Blow Your Mind (Redman song)

"Blow Your Mind"
Single by Redman
from the album Whut? Thee Album
Released	August 25, 1992
Studio	Rockin' Reel Recording Studios (Northport, NY)
Genre	East Coast hip hop hardcore hip hop
Length	3:56
Label	Rush Chaos Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Reggie Noble
Producer(s)	Erick Sermon Redman (co.)
Redman singles chronology
"Blow Your Mind" (1992) "Time 4 Sum Aksion" (1993)
Music video
"Blow Your Mind" on YouTube

"Blow Your Mind" is a hip hop song by American rapper Redman. It was released in August 1992 via Rush Associated Labels/Chaos/Columbia Records as the lead single from his debut studio album Whut? Thee Album. Recording sessions took place at Rockin' Reel Recording Studios in Northport. Production was handled by Erick Sermon with Redman himself serving as a co-producer. The song contains samples from "The Show", written by Doug E. Fresh and MC Ricky D, and includes excerpts from The Gap Band's "Outstanding", written by Raymond Calhoun, Zapp's "Dance Floor" and Parliament's "Theme from the Black Hole".

The song peaked at number 42 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, number 70 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, number-one on the Hot Rap Songs and number 4 on the Dance Singles Sales charts in the United States.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Blow Your Mind" (Remix)	Reginald Noble George Clinton Jr. William Collins Jim Vitti Walter Morrison Roger Troutman Larry Troutman	Redman
2.	"Blow Your Mind" (LP Version)	Noble	Erick Sermon Redman (co.)
3.	"Blow Your Mind" (LP Instrumental)	Noble	Erick Sermon Redman (co.)
4.	"Blow Your Mind" (Remix Instrumental)	Noble Clinton Jr. Collins Vitti Morrison R. Troutman L. Troutman	Redman
5.	"How to Roll a Blunt"	Noble Kenneth M. Burke Allan Felder Norma Jean Wright	Redman

Personnel

LP version Reginald "Redman" Noble – songwriter, vocals, co-producer, recording, mixing Erick Sermon – producer Dave Greenberg – recording, mixing

Remix Reginald "Redman" Noble – songwriter, vocals, producer Charlie Marotta – recording Ken Wallace – recording Ivan 'Doc' Rodriguez – mixing Rod Cee – engineering assistant

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[1]	42
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[2]	70
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[3]	1
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[4]	4

References

1. "Redman Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
2. "Redman Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
3. "Redman Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
4. "Redman Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. November 28, 1992. Retrieved April 30, 2024.

External links

• Redman – Blow Your Mind at Discogs (list of releases)