Run's House (song)

"Run's House"
Single by Run-D.M.C.
from the album Tougher Than Leather
B-side Beats to the Rhyme
Released April 15, 1988
Format CD, Vinyl, Cassette
Recorded 1987
Genre Hip hop
Length 3:49
Label Profile
Writer(s) Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, David Reeves
Producer Davy D, Run-D.M.C.
Run-D.M.C. singles chronology
"Mary, Mary"
(1988)
"Run's House"
(1988)
"Pause"
(1989)

"Run's House" is a single released by Run-D.M.C. from their fourth studio album Tougher Than Leather. It was released in 1988 through Profile Records and was produced and written by the group and Davy D. "Run's House" was the highest charting single from the album, making it to number ten on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. The track was later used as the theme song for Run's show Run's House and was sampled by the group for their hit single, "Down with the King".

Contents

Track listing

12"

A-Side

  1. "Run's House" - 3:43
  2. Beats to the Rhyme" - 2:43

B-Side

  1. "Run's House" (Instrumental) - 3:49
  2. Beats to the Rhyme" (Instrumental) - 2:43

CD-single

  1. Run's House (Vocal) 3:44
  2. Beat's To The Rhyme (Vocal) 2:41
  3. It's Tricky (Club Mix) 7:19 (Remix by Shep Pettibone)
  4. Run's House (Instrumental) 3:46

7"

A-Side

  1. "Run's House" - 3:27; There is a variant of the 7" that cuts the song at 3:21

B-Side

  1. Beats to the Rhyme" - 2:43

Samples

It was sampled by Royce da 5'9" in his song "I'm the King"