Tennessee (Arrested Development song)

"Tennessee"
1993 UK re-release artwork
Single by Arrested Development
from the album 3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life Of...
ReleasedMarch 24, 1992
GenreHip hop
Length4:32
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Speech
Arrested Development singles chronology
"Tennessee"
(1992)
"People Everyday"
(1992)
Music video
"Tennessee" on YouTube

"Tennessee" a song by American hip hop group Arrested Development, released in March 1992 by Chrysalis and Cooltempo as the first single from their debut album, 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992). The song was produced by group member Speech and contains a sample of Prince's 1988 hit "Alphabet St.". "Tennessee" peaked at number six in the United States and won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group in 1993. The accompanying music video was directed by Milcho Manchevski. A 2007 poll of VH1 viewers placed the song at number 71 on the list of the "Greatest Songs of the 90s" and is listed as one of the "500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll" by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It was also ranked number 78 on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop".