Panic Zone
| "Panic Zone" | ||||
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| Single/Song by N.W.A. | ||||
| from the album N.W.A. and the Posse | ||||
| A-side | "Panic Zone, Dopeman, 8 Ball" | |||
| B-side | "Dopeman & 8 Ball" | |||
| Released | August 13th, 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
| Genre | Gangsta Rap, Electro Rap & Bass Music. | |||
| Length | 4:30 | |||
| Label | Ruthless Records & Macola Record Co. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dr. Dre, Arabian Prince & Krazy D | |||
| Producer(s) | Arabian Prince, Dr. Dre & Eazy-E (Exec) | |||
| N.W.A. singles chronology | ||||
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"Panic Zone" is a Debut Single from American group N.W.A.[1] It was released on August 13th, 1987, by Ruthless Records & Macola Record Co.. The song was written by Dr. Dre, Arabian Prince & Krazy D, while production was also handled by the Arbian Prince & Dr. Dre. It is featured on the compilation/split album N.W.A. and the Posse. Panic Zone was the first Electro song that Arabian Prince made with N.W.A.[2][3]
Background
The song was made because their other songs were too hardcore for radio play which led to N.W.A. creating an Electro song called Panic Zone in 1987 and doing the same in 1989 with Something 2 Dance 2.[2] The song is based on a real place next to Compton called Panic Zone and it was known for its violence which also led to the creation of Panic Zone.[4][5] The song highlights all members of N.W.A and their origins from different parts of Los Angeles.[6]
Tracklisting
All tracks written by Dr. Dre, Arabian Prince, Krazy D & Ice Cube.
| Radio Side | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer | Length |
| 1. | "Panic Zone" | A. Young, K. Nazel & D. Trujillo | Dr. Dre & Arabian Prince | 4:30 |
| 2. | "Dope Man (Radio Edit)" | O. Jackson | Dr. Dre | 4:42 |
| 3. | "8 Ball (Radio Edit)" | O. Jackson | Dr. Dre | 4:20 |
All tracks written by Ice Cube.
| Ruthless Side | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer | Length |
| 1. | "Dopeman" | O. Jackson | Dr. Dre | 6:00 |
| 2. | "8 Ball" | O. Jackson | Dr. Dre | 4:00 |
References
- ↑ Interviews, Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews &; ClashMusic (2015-08-26). "Things all kicked off with 1987's 'N.W.A & The Posse', the quasi-compilation overseen largely by Eazy-E which pulled together a bunch of affiliated acts from LA's hip-hop and electro scenes". Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews. Retrieved 2026-08-07.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Well, the N.W.A. stuff. If you look at the first two albums, there were two electro songs on there. ‘Panic Zone’ and ‘Something 2 Dance 2.’ We put ’em on there because we loved the music and the stuff we were doing with N.W.A. was so hardcore that it would get no radio play. So in order to get the radio play, we had to do the electro music. But once the other songs took off, it took over and we just stopped doing the dance music altogether. It was a whole new era. ‘Panic Zone’ is actually a city, next to Compton. If you drove your car there after dark, there was panic. You were going to get robbed or shot at or something. That’s why we made this song., retrieved 2026-08-07 line feed character in
|title=at position 469 (help) - ↑ "Panic Zone, by N.W.A." N.W.A. Retrieved 2026-08-07.
- ↑ N.W.A. - Panic Zone / Dope Man / 8-Ball, 1987, retrieved 2026-08-07
- ↑ "Arabian Prince". www.redbullmusicacademy.com. Retrieved 2026-08-07.
- ↑ "Lyrics Meaning of Panic Zone by N.W.A". www.songsummaries.com. Retrieved 2026-08-07.
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