Mind Playing Tricks on Me

"Mind Playing Tricks on Me"
Single by Geto Boys
from the album We Can't Be Stopped
Released	July 1, 1991 (1991-07-01)
Recorded	1991
Genre	Southern hip hop horrorcore gangsta rap
Length	5:11
Label	Rap-A-Lot Priority
Songwriter(s)	Brad Jordan Doug King William Dennis
Producer(s)	Scarface
Geto Boys singles chronology
"Do It Like a G.O." (1990) "Mind Playing Tricks on Me" (1991) "I Ain't With Being Broke" (1992)
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"Mind Playing Tricks on Me" is a song by Geto Boys, featured on their 1991 album We Can't Be Stopped . The lyrics describe the mental anguish and exhaustion of life as a gangster, including dealing with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, paranoia, suicidal ideation, and loneliness. It also samples "Hung Up on My Baby" by Isaac Hayes, from his 1974 film Tough Guys.^[1] At the song's peak, it reached 23 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the highest-charting single by the Geto Boys.