Get_It_Together_(Beastie_Boys_song)

Get It Together (Beastie Boys song)

Get It Together (Beastie Boys song)

1994 single by Beastie Boys

"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.

Quick Facts Single by Beastie Boys, from the album Ill Communication ...

"Get It Together" is a hip-hop song containing elements of funk, boom bap, soul-jazz.[1] 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. "Get It Together" also appears on two group's compilation albums The Sounds of Science and Beastie Boys Music.[2]

Track listing

  • CD single
  1. "Get It Together" (LP version) – 4:07
  2. "Sabotage" (LP version) – 3:00
  3. "Dope Little Song" – 1:48
  • US 12" single
  1. Side A - 01 – "Get It Together" (LP Version)
  2. Side A - 02 – "Get It Together" (Buck-Wild Remix)
  3. Side A - 03 – "Resolution Time"
  4. Side A - 04 – "Get It Together" (Buck-Wild Instrument)
  5. Side B - 01 – "Get It Together" (A.B.A. Remix)
  6. Side B - 02 – "Sabotage" (LP Version)
  7. Side B - 03 – "Dope Little Song"
  8. Side B - 04 – "Get It Together" (A.B.A. Instrumental)
  • UK CD single
  1. "Get It Together"
  2. "Sabotage"
  3. "Get It Together" (Beastie Boys Remix)
  4. "Resolution Time"

Charts

More information Chart (1994), Peak position ...

References

  1. [1]
    Diamond, Michael; Horovitz, Adam (2018). Beastie Boys Book. Random House. p. 359. ISBN 978-0812995541. The finished track, 'Get It Together,' managed to mirror, in subtle ways, some of Tribe's stripped-down hip hop, with plenty of low-end and touches of funk, boom-bap, and out-there something.
  2. [2]
    Shill, Gene (September 13, 2017). "My favourite album: The Beastie Boys' Ill Communication". The Conversation. Retrieved November 22, 2023. 'Get It Together' samples 'Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In' by the Moog Machine, 'Headless Heroes' by Eugene McDaniels, 'Escape-ism' by James Brown, 'Four Play' by Fred Wesley and the Horny Horns and 'A One Two' by Biz Markie to create a distinct, misty blend of soul-jazz and funk-infused hip-hop that can be now considered quintessentially Beastie Boys.
  3. [3]
    Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  4. [4]
    "Tipparade-lijst van week 35, 1994" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  5. [5]
    "Beastie Boys - Sabotage/Get It Together". Single Top 100. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  6. [6]
    "Beastie Boys Album & Song Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 10, 2011.
  7. [7]
    "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  8. [8]
    "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. July 9, 1994. p. 26. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  9. [9]
    "Beastie Boys - Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved May 10, 2011.


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