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Prince

Fight the Power

2000 · via Public Enemy

Prince’s earliest release of “Fight the Power” on file came out in 2000. Chuck D, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee are credited as its writers. The earliest release on file is Public Enemy’s, from 1989. Also recorded by Barenaked Ladies (released 1991), Vanilla Ice (released 2008) and The Dillinger Escape Plan feat. Chuck D (released 2011), among 50 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Everyone hears Chuck D on that record, but the credit is split three ways, and the names behind him rarely get said out loud. Once you know them, put on the Prince recording and hear how far the song traveled from home.

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Credited writers: Chuck D, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee.

Earliest release on file: Public Enemy, 1989.

Other recordings on file · first release year

50 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Chuck D shares the writing credit on Public Enemy's "Fight the Power" with Keith Shocklee and one more name. Who is the third writer?Eric Sadler
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