Warren G Version
| "I Shot the Sheriff" | ||||
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| Single by Warren G | ||||
| from the album Take a Look Over Your Shoulder | ||||
| Released | February 10, 1997 | |||
| Format | Vinyl, Cassette, CD | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 4:10 | |||
| Label | Def Jam | |||
| Writer(s) | Bob Marley, Warren Griffin | |||
| Producer | Warren G | |||
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"I Shot the Sheriff" was the lead single released from Warren G's second album, Take a Look Over Your Shoulder. Warren replaced Marley's original lyrics with his own, though Clapton's version of the song is sampled and R&B singer Nancy Fletcher sings the original chorus. The song was a hit in several countries, in the U.S. it peaked at 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified Gold by the RIAA on May 2, 1997, in the UK it peaked at #2 and in New Zealand, it peaked at #1.
The official remix was produced by EPMD member Erick Sermon, it is based around EPMD's "Strictly Business", which also sampled Clapton's version of the song.
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