Performed by: Ol' Dirty Bastard; Rick James; Shivaree
Written by: Rick James
Credits: James, Rick (Songwriter); MUSIC CORPORATION OF AMERICA (Publisher); RAG TOP PUBLISHING (Publisher)
Cold Blooded
| Lyrics: Cold Blooded |
Performed by: Ol' Dirty Bastard; Rick James; Shivaree
Written by: Rick James
Credits: James, Rick (Songwriter); MUSIC CORPORATION OF AMERICA (Publisher); RAG TOP PUBLISHING (Publisher)
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| "Cold Blooded" | |||||
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| Single by Rick James | |||||
| from the album Cold Blooded | |||||
| B-side | "Cold Blooded (Instrumental)" | ||||
| Released | July 5, 1983 | ||||
| Format | 7" (Vinyl 45RPM) | ||||
| Genre | R&B | ||||
| Length | 4:19 (single version)
5:59 (album version) |
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| Label | Gordy/Motown | ||||
| Writer(s) | Rick James | ||||
| Producer | Rick James | ||||
| Rick James singles chronology | |||||
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"Cold Blooded" was a hit funk song for Rick James in 1983. James wrote the song about his relationship with actress Linda Blair.[citation needed] Released from the album of the same title, it spent six weeks at number one on the Billboard R&B Singles chart and reached number forty on the Hot 100. [1].
In 1999, the song was covered by American Rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard and included on his album Nigga Please.
On The Chappelle Show during an episode with a Rick James sketch, James (played by Chapelle) sings the song after slapping Charlie Murphy.
The song was featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas on a fictional funk station Bounce FM.
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 291.
| Preceded by "Get It Right" by Aretha Franklin |
Billboard's Hot Black Singles number one single September 3 - October 8, 1983 |
Succeeded by "Ain't Nobody" by Rufus and Chaka Khan |
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