Hand on the Pump

"Hand on the Pump" is a single by hip hop group Cypress Hill, released from their self-titled debut. While still successful, the song did not reach the popularity of previous singles "How I Could Just Kill a Man" and "The Phuncky Feel One". The song was re-recorded and released as a single in 1992 under the name "Hand on the Glock"; this version was also released on the "Latin Lingo" single.

"Hand on the Pump"
Single by Cypress Hill
from the album Cypress Hill
B-side"Real Estate"
Released1991
FormatCassette, maxi single
Recorded1991
GenreWest Coast hip hop, Gangsta Rap
Length4:02
LabelRuffhouse
Songwriter(s)Brett Bouldin, Eugene Dixon, Earl Edwards, Louis Freese, Lawrence Muggerud, Bernice Williams
Producer(s)DJ Muggs
Cypress Hill singles chronology
"The Phuncky Feel One"
(1991)		 "Hand on the Pump"
(1991)		 "Pigs"
(1991)

Music video

Like many of the group's early music videos, the video simply shows the members performing the song in various locations.[1]

Track listing
Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Hand on the Pump" (LP version)4:02
2."Hand on the Pump" (radio edit)4:02
3."Hand on the Pump" (instrumental)4:02
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Real Estate" (LP version)3:52
2."Real Estate" (radio edit)3:52
3."Real Estate" (instrumental)3:52

Chart positions
Chart Peak
position
US R&B[A] 49[2]
US Rap 2[3]

Notes
  • A ^ "Hand on the Pump" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 6 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart, which acts as a 25-song extension to the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

[4] "Hand on the Pump" samples Gene Chandler's "The Duke of Earl" on the 1962 album, Vee Jay.

References
  1. "Cypress Hill - Hand on the Pump". YouTube. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  2. "Cypress Hill Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  3. "Cypress Hill Album & Song Chart History: Rap Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  4. "Cypress Hill's 'Hand on the Pump' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
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