There Goes the Neighborhood (Body Count song)

"There Goes the Neighborhood" is a song written and produced by Ice-T and Ernie C and performed by American heavy metal band Body Count. It was released on March 12, 1992 via Rhyme $yndicate/Sire/Warner Records as the lead single from the band's self-titled debut studio album, Body Count.

"There Goes the Neighborhood"
Single by Body Count
from the album Body Count
B-side	"KKK Bitch"
Released	March 12, 1992 (1992-03-12)
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	5:50
Label	Rhyme $yndicate Sire Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Tracy Lauren Marrow Ernie Cunnigan
Producer(s)	Ice-T Ernie C.
Body Count singles chronology
"There Goes the Neighborhood" (1992) "Cop Killer" (1992)

The song peaked at number 35 in New Zealand. In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked the song at number 85 on their list of the 100 greatest heavy metal songs of all time.^[1]

For the accompanying music video, the word "nigga" was replaced with the phrase "black boys" in the lyrics of the song.^[2]

Track listing

CD single^[3]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"There Goes the Neighborhood" (Radio Edit)	4:01
2.	"There Goes the Neighborhood" (Album Version)	5:50
3.	"KKK Bitch" (Live)	3:44
4.	"KKK Bitch" (Album Version)	2:53

CS

No.	Title	Length
1.	"There Goes the Neighborhood" (Album Version)	5:50
2.	"Evil Dick" (Album Version)	3:59

Personnel

• Tracy "Ice-T" Marrow — songwriter, lead vocals, producer
• Ernie Cunnigan — songwriter, lead guitar, producer
• Dennis "D-Roc" Miles — rhythm guitar
• Lloyd "Mooseman" Roberts III — bass
• Victor Ray "Beatmaster V" Wilson — drums
• Bernard Matthews — engineering
• Howie Klein — executive producer
• Robin Lynch — art direction
• Dirk Walter — design
• Dave Halili — illustration
• Jorge Hinojosa — management

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4]	35