Regulate (song)

"Regulate" is a hip hop/R&B song performed by Nate Dogg and Warren G. The song was released in the summer of 1994. It appears on the soundtrack of Above the Rim, and later Regulate... G Funk Era.

"Regulate"
Song by Warren G featuring Nate Dogg
from Regulate... G Funk Era & Above the Rim soundtrack"
Released	April 28, 1994
Recorded	1993
Genre	West Coast hip hop G-funk R&B Gangsta rap
Length	4:11
Label	Def Jam Death Row Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Nate Dogg Warren G
Producer(s)	Warren G
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The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also hit #8 on the R&B/Hip Hop chart.

The song samples "I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)" by Michael McDonald. This is the song that made Warren G famous and became one of his biggest hits. Until then, he was mostly known for being a good friend of and being mentioned with Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg. The song uses a sample from Michael McDonald's classic I Keep Forgettin’.