House of Pain (album)

House of Pain
Studio album by House of Pain
Released	July 21, 1992
Recorded	November 1991 – May 1992
Genre	Hardcore hip hop
Length	46:31
Label	Tommy Boy CD 111
Producer	DJ Lethal DJ Muggs Ralph Tha Funky Mexican Pete Rock
House of Pain chronology
House of Pain (1992) Same as It Ever Was (1994)
Singles from House of Pain
"Jump Around" Released: May 5, 1992 "Shamrocks and Shenanigans (Boom Shalock Lock Boom)" Released: 1992

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s	[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]
Sputnikmusic	3.5/5 [5]

House of Pain (Fine Malt Lyrics), or simply House of Pain, is the debut album by American hip hop group House of Pain, released on July 21, 1992, through Tommy Boy Records. The photograph on the album cover was taken at 820 South Fairfax Avenue in Los Angeles.

Reception

• Rolling Stone (10/29/92, p. 70) – 3.5 Stars – Good Plus – "With a groovy swagger, this collection of hard-core hip-hop tracks offers many moments of technicolor snap and crackle, and also titled House of Pain." ^[3]
• Q (12/92, p. 124) – 3 Stars – Good – "...their music is of the dense, hard-hitting school of hip hop...the group have absorbed black rap's musical lessons and create a satisfying platform for their above average deliveries..."
• The Source (9/92, p. 57) – 3.5 Stars – Good Plus – "...a very solid and at times exceptional album...imagine if Licensed to Ill wasn't an upper middle class Jewish thing but rather a working class Irish thang...the atmosphere is like that of a cross between a frat party and a bar room brawl..."
• NME (11/7/92, p. 34) – 6 – Good – "...contains some creative and accomplished rap music..." ^[6]

Track listing

House of Pain track listing

No.	Title	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"Salutations"	DJ Lethal, DJ Muggs	1:08
2.	"Jump Around"	Everlast, DJ Muggs	3:37
3.	"Put Your Head Out"	Everlast, B-Real of Cypress Hill, DJ Muggs	3:02
4.	"Top o' the Morning to Ya"	Everlast, Danny Boy, DJ Lethal	3:37
5.	"Commercial 1"		0:08
6.	"House and the Rising Son"	Everlast, Son Doobie of Funkdoobiest, DJ Lethal	3:39
7.	"Shamrocks and Shenanigans"	Everlast, Danny Boy, DJ Lethal	3:38
8.	"House of Pain Anthem"	Everlast, Danny Boy, DJ Lethal	2:35
9.	"Danny Boy, Danny Boy"	Everlast, Danny Boy, DJ Muggs	1:54
10.	"Guess Who's Back"	Everlast, DJ Muggs	3:59
11.	"Commercial 2"		0:21
12.	"Put on Your Shit Kickers"	Everlast, Danny Boy, DJ Muggs	3:10
13.	"Come and Get Some of This"	Everlast, DJ Muggs, Ralph tha Funky Mexican	2:51
14.	"Life Goes On"	Everlast, Ralph tha Funky Mexican	2:43
15.	"One for the Road"	Everlast, DJ Lethal	2:49
16.	"Feel It"	Everlast, Ralph tha Funky Mexican	4:00
17.	"All My Love"	Everlast, DJ Lethal	3:20
Total length:			46:31

Reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Performer(s)	Length
18.	"Jump Around" (Pete Rock Remix)	Everlast, Pete Rock	3:56
19.	"Shamrocks and Shenanigans" (Boom Shalock Lock Boom/Butch Vig Remix)	Everlast, Danny Boy, Butch Vig	3:57
Total length:			54:24

2022 30 Years reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Performer(s)	Length
18.	"Jump Around" (25 Year Remix)	Everlast	3:13
19.	"Jump Around" (Pete Rock Remix)	Everlast, Pete Rock	3:56
20.	"Shamrocks and Shenanigans" (Butch Vig Remix)	Everlast, Danny Boy, Butch Vig	3:57
21.	"Shamrocks and Shenanigans (Boom Shalock Lock Boom) (Salaam Main Pass)"		4:05
22.	"Jump Around" (Instrumental)		3:38
Total length:			65:20

Personnel

House of Pain:

• Danny Boy O'Connor – vocals
• DJ Lethal – scratches, production
• Everlast – vocals

Technical personnel:

• DJ Muggs
• Ralph tha Funky Mexican

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1992) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA Charts) [7] 91 Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [8] 6 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [9] 47 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [10] 61 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [11] 35 UK Albums (OCC) [12] 73 US Billboard 200 [13] 14 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [14] 16

Year-end charts Chart (1992) Position Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM) [15] 39 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [16] 88 Chart (1993) Position Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [17] 38 US Billboard 200 [18] 79 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [19] 62

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [20]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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2. Christgau, Robert (2000). Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. St. Martin's Press. ISBN   0-312-24560-2.
3. Nelson, Havelock (October 29, 1992). "Recordings". Rolling Stone . No. 642. p. 70.
4. Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 396. ISBN   978-0-7432-0169-8.
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7. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 132.
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12. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
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14. "House Of Pain, BLP" . Billboard . Retrieved February 24, 2021.
15. "The RPM Top 100 Albums of 1992" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 56, no. 25. December 19, 1992. p. 13. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
16. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
17. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 2332". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
18. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
19. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
20. "American album certifications – House of Pain – House of Pain". Recording Industry Association of America.