Fight Music

"Fight Music"
Single by D12
from the album Devil's Night
Released	September 5, 2001
Format	CD single, DVD single, Cassette
Recorded	2001; Record One Studios, 54 Sound, and Vanguard
Genre	Gangsta rap, rap rock, hardcore hip hop
Label	Shady Records, Interscope Records
Producer	Dr. Dre, Scott Storch
D12 singles chronology
"Purple Pills" (2000) "Fight Music" (2001) "My Band" (2004)
Music video BET Video on YouTube

"Fight Music", also known in its censored form as "Flight Music", is a hip hop single by the rap group D12 from their debut album Devil's Night.

Background

The song features various lyrics about violence and dangerous street fighting except in two verses: Bizarre's (about various graphic subjects, namely oral sex with his grandmother) and Eminem's, about the youth, how they feel and how they relate with this song and other songs. The song was produced by Dr. Dre.

Music video

The beginning of the video features Ice-T and different styles of music, a play on the beginning of the film The Warriors. The quotes, "can you count?" and "can you dig it?" are taken directly from the movie. The cut-scene where the radio DJ speaks is also a reference to The Warriors. The video features cameos by Fat Joe and Obie Trice. There are two versions of the video. One is the explicit version. The explicit version starts with Ice-T talking about the styles of music. However, the beginning where he says "Can you count, suckers?" has been cut. Also, instead of Eminem starting the chorus outside, he starts inside of what seems to be a city bus, with the rest of the band seen in the background.. The explicit version alters throughout the video. The clean version includes Ice-T yelling "Can you count, suckers?". The clean version also starts with Eminem starting the chorus outside with the rest of the band, instead of inside a bus. Some words have been changed or muted throughout the clean version's audio. Part of the video was shot in Coney Island, Brooklyn.

Track listing

UK CD single

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Sample(s)	Length
1.	"Fight Music" (produced by Dr. Dre)	A. Young, D. Porter, D. Holton, M. Mathers, M. Elizondo, O. Moore, R. Johnson, V. Carlisle	Contains a sample of Kashmir by Led Zeppelin	4:58
2.	"Explicit Freestyle"			3:43
3.	"Words Are Weapons" (produced by Funkmaster Flex)			5:04
4.	"Fight Music - Video" (produced by Dr. Dre)	A. Young, D. Porter, D. Holton, M. Mathers, M. Elizondo, O. Moore, R. Johnson, V. Carlisle	Contains a sample of Kashmir by Led Zeppelin	4:58

European CD single

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Sample(s)	Length
1.	"Fight Music" (produced by Dr. Dre)	A. Young, D. Porter, D. Holton, M. Mathers, M. Elizondo, O. Moore, R. Johnson, V. Carlisle	Contains a sample of Kashmir by Led Zeppelin	4:58
2.	"Fight Music - Acapella" (produced by Dr. Dre)	A. Young, D. Porter, D. Holton, M. Mathers, M. Elizondo, O. Moore, R. Johnson, V. Carlisle	Contains a sample of Kashmir by Led Zeppelin	4:58
3.	"Words Are Weapons" (produced by Funkmaster Flex)			5:04
4.	"Fight Music - Instrumental" (produced by Dr. Dre)	A. Young, D. Porter, D. Holton, M. Mathers, M. Elizondo, O. Moore, R. Johnson, V. Carlisle	Contains a sample of Kashmir by Led Zeppelin	4:58
5.	"Fight Music - Video" (produced by Dr. Dre)	A. Young, D. Porter, D. Holton, M. Mathers, M. Elizondo, O. Moore, R. Johnson, V. Carlisle	Contains a sample of Kashmir by Led Zeppelin	4:58

UK DVD single

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Sample(s)	Length
1.	"Fight Music - Video" (produced by Dr. Dre)	A. Young, D. Porter, D. Holton, M. Mathers, M. Elizondo, O. Moore, R. Johnson, V. Carlisle	Contains a sample of Kashmir by Led Zeppelin	4:58
2.	"Words Are Weapons (Explicit)" (produced by Funkmaster Flex)			5:04
3.	"Fight Music - Making of the Video" (produced by Dr. Dre)	A. Young, D. Porter, D. Holton, M. Mathers, M. Elizondo, O. Moore, R. Johnson, V. Carlisle	Contains a sample of Kashmir by Led Zeppelin	4:58

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart	27
Austrian Singles Chart	61
Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)	31
Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia)	40
Netherlands Singles Chart	34
German Singles Chart	38
Irish Singles Chart	16
Swiss Singles Chart	51
UK Singles Chart	11