Tracklist
| 1 | Protect Ya Neck (Radio Edit) | 4:30 |
| 2 | Protect Ya Neck (Bloody Version) | 5:03 |
| 3 | Protect Ya Neck (Shaolin Version) | 4:36 |
| 4 | Tearz (Album Version) | 4:17 |
Companies, etc.
- Produced For – Wu-Tang Productions
- Recorded At – Firehouse Studio, NYC
- Mixed At – Firehouse Studio, NYC
- Edited At – GLC Sound Studios
- Published By – Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc.
- Published By – Wu-Tang Publishing
- Licensed From – Warner Special Projects
- Licensed From – Irving Music, Inc.
- Record Company – General Electric
- Record Company – BMG Music
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – BMG Entertainment
- Manufactured By – BMG Distribution
- Distributed By – BMG Distribution
- Glass Mastered At – Sonopress USA – 63931
Credits
- A&R [Direction (Loud Records)] – Trevor Williams
- Executive-Producer – Dennis Coles, Mitchell Diggs, Oli Grant, Robert Diggs
- Management – Wu-Tang Management
- Producer, Mixed By, Arranged By – Prince Rakeem
- Written-By – Smith*, Woods*, Coles*, Grice*, Hunter*, Hawkins*, Diggs*, Jones*
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society: BMI
- Matrix / Runout: SONOPRESS USA RDJ644622RE2 + + 63931-01
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR 234 | Wu-Tang Clan | Protect Ya Neck / After The Laughter Comes Tears (12") | Wu-Tang Records | PR 234 | US | 1992 |
| PR 234 | Wu-Tang Clan | Protect Ya Neck / After The Laughter Comes Tears (12") | Wu-Tang Records | PR 234 | US | 1992 |
| RDAB 64462-1 | Wu-Tang Clan | Protect Ya Neck / Tearz (12", Promo) | Loud Records | RDAB 64462-1 | US | 1995 |
| PR234C | Wu-Tang Clan | Protect Ya Neck (Cass, Maxi) | Wu-Tang Records | PR234C | US | 1993 |
| PR234 | Wu-Tang Clan | Protect Ya Neck / After The Laughter Comes Tears (12", Maxi, Unofficial) | Wu-Tang Records | PR234 | US | Unknown |
