The Sounds of Science (song)

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The Sounds of Science is the 6th track on the album Paul's Boutique by American hip hop group the Beastie Boys, released on July 25, 1989.

• Produced & written by the Beastie Boys & the Dust Brothers.
• Engineered by Mario Caldato & Allen Abrahamson.
• The title of the track was inspired by "The Sound of Silence", a song on Simon and Garfunkel's album Sounds of Silence.

[edit] Samples

• "Back in the USSR" by The Beatles, from the album The Beatles. (Capitol Records, 1968)
• "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" by The Beatles, from the album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. (Capitol Records, 1967)
• "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)" by The Beatles, from the album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. (Capitol Records, 1967)
• "When I'm 64" by The Beatles, from the album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. (Capitol Records, 1967)
• "The End" by The Beatles, from the album Abbey Road. (Capitol Records, 1969)
• "Don't Sniff Coke" by Pato Banton, from the album Never Give In. (IRS Records, 1987)
• "Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved" by James Brown, from the album Revolution of the Mind. (Polydor Records, 1971)
• "My Philosophy" by Boogie Down Productions, from the album By All Means Necessary. (Jive Records, 1988)

[edit] References

• Range Rover
• Isaac Newton
• Benjamin Franklin
• Jesus Christ
• Shea Stadium
• Radium
• Palladium
• Rope-a-Dope (Muhammad Ali's fighting strategy)
• Quarter Deluxe (A McDonald's Quarter Pounder with the works)
• Condom
• Ponce De Leon
• Robotron
• Fountain of Youth
• Adidas
• Fila
• Cocaine
• Sinsemilla
• Cheech Wizard
• Galileo