Chaka had recorded his part for a different song with Bobby Digital, after which the songs were combined to make "Murder She Wrote". In 1992, Pliers then went to Sonic Sounds, where engineer Jason Lee was recording Sly on drums and Lloyd 'Gitzy' Willis on guitar. Another version was then released with Jack Scorpio, and then in a separate attempt with a different group from England. A second Pliers version was released in 1988, titled "Murder We Wrote", produced by Clifton "Specialist" Dillon. The first version was released in 1987 by Pliers under his real name Everton Bonner, using the "Fresh" riddim sampled from Shabba Ranks' "(Original) Fresh", which was produced by Harry J for Harry J Records. The song was recorded over a 5 year span starting in 1987 with attempts from 6-7 different producers. The song title came from the detective series Murder, She Wrote which was a TV show Pliers used to watch and was a fan of. At the time, he was dating a girl named Maxine who told him she was pregnant, but after 6 months there was no sign of the pregnancy, waiting until 9 months and 10 months without any result of a child. Pliers wrote the song reflecting on being the age of 19. The song is about death in the views of many in Jamaican culture, regarding abortion, as revealed in the third verse. The song was also interpolated in Pitbull's " El Taxi", in Jason Derulo's " Too Hot", and in the remix version of Black Eyed Peas' " Ritmo" featuring Jaden Smith, as well as having been sampled and interpolated in many other songs. Sampling wise, the song was included in Billboard 's list of the "Best Song Interpolations of the 21st Century", having been interpolated in Omarion's " Post to Be", and in XXL's list of "20 of the Most Iconic Reggae Samples in Hip-Hop", being sampled in French Montana's " Freaks". It went on to impact other stars of the genre like Shaggy and Sean 'YoungPow' Diedrick. The tag team effort of call and response verses with melodic choruses introduced a new format of toasting from Jamaica, influencing pan-Caribbean culture and crossing over globally. The song became a staple for weddings, BBQs, and clubs and has been called one of the best and most important dancehall tracks of all time. The music to the song is based on the Maytals' 1966 song "Bam Bam", while the lyrics discuss abortion (as revealed in the third verse). The song was certified gold in the UK in 2022. It was first released as a single in 1992 and again in late 1993, reaching number 27 on the UK Singles Chart in early 1994, and number 57 on the US Billboard Hot 100, spending 17 weeks there. " Murder She Wrote" is a song by Jamaican reggae duo Chaka Demus & Pliers, from their 1993 album Tease Me. John Taylor, Everton Bonner, Lloyd "Gitsy" Willis, Sly DunbarĬhaka Demus & Pliers UK singles chronology
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