Remote Control / Three MC's and One DJ

"Remote Control" and "Three MC's and One DJ" are songs by American hip hop group the Beastie Boys, from their fifth studio album Hello Nasty. The two were released as a double A-side single, serving as the fourth single from Hello Nasty

"Three MC's and One DJ" features scratching by Mix Master Mike, and marks his debut song with the group. The single peaked at #21 on the UK Singles Chart.

"Remote Control" was used in a commercial for ESPN's Winter X Games XV featuring two talking deer. ^[1]

Music video

The video starts with Mike D, Ad-Rock and MCA waiting in the basement room of an apartment for their DJ, Mix Master Mike. After a short while, he appears at the entrance door of the apartment in a Ghostbuster costume. He rings the bell but the three do not move, so he has to wait for someone else exiting the apartment to sneak in. Then, he arrives at the room, gets behind the deck and the four start to perform. After the performance, the three go back to the same position as they were before the performance started and Mix Master Mike leaves.

The alternate version of the song featured in the video is present on the Beastie Boys compilation album Beastie Boys Anthology: The Sounds of Science.

Charts

References