Get It Together (Beastie Boys song)

"Get It Together"
"Get It Together"
Single by Beastie Boys
from the album Ill Communication
Released	May 31, 1994
Recorded	1993
Genre	Alternative hip hop
Length	4:05
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, Adam Yauch, Kamaal Fareed
Producer(s)	Beastie Boys, Mario Caldato Jr.
Beastie Boys singles chronology

"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.

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.

The song also appears on two group's compilation albums The Sounds of Science and Beastie Boys Music.

Track listing[]

CD Single[]

"Get It Together (LP version) - 4:07
"Sabotage" (LP version) - 3:00
"Dope Little Song" - 1:48

US 12" Single[]

Side A - 01 - Get It Together (LP Version)
Side A - 02 - Get It Together (Buck-Wild Remix)
Side A - 03 - Resolution Time
Side A - 04 - Get It Together (Buck-Wild Instrument)
Side B - 01 - Get It Together (A.B.A. Remix)
Side B - 02 - Sabotage (LP Version)
Side B - 03 - Dope Little Song
Side B - 04 - Get It Together (A.B.A. Instrumental)

UK CD Single[]

Get It Together
Sabotage
Get It Together (Beastie Boys Remix)
Resolution Time

Charts[]

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA Charts)^[1]	94
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)	35
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[2]	19
UK Dance Singles (Music Week)^[3]	21
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)	1
US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)	13
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)^[4]	5
US Hot Rap Tracks (Billboard)^[4]	43

References[]

^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
^ "Beastie Boys Album & Song Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
^ "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 1994-09-07. p. 26. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Beastie Boys - Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-05-10.

External links[]

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

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[1] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.

[2] "Beastie Boys Album & Song Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-05-10.

[3] "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 1994-09-07. p. 26. Retrieved 2021-04-26.

[Allmusic_singles-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Beastie Boys - Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-05-10.

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