Smokin' Me Out

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"Smokin' Me Out"
Single by Warren G featuring Ron Isley
from the album Take a Look Over Your Shoulder
B-side"We Brings the Heat"
ReleasedMay 6, 1997
Recorded1996
GenreHip hop
Length3:40
LabelDef Jam
Songwriter(s)The Isley Brothers, Warren Griffin
Producer(s)Warren G
Warren G singles chronology
"I Shot the Sheriff"
(1997)
"Smokin' Me Out"
(1997)
"Prince Igor"
(1997)

"Smokin' Me Out" was the second single released from Warren G's second album, Take a Look Over Your Shoulder. The song featured Ron Isley on the chorus and sampled The Isley Brothers' song "Coolin' Me Out", for which all of the brothers were given writing credits. "Smokin' Me Out" was Warren G's fifth top-40 single, peaking at 35 on the Billboard Hot 100, the song was also a hit in the UK, where it peaked at 14.

Single track listing

A-Side

  1. "Smokin' Me Out" (Radio)
  2. "Smokin' Me Out" (LP Version)
  3. "Smokin' Me Out" (Instrumental)

B-Side

  1. "We Brings Heat" (Radio)
  2. "We Brings Heat" (Instrumental)
  3. "Smokin' Me Out" (Acappella)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1997) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[1] 21
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[2] 3
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) 14
Billboard Hot 100 35
Billboard Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Songs 20
Billboard Hot Rap Singles 4

Year-end charts

Chart (1997) Position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[3] 34

References

  1. ^ "Warren G feat. Ron Isley – Smokin' Me Out" (in French). Les classement single.
  2. ^ "Warren G feat. Ron Isley – Smokin' Me Out". Top 40 Singles.
  3. ^ "End of Year Charts 1997". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 4, 2017.