When the Shit Goes Down explained

When the Shit Goes Down
Cover:	When_the_Shit_Goes_Down.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Cypress Hill
Album:	Black Sunday
Released:	1993
Recorded:	1993
Genre:	West Coast hip hop hardcore hip hop
Length:	3:09
Label:	Ruffhouse Columbia
Producer:	DJ Muggs
Prev Title:	Insane in the Brain
Prev Year:	1993
Next Title:	I Ain't Goin' Out Like That
Next Year:	1993

"When the Shit Goes Down" ("When the Ship Goes Down" on edited versions) is a song by American hip hop group Cypress Hill. It was released in 1993 by Ruffhouse and Columbia Records as the second single from the group's second studio album, Black Sunday (1993). The song is written by Louis Freese, Lawrence Muggerud and Lawrence Emmett Dickens, and produced by Muggerud. It was released exclusively in Australia and Europe.

Track listing

European 12"

European promo single

European maxi single

Australian maxi single

Charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[1]	47
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[2]	62
Ireland (IRMA)^[3]	25
New Zealand (RIANZ)^[4]	5
UK Singles (OCC)^[5]	19
UK Airplay (Music Week)^[6]	32
UK Dance (Music Week)^[7]	8
UK Club Chart (Music Week)^[8]	45

In popular culture

• The song was used in the 2001 film Bully.^[9]
• An edited version of the song was used in the 2007 film Freedom Writers.^[10]
• The song was used in the pilot episode of Hello Ladies.^[11]
• The song was featured in the 2013 film This Is the End.^[12]
• The song was used in a second-season episode of The Affair.^[13]
• The song was featured in the 2018 film Mid90s.^[14]
• The song was used in the episode "Ezekiel Patrol" of the 2019 TV series Doom Patrol.^[15]
• The song was used in the 2019 film Guns Akimbo.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Discography Cypress Hill . Hung Medien . australian-charts.com . February 22, 2015.
2. Eurochart Hot 100. Music & Media. 10. 41. October 9, 1993. 15. March 24, 2024.
3. Web site: Discography Cypress Hill. Hung Medien. February 22, 2015.
4. Web site: Discography Cypress Hill . Hung Medien . charts.nz . February 22, 2015.
5. Web site: Tobias. Zywietz. Chart Log UK: Chris C. – CZR. Zobbel. February 22, 2015.
6. The Airplay Chart. Music Week. October 16, 1993. 34. May 2, 2024.
7. Dance Singles . . October 2, 1993 . 26 . April 9, 2021.
8. The RM Club Chart. Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). October 2, 1993. 4. May 11, 2023.
9. Web site: IMDb. Bully (2001) - Soundtracks. February 23, 2015.
10. Web site: IMDb. Freedom Writers (2007) - Soundtracks. February 23, 2015.
11. Web site: IMDb. Hello Ladies (TV Series) Pilot (2013) - Soundtracks. September 14, 2016.
12. Web site: IMDb. This Is the End (2013) - Soundtracks. February 23, 2015.
13. Web site: IMDb. The Affair (TV Series) 209 (2015)- Soundtracks. September 14, 2016.
14. Web site: Jonah Hill Shares Mid90s Playlist Ft. Nirvana, GZA, Pixies, Tribe, More: Listen. Matthew Strauss. October 16, 2018. Pitchfork. https://web.archive.org/web/20181119184006/https://pitchfork.com/news/jonah-hill-shares-mid90s-playlist-ft-nirvana-gza-pixies-tribe-more-listen/. November 19, 2018. November 19, 2018.
15. Web site: IMDb. Doom Patrol (TV Series) Ezekiel Patrol (2019). May 27, 2016.