Return of Da Livin' Dead

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"Return Of Da Livin' Dead"
Single by The D.O.C.
from the album Helter Skelter
ReleasedOctober 31, 1995 [1]
Recorded1995
Genre Hip hop, Horrorcore, G-funk
Length3:34
Label
Songwriter(s) The D.O.C.
Producer(s) The D.O.C.
The D.O.C. singles chronology
"Mind Blowin'"
(1989)
"Return Of Da Livin' Dead"
(1995)
"4 My Doggz"
(1996)

"Return Of Da Livin' Dead" is a single by American rapper The D.O.C. from his 1996 album Helter Skelter . The single was released on Halloween 1995 on CD, cassette, and 12" formats. It spent 14 weeks on the US Top Rap Songs chart, peaking at #9. [2] The song also charted on the US Bubbling Under 100, US R&B/Hip-Hop, and US Dance/Electronic Billboard charts. A horror-themed video was made to promote the song.

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Background

"Return of Da Livin' Dead" was produced by The D.O.C. himself; the song samples The D.O.C.'s previous hit "It's Funky Enough" [3] which was produced by Dr. Dre and contains a sample of "Misdemeanor" by Foster Sylvers. [4]

Both the music video for "Return of Da Livin' Dead" and the intro track on Helter Skelter feature the D.O.C. dying in a car accident (which mimicks his real-life near-death wreck) and emerging from his own grave to perform the song. Horror imagery is used throughout the music video.

Track listing

US 12" Vinyl Single [5]

A side

  1. Return Of Da Livin' Dead (Remix) - 4:31
  2. From Ruthless 2 Death Row (Do We All Part) (Remix) - 3:52
  3. Return Of Da Livin' Dead (Remix Instrumental) - 4:31

B side

  1. Return Of Da Livin' Dead (Clean Remix) - 4:31
  2. From Ruthless 2 Death Row (Do We All Part) (Clean Remix) - 2:58
  3. From Ruthless 2 Death Row (Do We All Part) (Remix Instrumental) - 3:51
US Cassette Single [6]
  1. Return Of Da Livin' Dead - 3:34
  2. From Ruthless 2 Death Row (Do We All Part) - 4:26

Charts

Chart (1995)Peak
Position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)11
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)67
US Rap Songs (Billboard)9
US Dance/Electronic Singles (Billboard)50

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