When the Shit Goes Down

"When the Shit Goes Down"
Single by Cypress Hill
from the album Black Sunday
Released	1993
Format	Cassette, maxi single, 12" single, CD
Recorded	1992
Genre	West Coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop
Length	3:09
Label	Ruffhouse, Columbia
Writer(s)	Louis Freese, Lawrence Muggerud, Lawrence Emmett Dickens
Producer(s)	DJ Muggs
Cypress Hill singles chronology
"Insane in the Brain" (1993) "When the Shit Goes Down" (1993) "I Ain't Goin' Out Like That" (1993)

"When the Shit Goes Down" ("When the Ship Goes Down" on edited versions) is a song by American hip hop group Cypress Hill. The song was released as the second single from the group's second studio album, Black Sunday. The single was released exclusively in Australia and Europe.

Track listing

European 12"

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"When the Shit Goes Down" (Extended Version)	4:12
2.	"When the Shit Goes Down" (instrumental)	3:09

Side B
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Phuncky Feel One" (Extended Version)	5:02
2.	"How I Could Just Kill a Man" (The Killer Mix)	4:04

European promo single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"When the Shit Goes Down" (Extended Version)	4:12
2.	"When the Shit Goes Down" (instrumental)	3:09

European maxi single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"When the Ship Goes Down" (Radio Version)	3:09
2.	"When the Shit Goes Down" (Extended Version)	4:12
3.	"Latin Lingo" (Prince Paul mix)	4:41
4.	"The Phuncky Feel One" (Extended Version)	5:02

Australian maxi single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"When the Ship Goes Down" (Radio Version)	3:09
2.	"When the Shit Goes Down" (Extended Version)	4:12
3.	"Lick a Shot" (Vocal UD version)	3:24
4.	"Scooby Doo"	3:41
5.	"Latin Lingo" (Prince Paul mix)	4:41
6.	"The Phuncky Feel One" (Extended Version)	5:02

Chart positions

Chart (1993)	Peak position
AUS	47[1]
IRL	25[2]
NZ	5[3]
UK	19[4]

Use in popular culture

• The song was featured in the 2013 film This Is the End^[5]
• An edited version of the song was used in the 2007 film Freedom Writers^[6]
• The song was used in the 2001 film Bully^[7]
• The song was used in the pilot episode of Hello Ladies^[8]
• The song was used in a second season episode of The Affair (TV series)^[9]

References

1. "Discography Cypress Hill". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
2. "Discography Cypress Hill". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
3. "Discography Cypress Hill". charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
4. Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: Chris C. – CZR". Zobbel. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
5. "This Is the End (2013) - Soundtracks". IMDb. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
6. "Freedom Writers (2007) - Soundtracks". IMDb. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
7. "Bully (2001) - Soundtracks". IMDb. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
8. "Hello Ladies (TV Series) Pilot (2013) - Soundtracks". IMDb. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
9. "The Affair (TV Series) 209 (2015)- Soundtracks". IMDb. Retrieved September 14, 2016.