Pass the Mic

"Pass the Mic" is the first single from the third studio album Check Your Head by Beastie Boys, released on April 7, 1992.

"Pass the Mic"
Single by Beastie Boys
from the album Check Your Head
B-side"Time for Livin'", "Drunken Praying Mantis Style", "Netty's Girl"
ReleasedApril 7, 1992
FormatCD single
GenreHip hop, rap rock, rapcore
Length4:16
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, Adam Yauch, Mario Caldato, Jr.
Producer(s)Beastie Boys, Mario Caldato
Beastie Boys singles chronology
"Shadrach"
(1989)		 "Pass the Mic"
(1992)		 "So What'cha Want"
(1992)
Music video
"Pass the Mic" on YouTube

Lawsuit

"Pass the Mic" contains an unlicensed sample of "Choir", a 1982 composition by jazz flautist James Newton. Newton sued In 2000; the judge found that the sample, comprising six seconds and three notes, was de minimis and too small to require a license. Newton lost appeals in 2003 and 2004.[1]

Track listing
  1. "Pass the Mic" (LP version) – 4:30
  2. "Dub the Mic" (Instrumental) – 4:26
  3. "Drunken Praying Mantis Style" – 2:37
  4. "Pass the Mic (Pt. 2, Skills to Pay the Bills)" – 4:24
  5. "Netty's Girl" – 5:39

Samples

Charts
Chart (1992) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[2] 47
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[3] 38

References
  1. "Beastie Boys Emerge Victorious In Sampling Suit". Billboard. 2004-11-09. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  2. "The Official Charts Company - Beastie Boys". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
  3. "Check Your Head - Beastie Boys - Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
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