Hello Nasty

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Hello Nasty
Hello Nasty cover
Studio album by The Beastie Boys
Released July 14, 1998
Recorded 1995 – 1998
Genre Alternative rock, Alternative hip hop, Underground hip hop
Length 67:28
Label Capitol Records
Producer Mario Caldato, Jr.
Professional reviews
The Beastie Boys chronology
Love American Style EP
(1998)		 Hello Nasty
(1998)		 Nasty Bits
(1998)

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

The album sold 681,000 copies its first week and debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 album sales chart.

Contents

[edit] Album information

Four years elapsed between the release of the band's fourth album, Ill Communication and this album. Hello Nasty continues the Beastie Boys' artistic progression, expounding upon Check Your Head and Ill Communication's instrumental tracks. Hello Nasty also marks the addition of DMC champion Mix Master Mike into the fold. The album also features a few songs that break away from the hip-hop mold, and hold a slight post-punk feel; for example, "And Me". The song "I Don't Know" is a soft, acoustic ballad.

[edit] Reception

  • Rolling Stone (5/13/99, p.66) - Included in Rolling Stone's "Essential Recordings of the 90's."
  • Spin (1/99, p.91) - Ranked #10 on Spin's list of "Top 20 Albums of '98."
  • Mixmag (1/99, p.49) - Included in Mixmag's "Ten Best Albums of 98."
  • CMJ (1/6/03, p.18) - Included in CMJ's list of "Top 25 College Radio Albums of All Time."
  • Entertainment Weekly (7/17/98, pp.81-82) - "...a sonic smorgasbord in which the Beasties gorge themselves with reckless abandon...The melange makes for a looser, more free-spirited record than their earlier albums; the music invites you in, rather than threatening to shut you out..." - Rating: B+
  • The Source (9/98, p.256) - "What underlies the Beastie sound, and ultimately their widespread appeal, is their obvious appreciation of other music....Mike's scratches add another layer to the album's mighty production."
  • Rap Pages (11/98, p.130) - 4 (out of 5) - "Hello Nasty continues their musical reign...Lyrically, they deliver their made-for-concert verses in perfect unison."

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Super Disco Breakin' " – 2:07
  2. "The Move" – 3:35
  3. "Remote Control" – 2:58
  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 Amral's Trinidad Cavaliers
      • "Modern Dynamic Physical Fitness Activities" by Ed Durlacher
  7. "Intergalactic" – 3:51
  8. "Sneakin' Out The Hospital" – 2:45
  9. "Putting Shame In Your Game'" – 3:37
  10. "Flowin' Prose" – 2:39
  11. "And Me" – 2:52
  12. "Three MC's and One DJ" – 2:50
  13. "The Grasshopper Unit (Keep Movin')" – 3:01 (Australian/European title is "Can't, Won't, Don't Stop")
  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
  18. "Picture This" – 2:25 (with Brooke Williams[1]
  19. "Unite" – 3:31
    • Samples:
      • "Roxanne, Roxanne" by UTFO
  20. "Dedication" – 2:32
  21. "Dr. Lee, PhD" – 4:50 (with Lee "Scratch" Perry)
  22. "Instant Death" – 3:22

[edit] Bonus CD

A "tour edition" of the album released in Australia 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

A promotional album called Nasty Bits was made containing "Super Disco Breakin'," "Body Movin'," and "Song for Junior."

[edit] Personnel

According to the All Music Guide[2]:

[edit] Chart positions

[edit] Album

Year Chart Position
1998 Australian ARIA Albums Chart #1
1998 Billboard 200 #1
1998 Canadian Albums Chart #2

[edit] Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1998 "Intergalactic" Australian ARIA Singles Chart #21
1998 "Intergalactic" Billboard Hot 100 #28
1998 "Intergalactic" Modern Rock Tracks #4
1998 "Intergalactic" Canadian Singles Chart #9
1998 "Intergalactic" Hot Dance Tracks #6
1998 "Intergalactic" Top 40 Mainstream #32
1998 "Intergalactic" Top 40 Rhythmic #37
1999 "Intergalactic" Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
1998 "Body Movin'" Modern Rock Tracks #15
1998 "Body Movin'" Modern Rock Tracks #15
1998 "Body Movin'" Hot Dance Airplay #44
1998 "Body Movin'" Hot Dance Sales #25
1999 "Body Movin'" Australian ARIA Singles Chart #28
1999 "The Negotiation Limerick File" Modern Rock Tracks #29
Preceded by
Armageddon (soundtrack) by Various artists		 Billboard 200 number-one album
August 1 - August 21, 1998		 Succeeded by
Da Game Is to Be Sold Not to Be Told by Snoop Dogg
Preceded by
Try Whistling This by Neil Finn		 Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
July 19 - July 25, 1998		 Succeeded by
Grease (soundtrack) by Various artists
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