It's Tricky

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"It's Tricky"
Its Tricky.jpg
Single by Run-DMC
from the album Raising Hell
B-side "Proud to Be Black"
Released1987
Genre
Length3:03
Label Profile
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Run-DMC singles chronology
"You Be Illin'"
(1986)		"It's Tricky"
(1987)		"Christmas in Hollis"
(1987)
"It's Like That"
(1997)
"(It's) Tricky"
(1998)
"Rock Show"
(2001)

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [39]
Original version 		Gold400,000‡
United States (RIAA) [40] 2× Platinum2,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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