It’s Tricky

~ Recording by Run‐D.M.C.

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.6It’s Tricky3:03Run‐D.M.C.Together Forever: Greatest Hits 1983–1991Run‐D.M.C.Album + Compilation
Profile (US hip‐hop label)FILECD 419
2.1It’s Tricky3:02Run‐D.M.C.The Best Hip Hop Anthemz EverVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1998-04-13
Virgin TVVTDCD 184
1.2It’s Tricky3:04Run‐D.M.C.Greatest HitsRun‐D.M.C.Album + Compilation
Arista (American label owned by Sony Music Entertainment), BMG Heritage07822 10607-2
1.17It's Tricky3:04Run‐D.M.C.Kiss Presents: Hip Hop ClassicsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)9829352
2.18It's Tricky3:04Run‐D.M.C.Hip Hop VVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music Group International (manages UMG’s offices in most countries outside of North America)0602498482742
2.20It’s Tricky3:04Run‐D.M.C.Hip Hop: The Collection. The ClassicsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2008-02-04
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)5303160
2.17It’s Tricky3:04Run‐D.M.C.Bravo Hip Hop Special: History 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2008-03-07
Polystar (Germany)06007 5306430
1.5It's Tricky3:04Run‐D.M.C.Playlist: The Very Best of Run‐D.M.C.Run‐D.M.C.Album + Compilation
  • US2009-01-06
Arista (American label owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)88697 41345 2
2.9It’s Tricky3:03Run‐D.M.C.The Essential Run‐D.M.C.Run‐D.M.C.Album + Compilation
  • US2012-10-30
Arista (American label owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), Profile (US hip‐hop label)88725472702
2.9It’s Tricky3:03Run‐D.M.C.The Essential Run‐D.M.C.Run‐D.M.C.Album + Compilation
Arista (American label owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), Profile (US hip‐hop label), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88725472702
2.9It’s Tricky3:03Run‐D.M.C.The Essential Run‐D.M.C.Run‐D.M.C.Album + Compilation
Arista (American label owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), Profile (US hip‐hop label)88883771542
1.19It’s Tricky3:05Run‐D.M.C.Anthems: Hip-Hop IVVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2014-02-03
Ministry of SoundMOSCD353
1.53It’s Tricky3:04Run-DMCThrowback: Hip Hop (unmixed + mixes)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation + DJ-mix
  • GB2017-06-02
Ministry of Sound

Relationships

engineer:Steve Ett
co-producer:Jason Mizell
Joseph Simmons (US rapper Rev. Run of Run-D.M.C)
producer:Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
Russell Simmons
keyboard and percussion:Jason Mizell
has remixes:It’s Tricky (SSX Pretty Lights remix)
It’s Tricky (SSX Pretty Lights remix) (HD Video Recap Live in ATL 2011)
sampled by:Down for the Count by Girl Talk (US producer and mashup artist Gregg Gillis)
samples:My Sharona by The Knack (Los Angeles power pop band “My Sharona”)
mash-ups:Flash DMC (Run DMC vs. Queen) by oki (mash-up artist)
it's tricky x war pigs remix (live, 2020-09-12: Appleville Live) by 100 gecs
tricky (live, 2020-09-12: Appleville Live) by 100 gecs
Tricky Sandman (Metallica vs. Run Dmc) by DJ M.I.F.
part of:Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 175) (order: 175)
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/1vIFwGiVBk7ikcqAF4lVOv [info]
https://open.spotify.com/track/6coE8JbZRkdvLJp4GWPtzx [info]
https://www.deezer.com/track/102627494 [info]
https://www.deezer.com/track/2717936002 [info]
streaming page:https://tidal.com/track/353004581 [info]
recording of:It’s Tricky

Related works

It’s Tricky

writer:Darryl McDaniels (rapper Darryl McDaniels)
Jason Mizell
Joseph Simmons (US rapper Rev. Run of Run-D.M.C)
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
publisher:Protoons Inc.
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
is the basis for:Aka-aka