Song · Warren G
“Regulate” by Warren G featuring Nate Dogg
Released 1994 Featuring Nate Dogg
“Regulate” by Warren G featuring Nate Dogg appears on 6 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 1994 and 2025. It was first released in 1994. Its best result is #89 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 1994. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #263 alternative song of 1994.
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"Regulate" came out in April 1994, Warren G and Nate Dogg's contribution to the soundtrack of Above the Rim, and it later anchored Warren G's debut album, Regulate... G Funk Era. Warren G produced it himself, and it's West Coast G-funk at its most laid-back and lethal, rolling on a four-bar loop of Michael McDonald's "I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)" with a bit of Bob James's "Sign of the Times" and a nod to Dr. Dre's "Let Me Ride" folded in.
It opens with a stretch of movie dialogue lifted from the 1988 film Young Guns before Warren G and Nate Dogg take over. The video, stitched together with scenes from the film and a cameo from Tupac Shakur, became an MTV fixture, and the song went to number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. VH1 later counted it among hip-hop's 100 greatest songs, and Pitchfork put it in its 200 best tracks of the '90s.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 89 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1994 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 719 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs | 892 |
| 2022 | 112 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s | 900 |
| 2023 | 179 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s | 893 |
| 2023 | 545 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time | 909 |
| 2025 | 107 | WFPK | WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '90s | 500 |
Also listed as: Regulate ft. Nate Dogg; Regulate feat. Nate Dogg.
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