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Released on CBS, also Should I Stay or Should I Go (The Clash), Down Under (Men at Work) and (Don’t Fear) The Reaper (Blue Öyster Cult)
Written by Chuck D, also Bring the Noise, Bring the Noise (Anthrax) and Welcome to the Terrordome
Engineered by Steve Ett, also (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party) (Beastie Boys), It’s Tricky (Run‐D.M.C.) and No Sleep Till Brooklyn (Beastie Boys)
Produced by Hank Shocklee, also Bring the Noise, Fight the Power and Rebel Without a Pause
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Hank Shocklee produced 8 of Public Enemy’s top 10 songs
Hank Shocklee wrote 7 of Public Enemy’s top 10 songs
Steve Ett engineered 62 songs on fono
Hank Shocklee wrote 55 songs on fono
Credits
All 13 credits
- Written by
- Chuck D, Flavor Flav and Hank Shocklee
- Produced by
- Bill Stephney, Chuck D and Hank Shocklee
- Performed by
- Vernon Reid
- Engineered by
- Stephen Linsley and Steve Ett
- Mixed by
- Rick Rubin
- Part of
- Yo! Bum Rush the Show
- Released on
- CBS and Def Jam Recordings
- Written by
- Chuck D, Flavor Flav and Hank Shocklee
- Produced by
- Bill Stephney, Chuck D and Hank Shocklee
- Performed by
- Vernon Reid
- Engineered by
- Stephen Linsley and Steve Ett
- Mixed by
- Rick Rubin
- Part of
- Yo! Bum Rush the Show
- Released on
- CBS and 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: Steve Ett
Same mixer: Rick Rubin
Same label: CBS
Same release: Yo! Bum Rush the Show
Same writer: Chuck D
Same engineer: Steve Ett
Same producer: Hank Shocklee
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Sophisticated Bitch was performed by Vernon Reid
Sophisticated Bitch was performed by Vernon Reid
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Sophisticated Bitch was produced by Bill Stephney
Sophisticated Bitch was produced by Bill Stephney
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Sophisticated Bitch was produced by Chuck D
Sophisticated Bitch was produced by Chuck D
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Sophisticated Bitch was produced by Hank Shocklee
Sophisticated Bitch was produced by Hank Shocklee
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Sophisticated Bitch was written by Chuck D
Sophisticated Bitch was written by Chuck D
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Sophisticated Bitch was written by Flavor Flav
Sophisticated Bitch was written by Flavor Flav
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Sophisticated Bitch was written by Hank Shocklee
Sophisticated Bitch was written by Hank Shocklee
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Sophisticated Bitch is part of the release Yo! Bum Rush the Show
Sophisticated Bitch is part of the release Yo! Bum Rush the Show
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz CBS is the label of the song Sophisticated Bitch
CBS is the label of the song Sophisticated Bitch
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Def Jam Recordings is the label of the song Sophisticated Bitch
Def Jam Recordings is the label of the song Sophisticated Bitch
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz Sophisticated Bitch was engineered by Stephen Linsley
Sophisticated Bitch was engineered by Stephen Linsley
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz Sophisticated Bitch was engineered by Steve Ett
Sophisticated Bitch was engineered by Steve Ett
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz Sophisticated Bitch was mixed by Rick Rubin
Sophisticated Bitch was mixed by Rick Rubin
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
14MusicBrainz Sophisticated Bitch was released on 1987-02-10
Sophisticated Bitch was released on 1987-02-10
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