Ring the Alarm (Fu-Schnickens song)

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"Ring the Alarm"
Fu-SchnickensRTASingle.jpg
Single by Fu-Schnickens
from the album F.U. Don't Take It Personal
ReleasedNovember 4, 1991
Genre Hip hop, East Coast hip hop
Length3:50
Label Jive
Songwriter(s) Lyvio G., J. Jones, L. Maturine, R. Roachford
Producer(s) Lyvio G.
Fu-Schnickens singles chronology
"Ring the Alarm"
(1991)
"La Schmoove"
(1992)

"Ring the Alarm" is the debut single by American hip hop group Fu-Schnickens, released in November 1991. It is from the group's 1992 debut album F.U. Don't Take It Personal . The song reached No. 6 on the US Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart.

Contents

Track listing

12", 3313 RPM, CD, vinyl
  1. "Ring the Alarm" (LP Version) - 3:50
  2. "Ring the Alarm" (Steely & Clevie Remix) - 3:55
  3. "Ring the Alarm" (Steely & Clevie Extended Mix) - 4:54
  4. "Ring the Alarm" (LP Instrumental) - 3:50

Personnel

Information taken from Discogs. [1]

Chart performance

Chart (1992)Peak
position
U.S. Hot Rap Singles [2] 6

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References

  1. "Fu-Schnickens - Ring The Alarm (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs . Retrieved 2010-07-03.
  2. "allmusic ((( F.U. Don't Take It Personal > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic . Retrieved 2010-07-03.