I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson

"I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson" is the first single taken from DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince's third studio album, And in This Corner…. The song was released as a single in late 1989. This is the duo's first single to be available on Compact Disc format. It peaked at number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Music video

A music video (directed by Scott Kalvert) and produced by David Horgan, was released in 1989, which included guest-starring Chris Rock, and guest appearances by Mike Tyson, as well as his promoter Don King, and co-manager John Horne.

Track listing

CD Single

"I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson" (Radio Mix) - 3:57
"I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson" (LP Version) - 4:50
"I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson" (Extended Mix) - 6:34

12" Vinyl

"I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson" (Radio Mix) - 3:57
"I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson" (LP Version) - 4:50
"I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson" (Extended Mix) - 6:34

Charts

Chart (1989–1990)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)	52
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)	39
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)	94
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	58
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	23

References

"DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
"DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson". Top 40 Singles.
"Official Charts > Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 161.

External links

Music video on YouTube

v t e DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
DJ Jazzy Jeff The Fresh Prince
Studio albums	Rock the House (1987) He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper (1988) And in This Corner... (1989) Homebase (1991) Code Red (1993)
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits (1998)
Singles	"Girls Ain't Nothing but Trouble" "A Nightmare on My Street" "Parents Just Don't Understand" "I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson" "Yo Home to Bel Air" "Summertime" "Ring My Bell" "The Things That U Do" "You Saw My Blinker" "Boom! Shake the Room" "I'm Looking for the One (To Be with Me)" "Lovely Daze"
Related articles	Discography Ready Rock C The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Mike Tyson

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Team
Tyson

Initial (D'Amato stable)	mentor: Cus D'Amato; co-managers: Jimmy Jacobs and Bill Cayton; trainer: Bobby Stewart (1978–1980) → Teddy Atlas (1980–1982) → Kevin Rooney (1982–1988)
Mid-career (King's stable)	manager: Don King; trainer: Richie Giachetti; co-trainers: Aaron Snowell, Jay Bright and Stacey McKinley → Tommy Brooks (1999–2001)
Late career	manager: Shelly Finkel; trainer: Tommy Brooks→ Ronnie Shields → Freddie Roach → Jeff Fenech

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