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"It Was a Good Day" is a
1993 single by
American gangsta rapper
Ice Cube from his third solo album,
The Predator. It is the second single from the album and it peaked at number seven on the
Billboard Hot 100. It was also a hit in the
UK Charts, peaking at number 27. It was ranked as the 81st greatest rap song of all time by About.com and number 77 on
VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 90s.
Background
Ice Cube originally recorded a demo of the track in his home studio and went on to record the album version in
Los Angeles at Echo Sound Studios during 1992, and it was one of the first ideas for the album sessions.}}
Ice Cube initially went into the studio with a sample of the
Isley Brothers’ “Footsteps in the Dark" and
DJ Pooh enhanced the production with bass and vocals.
The song received generally very positive reviews from critics.
Blender magazine writer, Michael Odel, stated it contained a "chilled-out, feel-good vibe"
Entertainment Weekly mention that he rapped over a "partly melancholy, partly swaggering beat [and] glories in good luck, South Central style".
Vibe magazine described DJ Pooh's beat as a "smoothed-out production". It reached number 77 on
VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 90's. It was included in About.com's Top 100 Rap Songs, at number 81.
Chart performance
The song performed well in the United States, becoming Ice Cube's highest charting single to date. It reached number 15 on the
Billboard Hot 100, number 7 on
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and peaked at number 1 on the
Hot Rap Singles. It also reached number 13 on the
Rhythmic Top 40. It sold over 500,000 units and the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified it
Gold on
June 1,
1993. It was also successful in the U.K., where it peaked at number 27 on single charts.
Music video
The
music video was directed by
F. Gary Gray and was first aired during March 1993. Each scene follows and depicts the respective lyrics.
At the end of the accompanying music video, police are depicted surrounding Ice Cube's house in order to arrest him. It then states "To Be Continued", a segue to his next music video and single "
Check Yo Self," which was released the following August.
The shirt Cube was wearing in the video was the same one he later wore in the
1995 movie
Friday.
Charts
| Chart (1993) |
Peak Position |
UK Singles Chart |
27 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 |
15 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Singles |
1 |
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles |
7 |
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 |
13 |
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