No Sleep till Brooklyn

No Sleep till Brooklyn
"No Sleep till Brooklyn"
Single by Beastie Boys
from the album Licensed to Ill
B-side "Posse in Effect"
Released 1987
Recorded Spring 1986
Genre Rap rock
Length 4:09
Label Def Jam/Columbia Records
Producer Rick Rubin
Beastie Boys singles chronology
"(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)"
(1987)
"No Sleep till Brooklyn"
(1987)
"Girls"
(1987)

"No Sleep till Brooklyn" is a song by Beastie Boys as well as the sixth single on their debut studio album Licensed to Ill. The name of the song itself is a play on Motörhead's No Sleep 'til Hammersmith album.

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Production and play

The guitar riffs and solo are played by Slayer guitarist Kerry King, who had also released an album produced by Rick Rubin in 1986 (Reign in Blood). The song interpolates "T.N.T." by AC/DC (though tuned in a different way).[1] The video, directed by Ric Menello, is a parody of glam metal.

The song is still performed live, although with altered lyrics to reflect their more mature attitude towards women. "M.C.A.'s in the back because he's skeezin' with a whore," is changed to "M.C.A.'s in the back at the Mahjong hall",and also from "Autographed pictures and classy hoes" to "Autographed pictures to nobody knows."

In popular culture

  • The song is featured on the soundtrack of the Steven Seagal film Out for Justice.
  • The Canadian teen drama Instant Star named its second season premiere two-part episode after this song. The show is known for naming each of its episodes after a hit song.
  • The song is a playable track in the 2008 music video game Guitar Hero World Tour.
  • Rapper Tone Lōc sampled the riff for his song "Ace Is on the House", which was featured in the end credits of the 1994 film Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.
  • The song was used as part of the opening sequence for the 2010 movie Cop Out.
  • The song was released as downloadable content into the Rock Band series on August 2, 2011.

Covers and parodies

Charts

Chart (1987) Peak
position
Dutch Singles Chart[3] 23
German Singles Chart[4] 46
UK Singles Chart[5] 14

References

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