Bop Gun (One Nation)

"Bop Gun (One Nation)"
"Bop Gun (One Nation)"
Single by Ice Cube featuring George Clinton
from the album Lethal Injection
Released	July 12, 1994
Recorded	1993
Genre	G-funk
Length	3:42 (single version); 5:18 (video version); 11:05 (album version);
Label	Priority; 53816
Songwriter(s)	O'Shea Jackson; George Clinton;
Producer(s)	Ice Cube; George Clinton;
Ice Cube featuring George Clinton singles chronology

"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 and certifications[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1994)	Peak position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)	22
UK Dance Singles (Music Week)^[2]	12
US Billboard Hot 100^[3]	23
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)^[4]	8
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[5]	21
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)^[6]	6
US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[7]	9

Year-end charts[]

Year-end chart (1994)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100^[8]	99

Certifications[]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[9]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

^ Juon, Steve 'Flash'. "Ice Cube :: Lethal Injection – RapReviews". Retrieved 2021-06-02.
^ "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 1994-08-27. p. 28. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
^ "Ice Cube Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ "Ice Cube Chart Search". Billboard.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Ice Cube Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Ice Cube Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Ice Cube Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.
^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1994". Archived from the original on 2009-03-01. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
^ "American single certifications – Ice Cube – Bop Gun (One Nation)". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links[]

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

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[1] Juon, Steve 'Flash'. "Ice Cube :: Lethal Injection – RapReviews". Retrieved 2021-06-02.

[2] "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 1994-08-27. p. 28. Retrieved 2021-04-26.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Ice_Cube-3] "Ice Cube Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.

[4] "Ice Cube Chart Search". Billboard.^{[permanent dead link]}

[sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_Ice_Cube-5] "Ice Cube Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardrapsongs_Ice_Cube-6] "Ice Cube Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardrhythmic_Ice_Cube-7] "Ice Cube Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.

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

[riaa-9] "American single certifications – Ice Cube – Bop Gun (One Nation)". Recording Industry Association of America.

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Extended plays	Kill at Will
Compilations	Bootlegs & B-Sides Featuring...Ice Cube Greatest Hits In the Movies The Essentials Icon
Singles	"True to the Game" "Wicked" "It Was a Good Day" "Check Yo Self" "Really Doe" "You Know How We Do It" "Bop Gun (One Nation)" "The World Is Mine" "We Be Clubbin'" "Men of Steel" "Pushin' Weight" "Hello" "You Can Do It" "Until We Rich" "Why We Thugs" "Go to Church" "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It" "Do Ya Thang" "I Rep That West" "Good Cop, Bad Cop" "Arrest the President"
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