East 1999

"East 1999"
Single by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
from the album E. 1999 Eternal
ReleasedOctober 21, 1995
Recorded1995
Genre
Length4:21
LabelRuthless
Songwriter(s)Michael A. Cowan, Anthony Henderson, Stanley Howse, Bryon McCane, Kenneth McCloud, Steven Howse, Tim Middleton, Charles Scruggs
Producer(s)DJ U-Neek, Tony C (co-producer)
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony singles chronology
"1st of tha Month"
(1995) 		"East 1999"
(1995) 		"Tha Crossroads"
(1996)
Music video
"East 1999" on YouTube

"East 1999" is Bone Thugs-n-Harmony's second single released in 1995 from their album E. 1999 Eternal. This is one of five songs on the album to feature member Flesh-n-Bone who wasn't signed to Ruthless with the rest of the group.

Official version

  1. "East 1999" (LP Version) (4:21)
  2. "East 1999" (U-Neek's Last Dayz Remix) (4:26)
  3. "Buddah Lovaz" (LP Version) (5:43)

Import version

  1. "East 1999" (Album Version) (4:21)
  2. "East 1999" (U-Neek's Last Dayz Remix) (4:26)
  3. "East 1999" (U-Neek's Last Dayz Remix (A Capella))
  4. "Buddah Lovaz" (4:43)
  5. "1st of tha Month" (DJ Premier Mix) (5:07)
  6. "1st of tha Month" (The Kruder & Dorfmeister Session - Part 1) (6:12)
  7. "1st of tha Month" (The Kruder & Dorfmeister Session - Part 3) (6:20)

Charts

Chart
(1995) 		Debut
Position 		Peak
Position
Billboard Hot 100 94 39[1]
Billboard Hot Rap Songs 15 8[2]
Billboard Hot R&B Songs 58 19[1]

"East 1999" charted weekly on Billboard's Hot Rap Songs from December 9, 1995, to March 23, 1996. It was then absent from the charts for three weeks before re-entering the chart for a further two weeks bringing "East 1999"'s chart-week tally to 18. A website was built in honor of the song and music put out by bone, East1999.com.[3]

Personnel

Official version

    • Produced by: DJ U-Neek for U-Neek Entertainment, Inc
    • Executive produced by: Eazy-E
    • Co-produced by: Tony C
    • Published by: Mo' Thug Muzic (ASCAP), Keenu Songs (BMI), Don Khris Music (BMI)

Import version

    • Remix and additional production by: Peter Kruder and Richard Dorfmeister (tracks 6 & 7)
    • Published by: Ruthless Attack Muzick, Mo' Thug Muzic, Dollarz N Sense Muzick, Keenu Songs, Donkhris Music

References

  1. ^ a b "'East 99' Billboard singles history". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
  2. ^ "Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Billboard singles history". Rovi Corporation / Billboard. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
  3. ^ "Home". East1999.com.


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