There Goes the Neighborhood (Body Count song) explained

There Goes the Neighborhood
Type:	single
Artist:	Body Count
Album:	Body Count
B-Side:	KKK Bitch
Genre:	Heavy metal
Next Title:	Cop Killer
Next Year:	1992

"There Goes the Neighborhood" is a song written and produced by Ice-T and Ernie C and performed by American heavy metal band Body Count. It was released on March 12, 1992 via Rhyme $yndicate/Sire/Warner Records as the lead single from the band's self-titled debut studio album, Body Count.

The song peaked at number 35 in New Zealand. In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked the song at number 85 on their list of the 100 greatest heavy metal songs of all time.^[1]

For the accompanying music video, the word "nigga" was replaced with the phrase "black boys" in the lyrics of the song.^[2]

Personnel

• Tracy "Ice-T" Marrow — songwriter, lead vocals, producer
• Ernie Cunnigan — songwriter, lead guitar, producer
• Dennis "D-Roc" Miles — rhythm guitar
• Lloyd "Mooseman" Roberts III — bass
• Victor Ray "Beatmaster V" Wilson — drums
• Bernard Matthews — engineering
• Howie Klein — executive producer
• Robin Lynch — art direction
• Dirk Walter — design
• Dave Halili — illustration
• Jorge Hinojosa — management

Notes and References

1. Considine . J. D. . J. D. Considine . March 13, 2023 . The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time . May 19, 2024 . Rolling Stone.
2. Book: Marrow . Ice-T . The Ice Opinion: Who Gives a Fuck? . Sigmund . Heidi . . 1994 . 0-312-10486-3 . 99–101; 108; 166–180 . en . registration.