Cop Killer (song)
| "Cop Killer" | ||||
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| Single by Body Count | ||||
| from the album Body Count | ||||
| Released | 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1991 | |||
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| Length | 4:08 | |||
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| Composer(s) | Ernie C | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Ice-T | |||
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"Cop Killer" is a song by American heavy metal band Body Count. Released on the group's 1992 self-titled debut album, the song was written two years earlier, and was partially influenced by "Psycho Killer" by Talking Heads.
The song's lyrics about "cop killing" were criticized by President of the United States George H. W. Bush and Vice President Dan Quayle. Ice-T has called "Cop Killer" a "protest record". He eventually recalled the album and rereleased it without the song.