Turtle Power!

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"Turtle Power!"
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Single by Partners in Kryme
from the album Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
B-side"Splinter's Tale" (by John Du Prez)
ReleasedApril 13, 1990 (1990-04-13)
GenreHip hop
Length3:54
LabelSBK
Songwriters
  • James Alpern
  • Richard Usher
Producers
  • Partners in Kryme, Shane Faber (single edit/album version)
  • Partners in Kryme (film mix)
Partners in Kryme singles chronology
"Turtle Power!"
(1990) 		"Undercover"
(1990)

"Turtle Power!" (or simply "Turtle Power") is a song by American hip hop duo Partners in Kryme.[1] The song was released by SBK Records from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles soundtrack. An early unfinished version without Shane Faber's production plays over the film's closing credits. In the United Kingdom, the film mix heard over the end credits uses the word "hero" instead of "ninja", even though the film was not retitled in the UK, unlike the 1987 cartoon series (which was titled Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles).

"Turtle Power" was released in April 1990 and reached number one on the UK Singles Chart for four weeks, making it the first hip hop single to reach number one in the UK and becoming the 13th-highest-selling single of the year in the United Kingdom. Additionally, the song peaked at number 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number four in Ireland, and number seven in New Zealand.

Song information

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Written by James P Alpern and Richard A Usher Jr and produced by Partners in Kryme, "Turtle Power!" rode the wave of popularity of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise. A rap record featuring the use of vocoder vocals for the chorus, it became a worldwide hit, reaching number 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100,[2] number seven in New Zealand[3] and number one on the UK Singles Chart for four weeks in July and August 1990.[4] The song was also coupled with the single "Turtle Rhapsody" and included in the third Ninja Turtles film soundtrack.

There is an error in the song's lyrics which incorrectly state Rapheal as the group's leader.

Track listings

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7-inch and cassette single[5][6]

  1. "Turtle Power" – 3:50
  2. "Splinter's Tale 1 & Splinter's Tale 2" (performed by John Du Prez) – 5:23

12-inch and German maxi-CD single[7][8]

  1. "Turtle Power" (single edit) – 3:50
  2. "Turtle Power" (album version) – 4:17
  3. "Splinter's Tale 1 & Splinter's Tale 2" (performed by John Du Prez) – 5:23

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[25] Silver 200,000^
United States (RIAA)[26] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States April 13, 1990
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • cassette
 SBK [citation needed]
United Kingdom July 9, 1990 [27]
July 16, 1990 7-inch picture disc [28]
Australia July 23, 1990
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • cassette
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References

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  4. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
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  14. ^ "Partners in Kryme – Turtle Power!" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  15. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Turtle Power". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  16. ^ "Partners in Kryme – Turtle Power!" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  17. ^ "Partners in Kryme – Turtle Power!". Singles Top 100. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  18. ^ "Partners in Kryme – Turtle Power!". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
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