Banned in the U.S.A. (song)

"Banned in the U.S.A."
Single by 2 Live Crew
from the album Banned in the U.S.A. and The Luke LP
Released	May 3, 1990 (1990-05-03)
Recorded	1989
Genre	Political hip hop
Length	4:24
Label	Luke Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Luther Campbell David Hobbs Marquis Ross Christopher Wongwon
Producer(s)	Mr. Mixx Luke Records 2 Live Crew
2 Live Crew singles chronology
"The Fuck Shop" (1989) "Banned in the U.S.A." (1990) "Mama Juanita" (1990)

"Banned in the U.S.A." is a song recorded by the American hip hop group 2 Live Crew. It was released in May 1990 as the lead single from their fourth album of the same name. "Banned in the U.S.A." was also released on the alternate version of the album, credited as Luke's debut solo album, titled The Luke LP. The song peaked at number 20 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and is the group's highest-charting song on that chart. It also reached number-one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks chart.^[1]