Get It Together (Beastie Boys song)
"Get It Together" is a song by American hip-hop group the Beastie Boys, released as the second single from their fourth studio album Ill Communication. The album version of the song features rapper Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest, but not the single version.
"Get It Together" | ||||
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Single by Beastie Boys | ||||
from the album Ill Communication | ||||
Released | May 31, 1994 | |||
Format | CD | |||
Recorded | 1993 | |||
Genre | Alternative hip hop | |||
Length | 4:05 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) | Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, Adam Yauch, Kamaal Fareed | |||
Producer(s) | Beastie Boys, Mario Caldato Jr. | |||
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The song contains vocal samples from the song "Headless Heroes" by Eugene McDaniels, and heavily samples a loop from "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" by the Moog Machine, from the album Switched-On Rock.
The song also appears on the group's compilation The Sounds of Science.
Track listing
CD Single
- "Get It Together (LP version) - 4:07
- "Sabotage" (LP version) - 3:00
- "Dope Little Song" - 1:48
US 12" Single
- Side A - 01 - Get It Together (LP Version)
- Side A - 02 - Get It Together (Buck-Wild Remix)
- Side A - 03 - Resolution Time
- Side A - 04 - Get It Together (Buck-Wild Instrument)
- Side B - 01 - Get It Together (A.B.A. Remix)
- Side B - 02 - Sabotage (LP Version)
- Side B - 03 - Dope Little Song
- Side B - 04 - Get It Together (A.B.A. Instrumental)
UK CD Single
- Get It Together
- Sabotage
- Get It Together (Beastie Boys Remix)
- Resolution Time
Charts
Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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Australian Singles Chart[1] | 94 |
Dutch Singles Chart | 35 |
UK Singles Chart[2] | 19 |
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles | 1 |
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 13 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[3] | 5 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks[3] | 43 |
References
- Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- "Beastie Boys Album & Song Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
- "Beastie Boys - Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
External links
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