Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Tracklist

1	Countdown To Armageddon	1:40
2	Bring The Noise	3:46
3	Don't Believe The Hype	5:19
4	Cold Lampin With Flavor	4:17
5	Terminator X To The Edge Of Panic	4:31
6	Mind Terrorist	1:21
7	Louder Than A Bomb	3:37
8	Caught, Can We Get A Witness?	4:53
9	Show Em Whatcha Got	1:56
10	She Watch Channel Zero ?!	3:49
11	Night Of The Living Baseheads	3:14
12	Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos	6:23
13	Security Of The First World	1:20
14	Rebel Without A Pause	5:02
15	Prophets Of Rage	3:18
16	Party For Your Right To Fight	3:25

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Def Jam Recordings
• Copyright (c) – Def Jam Recordings
• Recorded At – Greene St. Recording
• Recorded At – Chung King Studios
• Recorded At – Sabella Recording Studios
• Recorded At – Spectrum City Studios
• Mixed At – Greene St. Recording
• Mixed At – Chung King Studios
• Engineered At – Greene St. Recording
• Engineered At – Sabella Recording Studios
• Engineered At – Chung King Studios
• Licensed To – Mercury
• Marketed By – Island Records
• Distributed By – Island Records
• Made By – Universal M & L, Germany
• Published By – Def American Songs
• Published By – Island Music

Credits

• Artwork [Visuals] – Glen E. Friedman
• Engineer – Chuck Valle (tracks: 14), Greg Gordon (tracks: 2), Jeff Jones (tracks: 2), Jim Sabella (tracks: 2, 8)
• Engineer [Greene Street Recording] – Chris Shaw, John Harrison , Matt Tritto, Nick Sansano
• Executive-producer – Rick Rubin
• Executive-producer [Production Supervisor] – Bill Stephney
• Lyrics By – C. Ridenhour* (tracks: 2, 14), H. Shocklee* (tracks: 2, 14)
• Mixed By – Chuck Chillout (tracks: 11), Keith (Wizard K-Jee) Boxley* (tracks: 11), Steve Ett (tracks: 2, 14)
• Mixed By [Greene Street Recording] – Rod Hui
• Music By – C. Ridenhour* (tracks: 2, 14), E. Sadler* (tracks: 2, 14), H. Shocklee* (tracks: 2, 14), N. Rogers* (tracks: 14)
• Producer – Carl Ryder, Hank Shocklee
• Producer [Assistant] – Eric (Vietnam) Sadler*
• Programmed By – Eric (Vietnam) Sadler*, Hank Shocklee
• Scratches [Lead And Rhythm Scratching] – Norman (Terminator X) Rogers*
• Scratches [Rhythm Scratch] – Johnny Juice Rosado (tracks: 11)
• Sequenced By – Carl Ryder, Hank Shocklee
• Vocals [The Bass] – Chuck D
• Vocals [The Treble] – Flavor Flav
• Voice [Occasional Voices] – The Black To The Future Sample Stars, Professor Griff
• Written-By – Ridenhour* (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10 to 12, 14 to 16), Sadler* (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10 to 12, 14 to 16), Shocklee* (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10 to 12, 14 to 16), Rogers* (tracks: 5, 14), Griffin* (tracks: 10), W. Drayton* (tracks: 4, 5, 10, 12)

Notes

Same catalog number as this release but different rights societies (BIEM/MCPS instead of BIEM/STEMRA).

Dedicated to the cities of Philidelphia and London.

Recorded at: Greene Street Recording, NYC; Chung King House of Metal, NYC; Sabella Recording, Roslyn, LI, NY; Spectrum City Studios, Hempstead, LI, NY.
Engineered at: Greene St. Recording Studios; Sabella Studios; Chung King
Mixed at: Greene St. Recording, Chung King

Publishing: Copyright 1987 Def American Songs, BMI
Controlled in Europe and the rest of the world by Island Music

℗ 1988 Def Jam Recordings except 2 & 14 ℗ 1987 Def Jam Recordings © 1988 Def Jam Recordings

Rush Associated Labels exclusively licensed to Mercury excluding U.K., France and U.S.A.
Marketed and distributed in U.K. and France by Island Records.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 7 314-527358-2 9
• Barcode (String): 731452735829
• Matrix / Runout: 07314 527 358-2 02 +
• Matrix / Runout (CD Mould Text): MADE IN GERMANY BY UNIVERSAL M & L K
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI L002
• Rights Society: BIEM / MCPS
• Label Code: LC 0268
• Other (Distribution Code): PY 899
• Other: BMI

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
C 44303, FC 44303	Public Enemy	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back ‎(LP, Album)	Def Jam Recordings, Def Jam Recordings, Columbia, Columbia	C 44303, FC 44303	US	1988
CK 44303	Public Enemy	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back ‎(CD, Album)	Def Jam Recordings, Columbia	CK 44303	US	1988
BFW 44303	Public Enemy	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back ‎(LP, Album, Promo)	Def Jam Recordings	BFW 44303	US	1988
542 423-2	Public Enemy	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back ‎(CD, Album, Enh, RE, RM, RP)	Def Jam Recordings	542 423-2	UK	2000
314 527 358-2	Public Enemy	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Def Jam Recordings	314 527 358-2	US	Unknown