"Turtle Power" is a 1990 single performed by rap duo Partners in Kryme

Partners in Kryme

Partners in Kryme was an American hip hop duo from New York City. Its members were James Alpern and Richard Usher. Their first single, "Turtle Power", was written for and featured in the movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in 1990, and became a hit in the US and UK...

. The song was released by SBK Records

SBK Records

SBK Records was a record label of the EMI Group that was founded in 1988.Stephen Swid, Martin Bandier, and Charles Koppelman formed the production company SBK in 1989 after they purchased the music publishing division of CBS Records in 1986....

 and was from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles soundtrack and was featured in the film's closing credits.

Song information

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

Vocoder

A vocoder is an analysis/synthesis system, mostly used for speech. In the encoder, the input is passed through a multiband filter, each band is passed through an envelope follower, and the control signals from the envelope followers are communicated to the decoder...

 vocals for the chorus, it became a massive worldwide hit reaching #13 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

, #2 on the Hot Rap Singles and #1 on the UK singles chart for four weeks in July 1990. The song would also be coupled with the single Turtle Rhapsody and would also be included in the third turtles film

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III is a 1993 American live-action film, the second sequel of the 1990 live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film. It was produced by Clearwater Holdings Ltd. and Golden Harvest. This was the last Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film released by New Line Cinema and...

 soundtrack

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the licened soundtrack to the 1993 New Line Cinema film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III. It was released by SBK Records on March 9, 1993.-Album information:...

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Track listing

1. "Turtle Power" (Single Edit)
2. "Turtle Power" (Album Version)