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1-800 Suicide

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"1-800 Suicide"
Single by Gravediggaz[1]
from the album 6 Feet Deep and Demon Knight (soundtrack)
B-side"Mommy, What's a Gravedigga?"
ReleasedJanuary 24, 1995
Recorded1994
GenreHorrorcore
Length4:18
LabelGee Street
Songwriter(s)Gravediggaz
Producer(s)Prince Paul
Gravediggaz singles chronology
"Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide"
(1994)
"1-800 Suicide"
(1995)
"Dangerous Mindz"
(1997)

"1-800 Suicide" is the third and final single released from the Gravediggaz' debut album, 6 Feet Deep. Produced by Prince Paul (The Undertaker), "1-800 Suicide" was the Gravediggaz final charting single, making it to 46 on the Hot Rap Singles. The song was paired with "Mommy, What's a Gravedigga?" as a Double A-Side, although Gee Street also released "1-800 Suicide" and "Mommy, What's a Gravedigga?" as individuals with exactly the same cover art. The song can also be found on the soundtrack of the 1995 film Tales from the Crypt presents: Demon Knight, and as the opening theme song for The Leftovers Season 3 episode "Certified".

Complex ranked "1-800-Suicide" at #22 on their list of the 25 most violent rap songs of all time.[2]

Single track listing

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A-Side 1

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  1. "1-800-Suicide" (Clean Version) – 4:18
  2. "1-800-Suicide" – 4:18
  3. "1-800-Suicide" (Instrumental Version) – 3:41

A-Side 2

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  1. "Mommy What's a Gravedigga?" (Clean RZA Mix) – 4:08
  2. "Mommy What's a Gravedigga?" (RZA Mix Instrumental) – 3:34
  3. "Mommy What's a Gravedigga?" – 1:44
  4. "Mommy What's a Gravedigga?" (Album Instrumental) – 1:40

Charts

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Chart (1995) Peak
position
Billboard Hot Rap Singles 46
Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 29

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Gravediggaz - 1 800 Suicide Album '6 Feet Deep' LYRICS". Lyrics007. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  2. ^ The 25 Most Violent Rap Songs of All Time