Express Yourself (N.W.A song)

"Express Yourself"
Single by N.W.A
from the album Straight Outta Compton
ReleasedMarch 27, 1989 (1989-03-27)[1]
Recorded1988
StudioAudio Achievements (Torrance, California)
GenrePolitical hip hop
Length4:26
Label
Songwriter(s)O'Shea Jackson[2]
Producer(s)
N.W.A singles chronology
"Gangsta Gangsta"
(1988) 		"Express Yourself"
(1989) 		"100 Miles and Runnin'"
(1990)
Audio sample
Music video
"Express Yourself" on YouTube

"Express Yourself" is a song recorded by American hip hop group N.W.A, performed solo by Dr. Dre. The song, off their 1988 album Straight Outta Compton, samples Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band's song of the same name.[3] Unlike most songs on the album and by N.W.A, the song is devoid of profanity and violence. "Express Yourself" was released in 1989 as the album's last single, the album version of the track features rap vocals from Dr. Dre only whereas the extended single version features small verses from MC Ren and Ice Cube, the writer of the song. The song reached number 50 in the UK in September 1989, before reaching number 26 on reissue in June 1990.[4]

  1. ^ "N.W.A* - Express Yourself". Discogs. 1989.
  2. ^ "The D.O.C. on Ice Cube Leaving NWA: Cube Was the Spirit". YouTube. 2015-11-13. Archived from the original on 2021-12-14. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  3. ^ "N.W.A's 'Express Yourself' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled.
  4. ^ "N.W.A - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 January 2016.