| "Got Ur Self a Gun" | ||||
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| Single by Nas | ||||
| from the album Stillmatic | ||||
| Released | December 4, 2001 21 January 2002 (UK) | |||
| Recorded | 2000 | |||
| Genre | East Coast hip hop, gangsta rap | |||
| Length | 3:48 | |||
| Label | Ill Will, Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Nasir Jones Alabama 3 Dorsey Wesley | |||
| Producer(s) | Megahertz | |||
| Nas singles chronology | ||||
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"Got Ur Self a Gun" also known by "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.
Music video
The 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
US 12" single
A-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
A-side
- "Got Ur Self a Gun" (Explicit)
- "Black Zombie" (Explicit)
B-side
- "Ether" (Explicit)
Charts
| Chart (2001–02) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Germany Official German Charts[1] | 62 |
| Netherlands Single Top 100[2] | 24 |
| Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade[3] | 38 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 87 |
| US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 37 |
| US Billboard Hot Rap Tracks | 2 |
| UK Singles Chart[5] | 30 |
References
- ^ GmbH, musicline.de / PhonoNet. "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de". musicline.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Nas - Got Ur Self A..." hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Nas - Got Ur Self A... - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
- ^ "Nas Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
- ^ "NAS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-07-25.