O.P.P. ( Song ) - wikipedia O.P.P. ( Song ) `` O.P.P. '' Single by Naughty by Nature from the album Naughty by Nature B - side `` The Wickedest Man Alive '' Released August 24, 1991 Format CD, cassette, 12 '' Recorded 1991 ; Unique Recording Studios ( New York City, New York, U.S. ) Genre Hip hop Length 4 : 31 ( album version ) 6 : 41 ( Ultamix remix ) Label Tommy Boy Records Songwriter ( s ) Vincent Brown, Anthony Criss, Keir Gist, Alphonzo Mizell, Deke Richards, Freddie Perren, Liam Kantwill, Berry Gordy, Jr. Producer ( s ) Naughty by Nature Naughty by Nature singles chronology `` Scuffin ' Those Knees '' ( 1989 ) `` O.P.P. '' ( 1991 ) `` Everything 's Gonna Be Alright '' ( 1992 ) `` Scuffin ' Those Knees '' ( 1989 ) `` O.P.P. '' ( 1991 ) `` Everything 's Gonna Be Alright '' ( 1992 ) `` O.P.P. '' is a song by American rap group Naughty by Nature. It was released in August 1991 as the lead single from their self - titled debut album Naughty by Nature. The song was one of the first rap songs to become a pop hit when it reached # 6 in the U.S. and # 35 in the UK in 1991. It 's declaration, `` Down Wit ' O.P.P '' was a popular catchphrase in the United States in the early - 1990s. It was a hugely successful single, as Allmusic described : `` There was not a bigger, more contagious crossover radio smash in the autumn of 1991 than Naughty by Nature 's ' O.P.P. ' '' In 1998, the song was named one of the 100 best rap singles by The Source. In 2008, it was ranked # 22 on VH1 's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop. It also appeared as # 53 on VH1 's 100 Greatest Songs of the ' 90s. Contents 1 Content 2 Track listing 3 Official versions 4 Chart performance 4.1 Peak positions 4.2 End of year charts 5 In popular culture 6 References Content The song samples Melvin Bliss 's `` Synthetic Substitution '' and The Jackson 5 's 1970 smash - hit song `` ABC '' in which Alphonzo Mizell, Freddie Perren, Deke Richards, and Berry Gordy, Jr. got a writing credit for the song. The lyrics concern sexual infidelity, with ' O.P.P. ' standing for ' other peoples ' pussy ', ' other peoples ' penis ', and ( euphemistically ) ' other peoples ' property '. Track listing O.P.P. ( Vocal ) Wickedest Man Alive ( Vocal ) O.P.P. ( Sunny Days Remix ) Wickedest Man Alive ( Instrumental ) O.P.P. ( Instrumental ) Official versions O.P.P. ( Album Version ) O.P.P. ( Vocal ) O.P.P. ( Instrumental ) O.P.P. ( Sunny Days Remix ) Chart performance Peak positions Chart ( 1991 - 92 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 31 Canada Dance ( RPM ) Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 56 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 25 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 27 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 11 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 6 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 35 US Billboard Hot 100 6 US Hot Rap Singles US Hot R&B / Hip Hop Singles & Tracks 5 US Hot Dance Music / Club Play 7 US Hot Dance Music / Maxi - Singles Sales End of year charts Chart ( 1991 ) Position U.S. Billboard Hot 100 94 Chart ( 1992 ) Position New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 26 In popular culture Will Smith ( in character as Will ) dances to the song next to a car in an episode of the 1990s TV sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. References Jump up ^ allmusic ( ( ( Naughty by Nature > Overview ) ) ) Jump up ^ rocklist.net Jump up ^ `` Australian-charts.com -- Naughty By Nature -- O.P.P. ''. ARIA Top 50 Singles. Jump up ^ Canadian Dance peak Jump up ^ Canadian Top Singles peak Jump up ^ `` Musicline.de -- Naughty By Nature Single - Chartverfolgung '' ( in German ). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Jump up ^ `` Nederlandse Top 40 -- Naughty By Nature '' ( in Dutch ). Dutch Top 40. Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- Naughty By Nature -- O.P.P. ''. Top 40 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Swisscharts.com -- Naughty By Nature -- O.P.P. ''. Swiss Singles Chart. Jump up ^ `` Billboard Top 100 - 1991 ''. Retrieved 2009 - 09 - 15. Jump up ^ `` End of Year Charts 1992 ''. Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 3, 2017. Naughty by Nature Treach Vin Rock DJ Kay Gee Albums Independent Leaders Naughty by Nature 19 Naughty III Poverty 's Paradise Nineteen Naughty Nine : Nature 's Fury IIcons Anthem Inc. Compilation albums Nature 's Finest Naughty 's Nicest Singles `` Scuffin ' Those Knees '' `` O.P.P. '' `` Everything 's Gonna Be Alright '' `` Uptown Anthem '' `` Hip Hop Hooray '' `` It 's On '' `` Written on Ya Kitten '' `` Clap Yo Hands '' `` Craziest '' `` Feel Me Flow '' `` Mourn You Til I Join You '' `` Dirt All By My Lonely '' `` Live or Die '' `` Jamboree '' `` Holiday '' `` Feels Good ( Do n't Worry Bout a Thing ) '' Related articles Discography Rottin Razkals Naughty by Nature : Tha Mixtape Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=O.P.P._(song)&oldid=832855000 '' Categories : 1991 singles Billboard Rap Songs number - one singles Songs written by Berry Gordy Songs written by Freddie Perren Naughty by Nature songs Music videos directed by Marcus Raboy Songs written by Deke Richards Songs written by Alphonzo Mizell 1991 songs Songs written by Treach Songs written by DJ Kay Gee Songs written by Vin Rock Tommy Boy Records singles Song recordings produced by Naughty by Nature Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Australia Singlechart usages for Germany Singlechart usages for Dutch40 Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for Swiss Talk Contents About Wikipedia Magyar Edit links This page was last edited on 28 March 2018, at 10 : 42. 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Question: when did opp by naughty by nature come out
Answer: August 1991