Hello Nasty

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Hello Nasty
Studio album by The Beastie Boys
Released	July 14, 1998
Recorded	1995 - 1998
Genre	Hip hop
Length	67:28
Label	Capitol Records
Producer(s)	Mario Caldato, Jr.
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Pitchfork (8.5/10) link Robert Christgau (A) link Rolling Stone link
The Beastie Boys chronology
The In Sound From Way Out! (1996)	Hello Nasty (1998)	The Sounds of Science (1999)

Hello Nasty is an album by the Beastie Boys. It was released on July 14, 1998.

Four years elapsed between the release of the band's fourth album, Ill Communication. Hello Nasty is widely considered a return to the music of the first two Beastie albums, as opposed to their third and fourth albums^{[citation needed]}. This was compounded by addition of DMC champion Mix Master Mike.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Super Disco Breakin' " – 2:07
   • Samples:
     • "Is Manhattan in the House?" by Busy Bee
     • "Sucker MC's (Krush Groove 1)" by Run DMC
2. "The Move" – 3:35
   • Samples:
     • "Gula Matari" by Quincy Jones
     • "El Rey Y Yo" by Los Angeles Negros
     • "Get Out of My Life Woman" by Iron Butterfly
     • "WKCR 'Stretch' Bobitto Lord Sear" radio program (Bobbito's voice & Lord Sear's human beat box)
3. "Remote Control" – 2:58
   • The hidden track "El Rey y Yo" is in the pregap of this track.
4. "Song For The Man" – 3:13
5. "Just A Test" – 2:12
   • Samples:
     • Excerpts from The Pair Extraordinare by The Pair Extraordinare
6. "Body Movin' " – 3:03
   • Samples:
     • "Fido" by The Byrds
     • "Oye Como Va" by Tito Puente
     • "Modern Dynamic Physical Fitness Activities" by Ed Durlacher
7. "Intergalactic" – 3:51
   • Samples:
     • "The New Style" by the Beastie Boys
     • "Love is Blue" by The Jazz Crusaders
     • "Prelude C# Minor" composed by Rachmaninoff, performed by Lex Baxter
8. "Sneakin' Out The Hospital" – 2:45
9. "Putting Shame In Your Game'" – 3:37
   • Samples:
     • "What'cha Want?" by Nine
     • "The Vapors" by Biz Markie
     • "You're A Customer" by EPMD
     • "No Ice Cream Sound" by Johnny Osbourne
10. "Flowin' Prose" – 2:39
11. "And Me" – 2:52
12. "Three MC's And One DJ" – 2:50
    • Samples:
      • Rob Swift Versus Rhazel" by Rob Swift
      • Adam Yauch's answering machine message
13. "The Grasshopper Unit (Keep Movin')" – 3:01
    • Samples:
      • "I've Gotta Keep Movin'" by Alex Bradford & Company
      • "Flash to the Beat" by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
      • "Superrappin'" by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five & Company
14. "Song For Junior" – 3:49
15. "I Don't Know" – 3:00 (with Miho Hatori of Cibo Matto)
16. "The Negotiation Limerick File" – 2:46
    • Samples:
      • "Poor Old Trashman" by Barbara Lynn
      • "In-Citement" by the Pair Extraordinaire
17. "Electrify" – 2:22
    • Samples:
      • "Stakes Is High" by De La Soul
      • "The Firebird Suite" by Igor Stravinsky
      • "Company" by Dean Jones and Company
18. "Picture This" – 2:25
19. "Unite" – 3:31
    • Samples:
      • "Roxanne, Roxanne" by UTFO
20. "Dedication" – 2:32
21. "Dr. Lee, PhD" – 4:50 (with Lee "Scratch" Perry)
    • Samples:
      • "Dub Revolution" by Lee "Scratch" Perry
22. "Instant Death" – 3:22

[edit] Bonus CD

A "tour edition" of the album contained an extra CD with the following tracks:

1. "Hail Sagan (Special K)" – 4:06
2. "Body Movin' (Fatboy Slim Remix)" – 5:34
3. "Intergalactic (Prisoners of Technology Remix)" – 5:46
4. "Peanut Butter & Jelly" – 2:16

[edit] Chart positions

Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album

1998 Hello Nasty                The Billboard 200                   No. 1

Billboard Music Charts (North America) - singles

1998 Intergalactic              Modern Rock Tracks                  No. 16 

Rolling Stone (North America) - album

1998 Hello Nasty                Best Albums (Critic's Pick)         No. 2
1998 Hello Nasty                Best Albums (Reader's Pick)         No. 1

Rolling Stone (North America) - singles

1998 Intergalactic              Best Singles (Reader's Pick)        No. 1

Beastie Boys

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Discography

Albums: Licensed to Ill - Paul's Boutique - Check Your Head - Ill Communication - Hello Nasty - To the 5 Boroughs

EPs and compilations: Pollywog Stew - Cooky Puss - Rock Hard - Some Old Bullshit - Aglio e Olio - The In Sound from Way Out! - The Sounds of Science - Solid Gold Hits

Singles: Brass Monkey - Fight for Your Right - Hey Ladies - Sabotage - Intergalactic - Ch-Check It Out - Triple Trouble - Right Right Now Now

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