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Written by Sylvia Robinson, also The Message (Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five), Empire State of Mind, Part II (Broken Down) (Alicia Keys) and Back in Time (Pitbull)
Released on Sugar Hill Records, also The Message (Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five), The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel (Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five) and Scorpio (Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five)
Produced by Michael Jonzun, also Somewhere in My Heart (Aztec Camera), Step by Step (New Kids on the Block) and Tonight (New Kids on the Block)
Engineered by Steve Jerome, also Shoot Your Shot (Divine), I’ve Got Something on My Mind (The Left Banke) and I Haven’t Got the Nerve (The Left Banke)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Sylvia Robinson wrote 3 of Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five’s top 5 songs
Sylvia Robinson wrote 53 songs on fono
Michael Jonzun produced 18 songs on fono
Michael Jonzun’s most frequent co-producer is Maurice Starr (14 songs together)
Credits
All 18 credits
- Written by
- Big Bank Hank, Cowboy, Grandmaster Melle Mel, Kid Creole, Larry Johnson, Master Gee, Michael Jonzun, Rahiem, Scorpio, Sylvia Robinson and Wonder Mike
- Produced by
- Larry Johnson, Michael Jonzun and Sylvia Inc.
- Performed by
- The Sugarhill Gang
- Engineered by
- Steve Jerome
- Part of
- Showdown
- Released on
- Sugar Hill Records
- Written by
- Big Bank Hank, Cowboy, Grandmaster Melle Mel, Kid Creole, Larry Johnson, Master Gee, Michael Jonzun, Rahiem, Scorpio, Sylvia Robinson and Wonder Mike
- Produced by
- Larry Johnson, Michael Jonzun and Sylvia Inc.
- Performed by
- The Sugarhill Gang
- Engineered by
- Steve Jerome
- Part of
- Showdown
- Released on
- Sugar Hill Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Sylvia Robinson
Same producer: Michael Jonzun
Same engineer: Steve Jerome
Same producer: Sylvia Inc.
Same writer: Sylvia Robinson
Same producer: Michael Jonzun
Same engineer: Steve Jerome
Same writer: Grandmaster Melle Mel
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Showdown was performed by The Sugarhill Gang
Showdown was performed by The Sugarhill Gang
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Showdown was produced by Larry Johnson
3MusicBrainz Showdown was produced by Michael Jonzun
4MusicBrainz Showdown was produced by Sylvia Inc.
5MusicBrainz Showdown was written by Big Bank Hank
6MusicBrainz Showdown was written by Cowboy
7MusicBrainz Showdown was written by Grandmaster Melle Mel
Showdown was written by Grandmaster Melle Mel
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Showdown was written by Kid Creole
9MusicBrainz Showdown was written by Larry Johnson
10MusicBrainz Showdown was written by Master Gee
11MusicBrainz Showdown was written by Michael Jonzun
12MusicBrainz Showdown was written by Rahiem
13MusicBrainz Showdown was written by Scorpio
14MusicBrainz Showdown was written by Sylvia Robinson
15MusicBrainz Showdown was written by Wonder Mike
16MusicBrainz Showdown is part of the release Showdown
Showdown is part of the release Showdown
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
17MusicBrainz Sugar Hill Records is the label of the song Showdown
Sugar Hill Records is the label of the song Showdown
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
18MusicBrainz Showdown was engineered by Steve Jerome
19MusicBrainz Showdown was released on 1981-06