I Ain't Goin' Out Like That

1993 single by Cypress Hill

"I Ain't Goin' Out Like That"

Single by Cypress Hill

from the album Black Sunday

Released

December 7, 1993

Genre

Alternative hip hop, West Coast hip hop, horrorcore

Length

4:27 (album version)
4:03 (radio edit)

Label

Ruffhouse, Columbia

Songwriter(s)

Geezer Butler, Louis Freese, Tony Iommi, Lawrence Muggerud, Ozzy Osbourne, Richard Todd Ray, Bill Ward

Producer(s)

T-Ray

Cypress Hill singles chronology

"When the Shit Goes Down"
(1993)

"I Ain't Goin' Out Like That"
(1993)

"Lick a Shot"
(1994)

Music video

”I Ain't Goin' Out Like That on YouTube

"I Ain't Goin' Out Like That" is a song by American hip hop group Cypress Hill, released in December 1993 as the third single from their second studio album, Black Sunday (1993). During a scheduled Saturday Night Live performance, the song was cut short and the group was banned after DJ Muggs lit up a cannabis joint on-air just before the song. It contains a sample of the opening bars (played on a harmonica) from Black Sabbath's song "The Wizard". It was revealed that the band was high on mushrooms when this final track of the album was recorded.^[1]

Critical reception

Pete Stanton from Smash Hits gave "I Ain't Goin' Out Like That" four out of five, adding, "This tune is more pumping beats and jump-up-and-down raps."^[2]

Cover versions

In 1996, the song was covered by 16Volt for the electro-industrial various artists compilation Operation Beatbox.^[3]

In popular culture

"I Ain't Goin' Out Like That" was used in the superhero film Blue Beetle.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Ain't Goin' Out Like That"	4:27
2.	"I Ain't Goin' Out Like That" (radio edit)	4:03
3.	"I Ain't Goin' Out Like That" (instrumental)	4:27
4.	"Hits from the Bong"	2:41
5.	"Hits from the Bong" (T-Ray remix)	3:29
6.	"Scooby Doo"	3:39
Total length:		20:46

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[5]	43
Ireland (IRMA)^[6]	19
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[7]	6
UK Singles (OCC)^[8]	15
UK Dance (Music Week)^[9]	1
UK Club Chart (Music Week)^[10]	41
US Billboard Hot 100^[11]	65
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[12]	86

Year-end charts

Chart (1994)	Position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[13]	44

Credits and personnel

B-Real – vocals
Sen Dog – vocals
DJ Muggs – arranger, executive producer, mixing, scratching/turntables
T-Ray – production

References

^ Cypress Hill was tripping while finishing ‘Black Sunday’ Accessed October 26, 2018
^ Stanton, Pete (October 27, 1993). "New Singles". Smash Hits. p. 55. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
^ Christian, Chris (August 1996). "Various Artists: Operation Beatbox". Sonic Boom. 4 (7). Retrieved November 17, 2016.
^ https://hiddenremote.com/2023/08/21/blue-beetle-movie-soundtrack-songs-play-movie/
^ "Discography Cypress Hill". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
^ "Discography Cypress Hill". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
^ "Discography Cypress Hill". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
^ Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: Chris C. – CZR". Zobbel. Archived from the original on May 2, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
^ "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. December 11, 1993. p. 22. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
^ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). December 18, 1993. p. 4. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
^ "Cypress Hill Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
^ "Cypress Hill Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
^ "End of Year Charts 1994". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 3, 2017.