Smokin' Me Out

"Smokin' Me Out"
Single by Warren G featuring Ron Isley
from the album Take a Look Over Your Shoulder
B-side"We Brings Heat"
ReleasedMay 13, 1997 (1997-05-13)
Length3:40
Label
Songwriters
ProducerWarren G
Warren G singles chronology
"I Shot the Sheriff"
(1997) 		"Smokin' Me Out"
(1997) 		"Prince Igor"
(1997)
Ron Isley singles chronology
"Come with Me"
(1996) 		"Smokin' Me Out"
(1997) 		"Friend of Mine" (remix)
(1998)
Music video
"Smokin' Me Out" on YouTube

"Smokin' Me Out" is the third and final single released from American rapper Warren G's second album, Take a Look Over Your Shoulder. The song features Ron Isley on the chorus and samples the Isley Brothers' song "Coolin' Me Out", for which all of the brothers were given writing credits. "Smokin' Me Out" was Warren G's fifth US top-40 single, peaking at 35 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was also a hit in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number 14, and in New Zealand, where it reached number three.

Track listing

A1. "Smokin' Me Out" (radio)
A2. "Smokin' Me Out" (LP version)
A3. "Smokin' Me Out" (instrumental)
B1. "We Brings Heat" (radio)
B2. "We Brings Heat" (instrumental)
B3. "Smokin' Me Out" (acappella)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1997) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[1] 53
France (SNEP)[2] 21
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[3] 3
Scotland Singles (OCC)[4] 29
UK Singles (OCC)[5] 14
UK Dance (OCC)[6] 20
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[7] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 35
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] 20
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[10] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (1997) Position
New Zealand (RIANZ)[11] 34
US Hot Rap Singles (Billboard)[12] 36

Certifications

Certification for "Smokin' Me Out"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[13] Gold 15,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States May 13, 1997
[14]
United Kingdom May 19, 1997
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 [15]

References

  1. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 14, no. 24. June 14, 1997. p. 15.
  2. ^ "Warren G feat. Ron Isley – Smokin' Me Out" (in French). Le classement de singles.
  3. ^ "Warren G feat. Ron Isley – Smokin' Me Out". Top 40 Singles.
  4. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 25/5/1997 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  5. ^ "Official Singles Chart on 25/5/1997 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  6. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart on 25/5/1997 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  7. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart on 25/5/1997 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  8. ^ "Warren G Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  9. ^ "Warren G Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  10. ^ "Warren G Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  11. ^ "End of Year Charts 1997". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  12. ^ "The Year in Music 1997: Hot Rap Singles". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 52. December 27, 1997. p. YE-42.
  13. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Warren G feat. Ron Isley – Smokin' Me Out". Radioscope. Retrieved January 14, 2025. Type Smokin' Me Out in the "Search:" field and press Enter.
  14. ^ "New Releases". Radio & Records. No. 1196. May 9, 1997. pp. 33, 39.
  15. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. May 17, 1997. p. 36.
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