It 's Tricky - wikipedia It 's Tricky For the racehorse, see It 's Tricky ( horse ). `` It 's Tricky '' Single by Run -- D.M.C. from the album Raising Hell B - side `` Proud to Be Black '' Released February 8, 1987 Format Vinyl Recorded 1986 Genre Hip hop, rap rock Length 3 : 03 Label Profile Songwriter ( s ) Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, Doug Fieger, Berton Averre Producer ( s ) Rick Rubin, Run -- D.M.C. Run -- D.M.C. singles chronology `` You Be Illin ' '' ( 1986 ) `` It 's Tricky '' ( 1987 ) `` Christmas In Hollis '' ( 1987 ) `` You Be Illin ' '' ( 1986 ) `` It 's Tricky '' ( 1987 ) `` Christmas In Hollis '' ( 1987 ) `` It 's Tricky '' is the fourth and final single released from Run -- D.M.C. 's third album, Raising Hell. It was released early in 1987 through Profile Records and was co-produced by Rick Rubin and the group themselves. The song peaked at No. 57 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 21 on the Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs. In the UK, the song made # 16 on the UK Singles Chart upon its original release and # 74 in 1998, while the Jason Nevins remix of their song `` It 's Like That '' spent its fifth week at # 1. Two decades after the song 's release, The Knack sued Run - D.M.C. on the grounds `` It 's Tricky '' sampled their song `` My Sharona '' without permission. The song is used in the promotional clip for the FX television series Snowfall, which began airing in July 2017. The original song appeared in the movies Road Trip and The Bounty Hunter and in the video games SSX Tricky, WWE 2K16 and Forza Horizon 3. Contents 1 Track listing 2 Music video 3 Sampling 4 References 5 External links Track listing 7 '' A. `` It 's Tricky '' -- 3 : 02 B. `` Proud to Be Black '' -- 3 : 14 12 '' A1. `` It 's Tricky '' ( Club Mix ) -- 7 : 19 A2. `` Up Tempo '' -- 2 : 35 B1. `` It 's Tricky '' ( Remix ) -- 4 : 31 B2. `` It 's Tricky '' ( Scratchapella ) -- 3 : 51 B3. `` Tricky Reprise '' -- 2 : 54 B4. `` Proud To Be Black '' -- 3 : 14 Music video The music video features Penn and Teller, who are hustling a group of people with a game of three - card Monte in front of the Rialto Theater in downtown Los Angeles. Run -- D.M.C. are called and shut their business down by winning every hand they play. Penn then asks the group if they can teach them to dance, which they do after insisting that Penn and Teller change their clothes. The video ends with Run -- D.M.C. showing up to a gig in Japan six months later, where they find the duo impersonating them ; unable to tell the difference, the concert promoters deny Run -- D.M.C. the chance to perform. Sampling This song contains samples of `` My Sharona '' by The Knack, as well as the entire vocal structure from `` Mickey '' by Toni Basil. The Knack sued Run DMC over the track in 2006, and the lawsuit was settled out of court. References Jump up ^ `` RUN D.M.C. '' The Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 27, 2013. Jump up ^ `` '' My Sharona '' Writers Sue Run DMC For Sampling `` It 's Tricky '' ``. Chartattack.com. September 18, 2006. Retrieved July 15, 2010. Jump up ^ Jeng, Jonah ( May 11, 2017 ). `` FX Crack Cocaine Drama Snowfall Receives Two Exuberant New Promos ''. Paste. Retrieved June 21, 2017. Jump up ^ It 's Tricky - Run - D.M.C. Jump up ^ Whosampled.com analysis Jump up ^ Creative License : The Law and Culture of Digital Sampling `` I just changed the chorus around and we just talked about how this rap business can be tricky to a brother. '' External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Video on YouTube Run - DMC DJ Run D.M.C. Jam Master Jay Albums Run -- D.M.C. King of Rock Raising Hell Tougher Than Leather Back from Hell Down with the King Crown Royal Compilations Together Forever : Greatest Hits 1983 -- 1991 Greatest Hits The Best of Run -- DMC Ultimate Run -- D.M.C. High Profile : The Original Rhymes Artist Collection : Run DMC Live albums Live at Montreux 2001 Singles `` It 's Like That '' `` Sucker M.C. 's ( Krush - Groove 1 ) '' `` Hard Times '' `` Rock Box '' `` 30 Days '' `` King of Rock '' `` You Talk Too Much '' `` Can You Rock It Like This '' `` My Adidas '' `` Walk This Way '' `` You Be Illin ' '' `` It 's Tricky '' `` Christmas in Hollis '' `` I 'm Not Going Out Like That '' `` Mary, Mary '' `` Run 's House '' `` Pause '' `` What 's It All About '' `` Faces '' `` Ooh, Whatcha Gonna Do '' `` Down with the King '' `` Corrected '' Related articles Discography Run 's House Distortion Checks Thugs and Rock N Roll Def Jam Russell Simmons Music Group Diggy Together Forever Tour Penn & Teller Penn Jillette Teller Television shows Penn & Teller Tell a Lie Penn & Teller : Fool Us Penn & Teller : Off the Deep End Penn & Teller 's Magic and Mystery Tour Penn & Teller : Bullshit ! ( Awards and episodes ) Behind the Scenes Penn & Teller 's Sin City Spectacular The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller Other articles Penn & Teller Get Killed Penn & Teller 's Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends Penn & Teller 's Smoke and Mirrors `` It 's Tricky '' Tim 's Vermeer Wizard Wars Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=It%27s_Tricky&oldid=840781059 '' Categories : 1986 singles 1986 songs Run -- D.M.C. songs Sampling controversies Song recordings produced by Rick Rubin Songs written by Darryl McDaniels Songs written by Joseph Simmons Songs written by Doug Fieger Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 12 May 2018, at 03 : 28. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 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Question: when did the song its tricky come out
Answer: 1987