yourself" (Album Version)
2. "Weak Become Heroes" (Röyksopp's Memory Lane Mix)
3. "Has It Come to This?" (High Contrast 'It's Come to This' Remix)

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Scotland (OCC) [2]	48
UK Singles (OCC) [3]	21
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [4]	6

References

1. "THE STREETS' RUM NEW TUNE". nme.com. NME. February 20, 2002. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
2. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
3. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
4. "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.