| "I Shouldn't Have Done It" | ||||
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| Single by Slick Rick | ||||
| from the album The Ruler's Back | ||||
| B-side | I Shouldn't Have Done It | |||
| Released | June 6, 1991 | |||
| Format | Vinyl, Cassette, CD | |||
| Recorded | 1990 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 4:05 | |||
| Label | Def Jam Recordings | |||
| Writer(s) | Ricky Walters | |||
| Producer | Vance Wright | |||
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"I Shouldn't Have Done It" was the first single released from Slick Rick's second album, The Ruler's Back. It was released on June 6, 1991, by Def Jam Recordings with production from Vance Wright and lyrics written by Slick Rick. It would be the most successful single from the album, being the only one of three singles to make it to the Billboard charts. It reached number fifty on the Hot R&B Singles chart and number two on the Hot Rap Singles chart.
The single was used in the soundtrack for the motion picture Livin' Large!, and clips from the film was used in the music video for the song.