"Got Ur Self a Gun", also known as "Got Ur Self A..." for the clean versions of the album and single, respectively, is the second single from the 2001 album Stillmatic by the American rapper Nas. The song is produced by Megahertz and samples The Sopranos theme song "Woke Up This Morning", performed by Alabama 3. It reached #87 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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| Single by Nas | ||||
| from the album Stillmatic | ||||
| Released | December 4, 2001 (United States) 21 January 2002 (United Kingdom) | |||
| Recorded | 2000 | |||
| Genre | East Coast hip hop | |||
| Length | 3:48 | |||
| Label | Ill Will, Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Nasir Jones Alabama 3 Dorsey Wesley | |||
| Producer(s) | Megahertz | |||
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Music video
editThe music video features Nas in a church confessional. It pays respect to The Notorious B.I.G. and 2Pac by depicting the two rappers being shot. The photos transition to video, in which Nas is the actor.
Single track listing
editUS 12" single
editA-side
- "Got Ur Self a Gun" (Explicit)
- "Got Ur Self A...." (Clean)
B-side
- "Got Ur Self a Gun" (Instrumental)
- "You're da Man" (Explicit)
Europe 12" single
editA-side
- "Got Ur Self a Gun" (Explicit)
- "Black Zombie" (Explicit)
B-side
- "Ether" (Explicit)
Charts
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Weekly chartsedit
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Year-end chartsedit
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In popular culture
editA remixed version is featured in the final trailer for John Wick: Chapter 4.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Nas – Got Ur Self A..." (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ "Nas – Got Ur Self A..." (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ "Nas – Got Ur Self A...". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ "Nas: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ "Nas Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ "Nas Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ "Nas Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ "Nas Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ Blistein, Jon (February 17, 2023). "Keanu Reeves Brings the Heat in Final 'John Wick: Chapter 4' Trailer – Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2023-02-17. Retrieved August 1, 2023.