The Negotiation Limerick File

"The Negotiation Limerick File"
Single by Beastie Boys
from the album Hello Nasty
Released	December 8, 1998 (1998-12-08)
Format	CD single
Recorded	1997
Genre	Alternative hip hop
Length	2:46 (Album version) 3:16 (Single version)
Label	Capitol
Writer(s)	Beastie Boys
Producer	Beastie Boys, Mario Caldato, Jr.
Beastie Boys singles chronology
"Body Movin'" (1998) "The Negotiation Limerick File" (1998) "Remote Control / Three MC's and One DJ" (1999)

"The Negotiation Limerick File" is a song by American hip-hop group the Beastie Boys, released as the third single from their fifth studio album Hello Nasty.

It peaked at #29^[1] on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks Chart.

The version on the CD single is 30 seconds longer (3:16) than the album version (2:46).^[2] It features extended instrumental sections with flanging effects. This song is unique because every verse is made up of five-line limericks.

Track listing

CD single

1. "The Negotiation Limerick File" – 3:16
2. "Three MCs and One DJ" (Live Video version) – 2:46
3. "Putting Shame in Your Game" (Prunes Remix) – 4:17
4. "The Negotiation Limerick File" (Handsome Boy Modelling School Makeover) – 4:33
5. "The Negotiation Limerick File" (The 41 Small Star Remix) – 3:24

Charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[1]	29

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Beastie Boys Album & Song Chart History – Alternative Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/beastie-boys/chart-history/1007?f=377&g=Singles. Retrieved 2010-10-16. 
2. ^ CD Single