When the Shit Goes Down

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"When the Shit Goes Down"
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Single by Cypress Hill
from the album Black Sunday
Released1993
Recorded1993
Genre
Length3:09
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) DJ Muggs
Cypress Hill singles chronology
"Insane in the Brain"
(1993)		"When the Shit Goes Down"
(1993)		"I Ain't Goin' Out Like That"
(1993)
Music video
"When the Shit Goes Down" on YouTube

"When the Shit Goes Down" ("When the Ship Goes Down" on edited versions) is a song by American hip hop group Cypress Hill. It was released in 1993 by Ruffhouse and Columbia Records as the second single from the group's second studio album, Black Sunday (1993). The song is written by Louis Freese, Lawrence Muggerud and Lawrence Emmett Dickens, and produced by Muggerud. It was released exclusively in Australia and Europe.

Contents

Music video

A music video for the song was directed by F. Gary Gray. [1]

Track listing

European 12"
Side A
No.TitleLength
1."When the Shit Goes Down" (Extended Version)4:12
2."When the Shit Goes Down" (instrumental)3:09
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."The Phuncky Feel One" (Extended Version)5:02
2."How I Could Just Kill a Man" (The Killer Mix)4:04
European promo single
No.TitleLength
1."When the Shit Goes Down" (Extended Version)4:12
2."When the Shit Goes Down" (instrumental)3:09
European maxi single
No.TitleLength
1."When the Ship Goes Down" (Radio Version)3:09
2."When the Shit Goes Down" (Extended Version)4:12
3."Latin Lingo" (Prince Paul mix)4:41
4."The Phuncky Feel One" (Extended Version)5:02
Australian maxi single
No.TitleLength
1."When the Ship Goes Down" (Radio Version)3:09
2."When the Shit Goes Down" (Extended Version)4:12
3."Lick a Shot" (Vocal UD version)3:24
4."Scooby Doo"3:41
5."Latin Lingo" (Prince Paul mix)4:41
6."The Phuncky Feel One" (Extended Version)5:02

Charts

Chart (1993)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [2] 47
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [3] 62
Ireland (IRMA) [4] 25
New Zealand (RIANZ) [5] 5
UK Singles (OCC) [6] 19
UK Airplay ( Music Week ) [7] 32
UK Dance ( Music Week ) [8] 8
UK Club Chart ( Music Week ) [9] 45

References

  1. ↑ "Production Notes" (PDF). Billboard . July 10, 1993. p. 31. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Discography Cypress Hill". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 10, no. 41. October 9, 1993. p. 15. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Discography Cypress Hill". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Discography Cypress Hill". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  6. ↑ Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: Chris C. – CZR". Zobbel. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  7. ↑ "The Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week . October 16, 1993. p. 34. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week . October 2, 1993. p. 26. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  9. ↑ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). October 2, 1993. p. 4. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Bully (2001) - Soundtracks". IMDb . Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Freedom Writers (2007) - Soundtracks". IMDb . Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Hello Ladies (TV Series) Pilot (2013) - Soundtracks". IMDb . Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  13. ↑ "This Is the End (2013) - Soundtracks". IMDb . Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  14. ↑ "The Affair (TV Series) 209 (2015)- Soundtracks". IMDb . Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  15. ↑ Matthew Strauss (October 16, 2018). "Jonah Hill Shares Mid90s Playlist Ft. Nirvana, GZA, Pixies, Tribe, More: Listen". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on November 19, 2018. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Doom Patrol (TV Series) Ezekiel Patrol (2019)". IMDb . Retrieved May 27, 2016.
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