Slippin' into Darkness
| "Slippin' into Darkness" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by War | ||||
| from the album All Day Music | ||||
| B-side | Nappy Head (Theme From "Ghetto Man") | |||
| Released | November 1971 | |||
| Genre | Funk | |||
| Length | 3:59 | |||
| Label | United Artists | |||
| Songwriter(s) | War | |||
| Producer(s) | Jerry Goldstein | |||
| War singles chronology | ||||
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"Slippin' into Darkness" is a song written and performed by War. It reached #12 on the U.S. R&B chart and #16 on the U.S. pop chart in 1972.[1] It was featured on their 1971 album All Day Music.[2]
The song was produced by Jerry Goldstein.[3]
The song ranked #23 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1972.[4]
A live version of the song was featured as the B-side to their 1974 single "Ballero".
Other versions
- Cargo Cult released a version of the song on their 1986 album Strange Men Bearing Gifts.[5]
- Black Uhuru released a version of the song on their 1992 album Mystical Truth.[6]
- Pucho & His Latin Soul Brothers released a version of the song on their 1995 album Rip a Dip.[7]
- Sandra St. Victor released a version of the song on her 2001 album Gemini: Both Sides.[8]
- Ramsey Lewis and Nancy Wilson released a version of the song on their 2003 album Simple Pleasures.[9]
- Widespread Panic released a version of the song on their 2004 live album Jackassolantern.[10]
- Lettuce released a version of the song on their 2012 album Fly.[11]
- Marcus Miller released a version of the song on his 2012 album Renaissance.[12]
Sampling
- War's version was sampled in the 1988 songs "Guitar Playin'" and "Payback's a Mutha" by King T on his album Act a Fool.
- War's version was sampled in the 1989 song "You Got Larceny" by 2 Live Crew on their album As Clean As They Wanna Be.
- War's version was sampled in the 1990 song "Rock Dis Funky Joint" by Poor Righteous Teachers on their album Holy Intellect.
- War's version was sampled in the 1994 song "Lil Knucklehead" by South Central Cartel on their album 'N Gatz We Truss.
- War's version was sampled in the 1996 song "Sippin' On A 40" by Eazy-E on his album Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton.
- War's version was sampled in the 1997 song "Capítulo 4, Versículo 3" by Racionais MC's on their album Sobrevivendo no Inferno.
- War's version was sampled in the 1999 song "I'm Good at Being Bad" by TLC on their album FanMail.
In popular culture
- War's version was featured in the fifth episode of 2016 season of The Get Down.
- War's version was featured on the soundtrack of the 2016 film Suicide Squad.
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[13] | Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ "War, "Slippin' into Darkness" Chart Positions". Retrieved March 29, 2019.
- ^ "War, All Day Music". Retrieved March 29, 2019.
- ^ "War, "Slippin' into Darkness" Single Release". Retrieved March 29, 2019.
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1972". Archived from the original on 2016-02-16. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
- ^ "Cargo Cult, Strange Men Bearing Gifts". Retrieved March 29, 2019.
- ^ "Black Uhuru, Mystical Truth". Retrieved March 29, 2019.
- ^ "Pucho & His Latin Soul Brothers, Rip a Dip". Retrieved March 29, 2019.
- ^ "Sandra St. Victor, Gemini: Both Sides". Retrieved March 29, 2019.
- ^ "Ramsey Lewis and Nancy Wilson, Simple Pleasures". Retrieved March 29, 2019.
- ^ "Widespread Panic, Jackassolantern". Retrieved March 29, 2019.
- ^ "Lettuce, Fly". Retrieved March 29, 2019.
- ^ "Marcus Miller, Renaissance". Retrieved March 29, 2019.
- ^ "American single certifications – War – Slippin' Into Darkness". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
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