It Was a Good Day
1993 single by Ice Cube
1993 single by Ice Cube
"It Was a Good Day" is a song by American rapper Ice Cube, released on February 23, 1993, by Lench Mob and Priority as the second single from his third solo album, The Predator (1992). The song was written by Ice Cube and produced by DJ Pooh, peaking at No. 7 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and No. 27 on the UK Charts. On the Billboard Hot 100, it peaked at No. 15, making it Ice Cube's highest-charting single on the chart to date. Its video was directed by F. Gary Gray. The song's lyrics describe a pleasant day in Cube's life with details like the Los Angeles Lakers beating the Seattle SuperSonics and no smog in Los Angeles. "It Was a Good Day" ranked 81st on the list of greatest rap songs of all time by About.com, 77th on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 1990s, 36th on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time, and 352nd on the latter's list of the 500 Best Songs of All Time. In 2008, the song ranked 28th on VH1's 100 greatest hip-hop songs.
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