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Released on Def Jam Recordings, also Diamonds (Rihanna), Fancy (Iggy Azalea) and Only Girl (In the World) (Rihanna)
Written by Chuck D, also Bring the Noise, Bring the Noise (Anthrax) and Welcome to the Terrordome
Part of Muse Sick‐N‐Hour Mess Age, also I Ain’t Mad at All, Godd Complexx and Aintnuttin Buttersong
Engineered by Gary G‐Wiz, also House of the Rising Son and Sudden Death (Interlude)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Hank Shocklee wrote 7 of Public Enemy’s top 10 songs
Hank Shocklee wrote 55 songs on fono
Gary Rinaldo wrote 18 songs on fono
Hank Shocklee first appears on fono in 1987, 7 years before this song
Credits
All 11 credits
- Written by
- Carl DeHaney, Chuck D, Gary Rinaldo and Hank Shocklee
- Performed by
- Chuck D
- Engineered by
- Gary G‐Wiz and J-Technique
- Mixed by
- Gary G‐Wiz
- Part of
- Muse Sick‐N‐Hour Mess Age
- Recorded at
- Suburban Funk Studio
- Released on
- Def Jam Recordings
- Written by
- Carl DeHaney, Chuck D, Gary Rinaldo and Hank Shocklee
- Performed by
- Chuck D
- Engineered by
- Gary G‐Wiz and J-Technique
- Mixed by
- Gary G‐Wiz
- Part of
- Muse Sick‐N‐Hour Mess Age
- Recorded at
- Suburban Funk Studio
- Released on
- Def Jam Recordings
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Chuck D
Same engineer: Gary G‐Wiz
Same mixer: Gary G‐Wiz
Same label: Def Jam Recordings
Same release: Muse Sick‐N‐Hour Mess Age
Same writer: Chuck D
Same label: Def Jam Recordings
Same release: Muse Sick‐N‐Hour Mess Age
Versions, samples and covers
Elsewhere
Sources (13)
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1MusicBrainz Living In a Zoo was performed by Chuck D
Living In a Zoo was performed by Chuck D
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Living In a Zoo samples Caught, Can We Get a Witness? (Pre Black Steel Ballistic Felony dub)
Living In a Zoo samples Caught, Can We Get a Witness? (Pre Black Steel Ballistic Felony dub)
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Living In a Zoo was written by Carl DeHaney
Living In a Zoo was written by Carl DeHaney
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Living In a Zoo was written by Chuck D
5MusicBrainz Living In a Zoo was written by Gary Rinaldo
Living In a Zoo was written by Gary Rinaldo
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Living In a Zoo was written by Hank Shocklee
Living In a Zoo was written by Hank Shocklee
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Living In a Zoo is part of the release Muse Sick‐N‐Hour Mess Age
Living In a Zoo is part of the release Muse Sick‐N‐Hour Mess Age
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Living In a Zoo was recorded at Suburban Funk Studio
Living In a Zoo was recorded at Suburban Funk Studio
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Def Jam Recordings is the label of the song Living In a Zoo
Def Jam Recordings is the label of the song Living In a Zoo
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Living In a Zoo was engineered by Gary G‐Wiz
Living In a Zoo was engineered by Gary G‐Wiz
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz Living In a Zoo was engineered by J-Technique
Living In a Zoo was engineered by J-Technique
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz Living In a Zoo was mixed by Gary G‐Wiz
13MusicBrainz Living In a Zoo was released on 1994-05-17
Living In a Zoo was released on 1994-05-17
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026