▁her ▁taking ▁on ▁the ▁mon iker ▁Ro x anne ▁Sh ant é , ▁after ▁her ▁middle ▁name . ▁The ▁three ▁took ▁her ▁up ▁on ▁the ▁idea , ▁with ▁Mar ley ▁producing ▁" R ox anne ' s ▁Re ven ge ." ▁The ▁single ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁taking ▁the ▁original ▁be ats ▁from ▁an ▁instrument al ▁version ▁of ▁" R ox anne , ▁Ro x anne ." ▁It ▁was ▁very ▁confront ational ▁and ▁la ced ▁with ▁prof an ities , ▁but ▁was ▁an ▁instant ▁hit ▁that ▁sold ▁over ▁ 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁copies ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁area ▁alone . ▁The ▁original ▁issue ▁of ▁the ▁" St reet ▁Version " ▁was ▁recorded ▁on ▁t ape ▁in ▁Mar ley ▁Mar l ' s ▁bed room , ▁entirely ▁free - sty led ▁by ▁Good en ▁in ▁seven ▁minutes ▁and ▁in ▁only ▁one ▁take . ▁The ▁recording ▁was ▁pressed ▁onto ▁ 1 0 0 ▁copies ▁which ▁were ▁r ushed ▁out ▁onto ▁the ▁streets ▁to ▁combat ▁U . T . F . O .' s ▁" R ox anne , ▁Ro x anne " ▁release . ▁Select ▁Records ▁claimed ▁copy right s ▁on ▁the ▁instrument al ▁which ▁led ▁Pop ▁Art ▁Records ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁an ▁agreement ▁where ▁all ▁future ▁copies ▁of ▁" R ox annes ▁Re ven ge " ▁would ▁feature ▁a ▁different ▁track . ▁It ▁was ▁subsequently ▁re - re leased ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁with ▁new ▁be ats ▁and ▁the ▁obsc en