Turtle Power

"Turtle Power"
Single by Partners in Kryme
from the album Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Released	April 13, 1990 (1990-04-13)
Format	CD single
Genre	Rap
Length	3:54
Label	SBK Records
Writer(s)	James Alpern Richard Usher
Producer(s)	Partners in Kryme
Partners in Kryme singles chronology
- "Turtle Power" (1990) "Undercover" (1990)

"Turtle Power" is a 1990 single performed by rap duo Partners in Kryme.^[1] The song was released by SBK Records and was from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles soundtrack and was featured in the film's closing credits, then came back in the year 2014 from TriStar Pictures all new film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Song information

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 the third turtles film soundtrack. The song's lyrics erroneously suggest that Raphael is leader of the team, a role traditionally held by Leonardo. The song was used in the video game Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, and Raphael was changed from leader to "bad boy".

Track listing

1. "Turtle Power" (Single Edit)
2. "Turtle Power" (Album Version)

References