1st of tha Month

"1st of tha Month"
Single by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
from the album E. 1999 Eternal
B-side	"Die, Die, Die"
Released	June 15, 1995
Format	CD
Recorded	1995
Genre	Midwest hip hop, gangsta rap
Length	5:14
Label	Ruthless Records
Producer	DJ U-Neek
Certification	Gold (RIAA)
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony singles chronology
"Foe tha Love of $" (1995) "1st of tha Month" (1995) "East 1999" (1996)

"1st of tha Month" is the first single by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony from their album E. 1999 Eternal.

It was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of 500,000 copies. It peaked at #14 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their first top twenty single, and was later was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1996.

The title is a reference to when welfare checks are paid out. There are several remixes of the song, including one by DJ Premier.

Track listing

1. "1st of tha Month" (radio edit)
2. "1st of tha Month" (radio edit with Tré)
3. "1st of tha Month" (album version)
4. "1st of tha Month" (instrumental)
5. "1st of tha Month" (acappella)
6. "Die Die Die" (album version)

Official versions

• "1st of tha Month" (album version; original version)
• "1st of tha Month" (a cappella)
• "1st of tha Month" (instrumental)
• "1st of tha Month" (The Kruder and Dorfmeister remix) - 6:15
• "1st of tha Month" (radio edit)
• "1st of tha Month" (radio edit with Tré)

Samples

The song contains a sample from Chapter 8 feat. Anita Baker "I Just Want to Be Your Girl" and an interpolation of the "wake up, wake up, get up, get up" chant from Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing".

In popular culture

• Chris Rock references the song in his 1997 album Roll With the New on his infamous "Niggas vs. Black People" sketch, calling the song a "welfare carol".

• In the BTNH film I Tried, Krayzie, Layzie, and Wish spit the openings of their verses.

• The track is also featured at the beginning of Girl Talk's "Steady Shock" on his mashup-style album "All Day."

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (1995)	Peak position
New Zealand Singles Chart	7
UK Singles Chart	15
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	14
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Singles	4
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	12

End of year charts

End of year chart (1995)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	89