"Smokin' Me Out" | ||||
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Single by Warren G featuring Ron Isley | ||||
from the album Take a Look Over Your Shoulder | ||||
B-side | "We Brings the Heat" | |||
Released | May 6, 1997 | |||
Recorded | 1996 | |||
Genre | G-funk | |||
Length | 3:40 | |||
Label | Def Jam | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Warren G | |||
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Ron Isley singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Smokin' Me Out" on YouTube |
"Smokin' Me Out" was the third and final single released from Warren G's second album, Take a Look Over Your Shoulder . The song featured Ron Isley on the chorus and sampled The Isley Brothers' song "Coolin' Me Out",for which all of the brothers were given writing credits. "Smokin' Me Out" was Warren G's fifth top-40 single,peaking at 35 on the Billboard Hot 100,the song was also a hit in the UK,where it peaked at 14.
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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France (SNEP) [1] | 21 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [2] | 3 |
Scotland (OCC) [3] | 29 |
UK Singles (OCC) [4] | 14 |
UK Dance (OCC) [5] | 20 |
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [6] | 3 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [7] | 35 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [8] | 20 |
US Hot Rap Songs ( Billboard ) [9] | 4 |
Chart (1997) | Position |
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New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [10] | 34 |
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