| "Insane in the Brain" | ||||
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| Single by Cypress Hill | ||||
| from the album Black Sunday | ||||
| Released | June 22, 1993[1] | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 3:32 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | DJ Muggs | |||
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| "Insane in the Brain" on YouTube | ||||
"Insane in the Brain" is a song by American hip hop group Cypress Hill, released in June 1993 by Ruffhouse and Columbia as the first single from the group's second album, Black Sunday (1993). The song was written by group members Louis Freese, Lawrence Muggerud and Senen Reyes, and produced by Muggerud (DJ Muggs). In addition to hitting number one on the US rap chart, it also was a mainstream hit, reaching number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1993. "Insane in the Brain" earned a 3× platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America and sold 3,000,000 copies domestically.[2][3] The accompanying music video was directed by Josh Taft, featuring the group performing at a rave.
In 2008, the song was ranked number 34 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.[4]
- ^ "Insane in the Brain [Single] – Cypress Hill". AllMusic. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
- ^ "American certifications – Cypress Hill – Insane in the Brain". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ "Best-Selling Records of 1993". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 3. BPI Communications. January 15, 1994. p. 73. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ^ Tom Porter (2008-09-25). "Public Enemy top 100 greatest hip-hop songs". MusicRadar. Retrieved 2023-07-13.