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Released on Columbia, also Chop Suey! (System of a Down), Toxicity (System of a Down) and Pumped Up Kicks (Foster the People)
Written by Eric Sadler, also Bring the Noise, Bring the Noise (Anthrax) and Welcome to the Terrordome
Produced by Hank Shocklee, also Bring the Noise, Fight the Power and Rebel Without a Pause
Part of It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, also Bring the Noise, Rebel Without a Pause and Don’t Believe the Hype
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Eric Sadler wrote 10 of Public Enemy’s top 10 songs
Hank Shocklee produced 8 of Public Enemy’s top 10 songs
Eric Sadler wrote 64 songs on fono
Hank Shocklee wrote 55 songs on fono
Credits
All 9 credits
- Written by
- Chuck D, Eric Sadler, Flavor Flav and Hank Shocklee
- Produced by
- Chuck D and Hank Shocklee
- Released on
- Columbia and Def Jam Recordings
- Written by
- Chuck D, Eric Sadler, Flavor Flav and Hank Shocklee
- Produced by
- Chuck D and Hank Shocklee
- Released on
- Columbia and Def Jam Recordings
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Eric Sadler
Same label: Columbia
Same label: Def Jam Recordings
Same writer: Eric Sadler
Same producer: Hank Shocklee
Same label: Columbia
Same release: It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
Same label: Def Jam Recordings
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1MusicBrainz Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos samples Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic
Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos samples Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic
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2MusicBrainz Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos was produced by Chuck D
Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos was produced by Chuck D
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3MusicBrainz Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos was produced by Hank Shocklee
Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos was produced by Hank Shocklee
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos was written by Chuck D
Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos was written by Chuck D
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos was written by Eric Sadler
Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos was written by Eric Sadler
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6MusicBrainz Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos was written by Flavor Flav
Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos was written by Flavor Flav
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos was written by Hank Shocklee
Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos was written by Hank Shocklee
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8MusicBrainz Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos is part of the release It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos is part of the release It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
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9MusicBrainz Columbia is the label of the song Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos
Columbia is the label of the song Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos
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10MusicBrainz Def Jam Recordings is the label of the song Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos
Def Jam Recordings is the label of the song Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos
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11MusicBrainz Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos was released on 1988-06-28
Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos was released on 1988-06-28
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026