- Hey Ladies
Infobox Single |
Name = Hey Ladies
Artist =Beastie Boys
Album =Paul's Boutique
Released =July 25 ,1989
Genre = Hip hop
Length = 3:47
Writer = MCA
Adrock
Mike D
Label =Capitol Records
Producer =Beastie Boys Dust Brothers Mario Caldato Jr.
Last single = "Girls" (1987)
This single = "Hey Ladies" (1989)
Next single = "Shadrach" (1989)Extra tracklisting
Album =Paul's Boutique
Type = studio
prev_track = "3-Minute Rule "
prev_no = 7
this_track = "Hey Ladies"
track_no = 8
next_track = "5-Piece Chicken Dinner "
next_no = 9"Hey Ladies" is the 8th track on the album "Paul's Boutique " by American hip hop group theBeastie Boys , released onJuly 25 ,1989 . It was the album's only charting single, hitting #36 on theBillboard Hot 100 . It is also the first single in history to chart in the Top 20 of both the BillboardHot Rap Singles andModern Rock Tracks charts, hitting #10 on the former and #18 on the latter. [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=1007&model.vnuAlbumId=951321]The lyric "cutting up the rug" is common slang for dancing.
A
music video , in the vein of "Saturday Night Fever ", was made for the song.* Produced & written by the
Beastie Boys & theDust Brothers .
* Engineered byMario Caldato & Allen Abrahamson.amples
* "
Ballroom Blitz " by Sweet
* "Party Time" byKurtis Blow
* "Holy Ghost" by the Bar-Kays
* "Shake Your Pants" by Cameo
* "Pumpin' it Up" byP-Funk All Stars
* "Jungle Boogie " byKool & the Gang
* "Machine Gun" byThe Commodores
* "Jazzy Sensation" byAfrika Bambaataa
* "Change Le Beat/B-Side" byFab 5 Freddy
* "Come Let Me Love You" by Jeanette "Lady" Day
* "Dance Floor", & "So Ruff, So Tuff" byZapp & Roger
* "Ain't It Funky Now" & "Funky President " byJames Brown
* "Hey DJ" byMalcolm McLaren & the World Famous Supreme Team
* "High Powered Rap" by Disco Dave & the Force of the Five MC's (Crash Crew)Pop culture references in the song
*
Sadaharu Oh
*Tom Thumb
*Chuck Woolery
*Grand Canyon
* "Welcome Back, Kotter "
* "James at 15 "
*Chachi
* "Charles in Charge "
*Cadillac Coupe de Ville
*Vincent Van Gogh References
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