Released November 1997 Genre Speed garage | Format CD single, 12" Label EastWest | |
Writer(s) Danny Harrison, Julian Jonah Producer(s) Danny Harrison, Julian Jonah | ||
"Gunman" is the debut single by English speed garage duo 187 Lockdown. The song was released twice, first in November 1997 where it reached #16 on the UK Singles Chart, then again the following year, peaking one place lower at #17.
The song contains samples of Ennio Morricone's "Sixty Seconds To What" (from the film For a Few Dollars More), and a vocal sample from Dr Alimantado's "Gimmie Mi Gun".
In 1999, Tom Ewing of Freaky Trigger ranked the song at number 84 in his list of the "Top 100 Singles of the 90s", saying "'Gunman' is crude, undeniable stuff, formulaic as hell but a formula that felt – feels – fresh, exciting and accessible."
Track listing
- "Gunman" (Pointed Radio Edit) (3:07)
- "Gunman" (Nu-Birth's Gun Groove Dub) (6:30)
- "Gunman" (Original Mix) (6:19)
- "Gunman" (Natural Born Chillers Remix) (7:12)
- "Gunman" (Blunt Edit) (3:31)
References
Gunman (187 Lockdown song) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA