Grand Theft Auto (song)

"Gangster Friday", also known simply as "Grand Theft Auto", is the original theme song written for the Grand Theft Auto series. The song was written by Craig Conner, one of Rockstar's in-house musicians, and is a stereotype of 'gangster rap', with blatant lyrics concerning (appropriately) car theft, drug use, running from the law and the possession and use of firearms. Conner also played all of the instruments in the song.

The track first appears in Grand Theft Auto 1, where it is credited to the fictitious band Slumpussy, and is always the first song the player will hear upon starting the game. It later reappeared on the soundtrack for Grand Theft Auto III as a nod to the original game, although in it's second appearance it was retitled "Grand Theft Auto". The fictitious performing artist was also changed; the song is credited to Da Shootaz, a band fronted by rapper Robert De Negro (an obvious pun on actor Robert De Nero, who starred in many of the gangster films that have been cited as inspiration for GTA III). It should also be noted that in this second appearance the two uses of the profanity 'fuck' in the song are censored through the overdubbing of Lips 106 taglines, somewhat ironic given the otherwise gratuitous nature of the game.