Insane in the Brain

Infobox Single
Name = Insane in the Brain


Artist = Cypress Hill
Album = Black Sunday
Released = June 22, 1993
Recorded = 1993
Format = CD single & 12" single
Genre = Hip-hop
Length = 3:32
Writer = B-Real Cypress Hill
Label = Ruffhouse Columbia Records
Producer =
Last single = "Hand on the Pump" (1993)
This single = "Insane in the Brain" (1993)
Next single = "When the Shit Goes Down" (1993)
Type = studio

"Insane in the Brain" was a hit single by the American hip hop group Cypress Hill. It was released in 1993 and reached number 19 in the Hot 100 chart, and number 1 in the U.S. rap chart. The song was released on the group's "Black Sunday" album. According to B-Real, the song was actually a diss song aimed at Chubb Rock. The group felt Chubb had ridiculed their style on his 1992 album. [http://www.brealonline.com/bio.html B-Real Official Website Bio] ]

The parody group Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine covered "Insane in the Brain" on their 2002 album "Tuxicity". The Connells covered it on "When Pigs Fly: Songs You Never Thought You'd Hear."

Cultural references

The hook line from the song, "insane in the membrane," and the song itself have been featured in other media including:
* "Insane in the Mainframe" "Futurama" episode
* "The Why of Fry" "Futurama" episode uses the line "insane in the membrane"
* "Bulworth" featured the song prominently
* Dick Togo, professional wrestler, used the song as his entrance theme
* "Scary Movie 2" soundtrack included "Insane in the Brain"
* "The Simpsons" episode "Homerpalooza" included the song being briefly played by the London Symphony Orchestra. The band mistakenly believed that they had ordered the orchestra while high. Also, in the episode "Viva Ned Flanders", Ned accidentally mentions the song by saying "This may sound just a teensy bit insane in the ol' membrane...".
*The song is mentioned numerous times in the movie, ""
*"I Got 5 On It Remix" by The Luniz has someone saying "Insane in the membrane".
*A cover of "Insane" is featured in the video game "Battle of the Bands" for the Wii. Was redone also in "heavy metal", "Latino", "country", and "marching band" styles, as well as the usual "hip-hop" style.
*Keith Olbermann used the song in five "McCain in the Membrane" segments on Countdown with Keith Olbermann between September 9th and 15th. [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/#26631332]

The famous opening line (“Who you tryin’ to get crazy with, ese? Don’t you know I’m loco?”) is also mentioned in the media:
*The opening line was said differently in a flashback by Captain Hero in disguise as a Hispanic gangbanger in Drawn Together.
*In "Zoolander", Hansel says it to Zoolander before their "Walk Off".
*In Folsom Prison Blues by Everlast, the first line, and samples from the song, are used in the background.
*It reached #85 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 90s.
*The song is heard in the 2005 film, "Fun with Dick & Jane"
*The song was used in a show called "Insane In The Brain" which was a modern dance take on the movie "One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest" and was showing at the London's Peacock Theatre from the 27 Feb 2008 – 16 Mar 2008 and was put on by the Bounce Dance Company.
*The song is heard in the 2002 film, "8 Mile"
*The video for the song appeared in an episode of "Beavis and Butthead"
*It reached #34 on "VH1's" 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs.

References

External links

* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:yfjv7i81g71r AllMusic entry]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwxbsVd15-I Youtube - Music video]