Bop Gun (One Nation)

"Bop Gun (One Nation)"
Single by Ice Cube featuring George Clinton
from the album Lethal Injection
Released July 12, 1994
Format
Recorded 1993
Genre
Length
  • 3:42 (single version)
  • 5:18 (video version)
Label Priority
53816
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Ice Cube
  • George Clinton
Ice Cube featuring George Clinton singles chronology
"You Know How We Do It"
(1994)		 "Bop Gun (One Nation)"
(1994)		 "Natural Born Killaz"
(1994)

"You Know How We Do It"
(1994)		 "Bop Gun (One Nation)"
(1993)		 "Natural Born Killaz"
(1994)

"Bop Gun (One Nation)" is the third single from Ice Cube's fourth album, Lethal Injection. It samples the Funkadelic song "One Nation Under a Groove". It reached number six on the Hot Rap Singles chart and number 23 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart.

The term "Bop Gun" was invented and popularized by George Clinton's band Parliament in the 1977 song "Bop Gun (Endangered Species)". It is "shot" at the funkless people and fills their heart with funk and enlightenment from false ideology. (George Clinton's Funkcyclopedia)

The video for the single portrays a crazy houseparty at George Clinton's, was directed by Cameron Casey and also features Bootsy Collins and WC. In the ending, the music stops with a fadeout and we can finally catch George Clinton holding the Bop Gun.

The song was included on Ice Cube's Greatest Hits album and on the 1996 George Clinton remix album Greatest Funkin' Hits. "Bop Gun (One Nation)" was mixed at Aire LA Studios in Glendale, CA by Raymundo Silva.

The song features lyrics from Tom Tom Club's hit "Genius of Love."

The version of "Bop Gun (One Nation)" featured on Lethal Injection is about 11 minutes, while the radio edit clocks in at under four minutes. The radio edit also features slightly different lyrics sung by Ice Cube, such as the replacement of certain expletives, so as to make it more suitable for radio play.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1994) Peak
position
Billboard Hot 100 23
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 21
Billboard Hot Rap Singles 6
Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 9
Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 8

Year-end charts

Year-end chart (1994) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[1] 99

References

  1. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 – 1994". Archived from the original on 2009-03-01. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
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