Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	^[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B+^[3]
NME	8/10 link
RapReviews	8.5/10^[4]
Rolling Stone	^[5]
The Source	link
USA Today	link
Muzik	2/10^[6]

Take a Look Over Your Shoulder is the second studio album by the G-funk rapper Warren G. It was released on March 25, 1997, under his own label G-Funk Entertainment and Def Jam Recordings. It contains the hits "I Shot the Sheriff" (US#20, UK#2), and "Smokin' Me Out" (US#35, UK#14). The album was certified gold in America. The lyrics off the track "Reality" were also used in Prince Igor, a collaboration with The Rapsody and Sissel Kyrkjebø.

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Star Trek Intro"	0:30
2.	"Annie Mae" (featuring Nate Dogg)	3:52
3.	"Smokin' Me Out" (featuring Ron Isley)	3:40
4.	"Reverend Eazy Dick" (featuring Ricky Harris)	0:30
5.	"Reality"	3:30
6.	"Ricky and G-Child (interlude)" (featuring Ricky Harris and G-Child)	0:17
7.	"Young Fun" (featuring Knee-Hi and Jayo Felony)	3:36
8.	"What We Go Through" (featuring Mr. Malik, Perfec and Bad Azz)	3:41
9.	"We Brings Heat" (featuring The Twinz and Da Five Footaz)	3:46
10.	"Can You Feel It" (featuring Nanci Fletcher)	3:21
11.	"Transformers"	3:01
12.	"Reel Tight Intro" (featuring Reel Tight)	0:20
13.	"Relax Ya Mind" (featuring Reel Tight)	3:29
14.	"To All D.J.'s"	3:00
15.	"Back Up" (featuring K-9 and P-C)	3:46
16.	"What's Love Got To Do With It"	4:19
17.	"I Shot the Sheriff" (featuring Nanci Fletcher)	4:10
18.	"What's Love Got To Do With It (remix)"	3:53
19.	"I Shot the Sheriff (EPMD Remix)" (featuring Nanci Fletcher)	3:26

Samples

"I Shot the Sheriff"
- "Kissing My Love" by Bill Withers
- "I Shot the Sheriff" by Eric Clapton
- "Love's Gonna Get'cha (Material Love)" by Boogie Down Productions
- "Strictly Business" by EPMD
"Relax Ya Mind"
- "I Do Love You" by GQ
- "You Gots to Chill" by EPMD
"Smokin' Me Out"
- "Coolin' Me Out" by The Isley Brothers
"Can You Feel It"
- "Can You Feel It?" by Fat Boys
"What We Go Through"
- "Action" by Orange Krush
"Transformers"
- "Stay" by The Controllers

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[7]	22
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[8]	23
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[9]	48
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[10]	40
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[11]	21
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[12]	32
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[13]	32
French Albums (SNEP)^[14]	14
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[15]	8
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[16]	10
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[17]	54
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[18]	25
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[19]	9
UK Albums (OCC)^[20]	20
UK R&B Albums (OCC)^[21]	3
USBillboard 200^[22]	11
USTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[23]	4

Certifications[edit]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[24]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Credits[edit]

Marketing: David A. Belgrave

References[edit]

^ Stanley, Leo. "Take a Look Over Your Shoulder - Warren G". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 14, 2012.

^ "CG: Warren G". Robert Christgau. Retrieved October 14, 2012.

^ Tucker, Ken (March 28, 1997). "Take a Look Over Your Shoulder". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved August 24, 2015.

^ El Surround (March 2, 1997). "Warren G :: Take a Look Over Your Shoulder :: Def Jam". RapReviews. Retrieved October 14, 2012.

^ Powell, Kevin (March 20, 1997). "Warren G: Take A Look Over Your Shoulder". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Archived from the original on April 17, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2009.

^ Ashon, Will (April 1997). "Warren G: Take A Look Over Your Shoulder" (PDF). Muzik. No. 23. p. 123. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.

^ "Australiancharts.com – Warren G – Take a Look Over Your Shoulder". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

^ "Austriancharts.at – Warren G – Take a Look Over Your Shoulder" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

^ "Ultratop.be – Warren G – Take a Look Over Your Shoulder" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

^ "Ultratop.be – Warren G – Take a Look Over Your Shoulder" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 3173". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Warren G – Take a Look Over Your Shoulder" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

^ "Warren G: Take a Look Over Your Shoulder" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

^ "Lescharts.com – Warren G – Take a Look Over Your Shoulder". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Warren G – Take a Look Over Your Shoulder" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

^ "Charts.nz – Warren G – Take a Look Over Your Shoulder". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

^ "Swedishcharts.com – Warren G – Take a Look Over Your Shoulder". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

^ "Swisscharts.com – Warren G – Take a Look Over Your Shoulder". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

^ "Warren G Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

^ "Warren G Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

^ "American album certifications – Warren G – Take A Look Over Your Shoulder(Reality)". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 24, 2015.

v t e Warren G
Studio albums	Regulate... G Funk Era (1994) Take a Look Over Your Shoulder (1997) I Want It All (1999) The Return of the Regulator (2001) In the Mid-Nite Hour (2005) The G Files (2009)
EPs	Regulate... G Funk Era, Part II (2015)
Collaborative albums	The Hard Way (2004) (with 213)
Singles	"Regulate" "This D.J." "Do You See" "What's Love Got to Do with It" "I Shot the Sheriff" "Smokin' Me Out" "I Want It All" "Game Don't Wait" "Lookin' at You" "My House"
Featured singles	"Indo Smoke" "Prince Igor"
Other songs	"Ain't No Fun (If the Homies Can't Have None)"
Related articles	Discography Production discography 213 G-Funk Entertainment

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