Public Enemy – It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

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Genre:	Hip Hop
Style:	Conscious
Year:	1988

Tracklist

		Side Silver
		Countdown To Armageddon	1:41
		Bring The Noise	3:47
		Don't Believe The Hype	5:20
		Cold Lampin With Flavor	4:13
		Terminator X To The Edge Of Panic	4:30
		Mind Terrorist	1:18
		Louder Than A Bomb	3:37
		Caught, Can We Get A Witness?	5:03
		Side Black
		Show 'Em Whatcha Got	1:57
		She Watch Channel Zero?!	3:50
		Night Of The Living Baseheads	3:16
		Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos	6:25
		Security Of The First World	1:22
		Rebel Without A Pause	5:05
		Prophets Of Rage	3:15
		Party For Your Right To Fight	3:27

Credits (31)

Carl Ryder
Arranged By [Derangements]
Eric Sadler
Arranged By [Derangements]
Hank Shocklee
Arranged By [Derangements]
Chuck D
Bass Vocals
Chris Shaw
Engineer
Chuck Valle
Engineer

Notes

Album Sales: 1,000,000+
First Release Date: April 1988

The second studio album from Public Enemy. It is considered one of their most commercially successful albums as well as one of the most influential rap albums. By August of 1989, it was certified platinum in sales by the RIAA, after shipments of one million copies in the United States.

Track 1 on the A side Countdown To Armageddon is actually the voice of trance DJ Dave Pearce

"It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back" reached Number 42 in the Billboard Top 200 and produced five singles:
"Don't Believe The Hype / Prophets Of Rage"
"Night Of The Living Baseheads"
"Bring The Noise (No Noise Version)"
"Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos"
"Rebel Without A Pause (Vocal Mix)"

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Image	,	–			In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory	Version Details	Data Quality
	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back CD, Album	Def Jam Recordings – DEF 462415 2, CBS – 01-462415-10	Europe	1988	Europe — 1988
	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back LP, Album, Stereo, Carrollton Pressing	Def Jam Recordings – BFW 44303	US	1988	US — 1988	Recently Edited
	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back LP, Album, Stereo	Def Jam Recordings – DEF 462415 1, CBS – DEF 462415 1	Europe	1988	Europe — 1988	Recently Edited
	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back Cassette, Album	Def Jam Recordings – 462415 4, CBS – 462415 4	UK	1988	UK — 1988	Recently Edited
	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back Cassette, Album, Opaque White Shell, Checkered	Def Jam Recordings – FCT 44303, Def Jam Recordings – CT 44303	US	1988	US — 1988	Recently Edited
	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back LP, Album, Stereo	CBS – DEF 462415 1	Greece	1988	Greece — 1988	Recently Edited
	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back LP, Album, Stereo, Carrollton Press	Def Jam Recordings – C 44303, Def Jam Recordings – FC 44303, Columbia – C 44303, Columbia – FC 44303	US	1988	US — 1988	Recently Edited
	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back LP, Album, Stereo	Def Jam Recordings – 462415 1, CBS – 462415 1	UK & Europe	1988	UK & Europe — 1988	Recently Edited
	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back Cassette, Album	Def Jam Recordings – DEF 462415 4	Europe	1988	Europe — 1988	Recently Edited
	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back LP, Album, Promo, Stereo, Carrollton Pressing	Def Jam Recordings – BFW 44303	US	1988	US — 1988	Recently Edited
	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back Cassette, Album	Def Jam Recordings – BFCT-44303	Canada	1988	Canada — 1988
	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back Cassette, Album, Transparent Shell	Def Jam Recordings – BWT 44303	US	1988	US — 1988	New Submission
	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back LP, Album, Stereo	Epic – 177.180/1-462415	Brazil	1988	Brazil — 1988	Recently Edited
	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back LP, Album, Stereo	Def Jam Recordings – 462415 1, CBS – 462415 1	Australia	1988	Australia — 1988	Recently Edited
	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back LP, Album, Stereo, Carrollton Pressing	Def Jam Recordings – BFW 44303, Def Jam Recordings – FC 44303	US	1988	US — 1988	Recently Edited
	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back LP, Album, Stereo	Def Jam Recordings – BFC 44303, Columbia – BFC 44303	Canada	1988	Canada — 1988	Recently Edited
	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back LP, Album, Stereo	Def Jam Recordings – DEF 462415 1	Spain	1988	Spain — 1988	Recently Edited
	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back Cassette, Album, Chromium dioxide	Def Jam Recordings – BFCT-44303	Canada	1988	Canada — 1988
	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back CD, Album	Def Jam Recordings – 25DP 5209	Japan	1988	Japan — 1988	Recently Edited
	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back LP, Album, Stereo, Carrollton Pressing	Def Jam Recordings – BFW 44303, Columbia – FC 44303, Columbia – C 44303	US	1988	US — 1988	New Submission
	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back LP, Album, Stereo, Carrollton Pressing	Def Jam Recordings – FC 44303, Def Jam Recordings – C 44303, Columbia – FC 44303, Columbia – C 44303	US	1988	US — 1988	Recently Edited
	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back CD, Album	Def Jam Recordings – BFCK-44303, Columbia – BFCK-44303	US	1988	US — 1988	New Submission
	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back CD, Album, Stereo	Def Jam Recordings – CK 44303, Columbia – CK 44303	US	1988	US — 1988	New Submission
	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back CD, Album, DADC	Def Jam Recordings – CK 44303, Columbia – CK 44303	US	1988	US — 1988	Recently Edited
	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back Cassette, Album	Def Jam Recordings – DEF 462415 4		1988	1988	New Submission
	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back Cassette, Album, Transparent Shell, Dolby System	Def Jam Recordings – FCT 44303, Def Jam Recordings – CT 44303, Def Jam Recordings – 44303	US	1988	US — 1988	New Submission
	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back Cassette, Album, Stereo, Dolby System	Def Jam Recordings – DEF 462415 4, CBS – DEF 462415 4	Spain	1988	Spain — 1988	New Submission
	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back LP, Album	Def Jam Recordings – DEF 462415 1, CBS – DEF 462415 1	Europe	1988	Europe — 1988	New Submission
	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back Cassette, Album, Opaque White Shell, Smooth	Def Jam Recordings – FCT 44303, Def Jam Recordings – CT 44303	US	1988	US — 1988	New Submission
	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back Cassette, Album, Transparent Shell	Def Jam Recordings – FCT 44303, Def Jam Recordings – BWT 44303	US	1988	US — 1988	New Submission
	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back Cassette, Album, Opaque White Shell	Def Jam Recordings – 462415 4	Greece	1988	Greece — 1988	New Submission
	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back Cassette, Album, Transparent Shell	Def Jam Recordings – FCT 44303, Def Jam Recordings – CT 44303	US	1988	US — 1988	New Submission
	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back CD, Album	Def Jam Recordings – CK 44303, Columbia – CK 44303	US	1988	US — 1988	Recently Edited
	It Takes A Nation Of Millions Of Hold Us Back Cassette, Album, Matte	Def Jam Recordings – BWT44303	US	1988	US — 1988	New Submission
	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back Cassette, Album, Dolby System	Def Jam Recordings – BFCT-44303, Def Jam Recordings – BFCT 44303, Columbia – BFCT-44303, Columbia – BFCT 44303	Canada	1988	Canada — 1988	New Submission
	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back Cassette, Album	Def Jam Recordings – 462415 4, CBS – 462415 4	Australia	1988	Australia — 1988	New Submission
	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back Cassette, Album, Beige Shell, Grid Bottom Panel, Dolby System	Def Jam Recordings – FCT 44303, Def Jam Recordings – CT 44303	US	1988	US — 1988	New Submission
	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back Cassette, Advance, Album, Promo	CBS Studios, London – none	UK	1988	UK — 1988	New Submission
	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back CD, Album	Def Jam Recordings – CK 44303, Def Jam Recordings – BFCK 44303, Columbia – CK 44303, Columbia – BFCK 44303	Canada	1988	Canada — 1988	New Submission
	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back LP, Album, White Label, Stereo	Def Jam Recordings – 462415 1	UK & Europe	1988	UK & Europe — 1988	New Submission