Doin' Time
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| Song by Sublime | ||
| Album | Sublime | |
| Released | 1996-07-30 | |
| Recorded | 1995 & 1996 | |
| Genre | Ska | |
| Length | 4:12 | |
| Label | MCA | |
| Producer | Paul Leary & David Kahne | |
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| Single by Sublime from the album Sublime |
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| Released | 25 November, 1997 | |
| Format | CD Single | |
| Recorded | 1996 | |
| Genre | Ska/Alternative Rock | |
| Length | 4.12 | |
| Label | Gasoline Alley | |
| Writer(s) | Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin, Marshall Goodman, Dorothy Heyward, Dubose Heyward, Brad Nowell | |
| Producer | Jerry Duplesis | |
"Doin' Time" is a song by the American band Sublime. It is featured on their self-titled third album. The lyrics tell of a cheating girlfriend, whose infidelities and poor treatment of her lover makes him feel like he is in prison. "Doin' Time" features heavy looping of bass and drums in the dub style for which Sublime became well known. It was released as a single on November 25, 1997; the disk contained alternate versions of the song including one by Wyclef Jean. Additional versions appeared on the post-Bradley Nowell compilation album Second-hand Smoke and several bootlegs, including one with Snoop Dogg. The song is also featured on the soundtrack to the video games Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2 and Major League Baseball 2K7 (although it is renamed "Summertime" on the latter).
"Doin' Time" is a loose cover of "Summertime" by George Gershwin, composed for the opera Porgy and Bess. The track heavily samples a cover of "Summertime" by jazz floutist Herbie Mann, a live bossa nova version from his album Herbie Mann at the Village Gate. Future Long Beach Dub Allstars DJ Marshall Goodman appears on the recording and is mentioned in the lyrics. The song contains a sample from the Beastie Boys' "Slow and Low" from their 1986 album Licensed to Ill. The line is, "And we can do it like this, in the place to be."
[edit] Re-release
The original version of "Doin' Time", which includes Bradley Nowell's original lyrics, was released in 2006 on the Deluxe Edition of the band's self-titled Sublime album. The deluxe edition also includes 5 remixes of "Doin' Time", and the original music video.
[edit] Track listing
- "Doin' Time (Bradley Version)" – 4:12
- "Doin' Time (Remixed by Wyclef Jean)" – 3:49
- "Doin' Time (Remixed by Marshall Arts featuring The Pharcyde)" – 4:10
- "Doin' Time (Album Version)" – 4:12
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