Lethal Weapon (song) - Composition

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"Lethal Weapon" is a song by American recording artist Ice-T. It was released on September 21, 1989 as a single from the rapper's third studio album The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech...Just Watch What You Say through Sire Records. The song was written and produced by Ice-T and Afrika Islam, who used a sample from Little Royal and The Swingmasters' "Razor Blade".[1] The single peaked at number 22 in New Zealand and number 98 in the UK.

"Lethal Weapon"

Single by Ice-T

from the album The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech... Just Watch What You Say!

B-side

"Heartbeat"
"This One's For Me"

Released

September 21, 1989

Studio

Syndicate Studios West (Los Angeles, CA)
Wide Tracks (Los Angeles, CA)

Genre

Gangsta rap

Length

4:35

Label

Sire

Songwriter(s)

Tracy Lauren Marrow
Charles Andre Glenn

Producer(s)

Afrika Islam
Ice-T

Ice-T singles chronology

"High Rollers"
(1988)

"Lethal Weapon"
(1989)

"What Ya Wanna Do?"
(1989)

Music video

"Lethal Weapon" on YouTube

Track listing

7", cassette
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Lethal Weapon" (LP Version)	T. Marrow	Afrika Islam Ice-T	4:35
2.	"Heartbeat (Remix Edit)" (featuring WAR)	T. Marrow C. Glenn M. Dickerson C. Miller H. Brown H. Scott L. Oskar L. Jordan T. Allen	Afrika Islam Ice-T Jerry Goldstein	4:10

12", Maxi single
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Lethal Weapon" (LP Version)	T. Marrow	Afrika Islam Ice-T	4:35
2.	"Lethal Weapon" (Instrumental)	T. Marrow	Afrika Islam Ice-T	4:35
3.	"This One's For Me" (LP Version)	T. Marrow	Afrika Islam Ice-T	4:35
4.	"Heartbeat (12" Remix)" (featuring WAR)	T. Marrow C. Glenn M. Dickerson C. Miller H. Brown H. Scott L. Oskar L. Jordan T. Allen	Afrika Islam Ice-T Jerry Goldstein	7:52

Personnel

Tracy Lauren Marrow – lyrics, vocals, producer, arranging
Charles Andre Glenn – producer, programming
Gerald "Jerry" Goldstein – producer on "Heartbeat (Remix)"
Mark Wolfson – engineering on "Heartbeat (Remix)"
Eric Garcia – scratches
Bilal Bashir – editor

Chart positions

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[2]	161
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[3]	49
UK Singles (OCC)[4]	62
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[5]	12

References

"Lethal Weapon by Ice-T on WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
"Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing November 20, 1991". Retrieved April 2, 2022.
"Ice-T – Lethal Weapon". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
"Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
"Ice-T Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-02-26.

External links

Ice-T – Lethal Weapon at Discogs (list of releases)

v t e Ice-T
Studio albums	Rhyme Pays Power The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech... Just Watch What You Say! O.G. Original Gangster Home Invasion Ice-T VI: Return of the Real The Seventh Deadly Sin Pimp to Eat Gangsta Rap
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits: The Evidence Gang Culture
Singles	"Reckless" "6 in the Mornin'" "Colors" "I'm Your Pusher" "High Rollers" "Lethal Weapon" "What Ya Wanna Do" "You Played Yourself" "O.G. Original Gangster" "New Jack Hustler (Nino's Theme)" "I Ain't New Ta This" "That's How I'm Livin'" "Gotta Lotta Love" "I Must Stand" "The Lane"
Related articles	Discography Body Count Analog Brothers Fin Tutuola

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