Turtle Power
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| Single by Partners in Kryme from the album Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
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| Released | April 13, 1990 | ||||
| Format | CD Single Cassette Single |
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| Genre | Soundtrack | ||||
| Length | 7:67 | ||||
| Label | SBK Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | James Alpern Richard Usher |
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| Producer | Partners in Kryme | ||||
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"Turtle Power" is a 1990 single performed by rap duo Partners in Kryme. The song was released by SBK Records and was from the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" and was featured in the film's closing credits.
[edit] Song Info
Written by James P Alpern and Richard A Usher JR and produced by Partners In Kryme, Turtle Power rode the wave of popularity of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise. A rap record featuring the use of vocoder vocals for the chorus, it became a massive worldwide hit reaching #13 on the Billboard Hot 100, #2 on the Hot Rap Singles and #1 on the UK singles chart for four weeks in July 1990. The song would also be coupled with the single Turtle Rhapsody and would also be included in third turtles film soundtrack. The song is also very popular with Maryland Terrapins fans.
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- Turtle Power (Single Edit)
- Turtle Power (Album Version)
| Preceded by "Sacrifice" by Elton John |
UK number one single July 22, 1990 |
Succeeded by "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" by Bombalurina with Timmy Mallett |
