Brass Monkey (song)

"Brass Monkey" is a song by the American rap rock group Beastie Boys. It was a single released from their first album Licensed to Ill. It is also on the Beastie Boys' compilation album Solid Gold Hits. It samples "Bring It Here" by Wild Sugar. The song features the Roland TR-808 drum machine.

"Brass Monkey"
Single by Beastie Boys
from the album Licensed to Ill
ReleasedJanuary 5, 1987 (1987-01-05)
Recorded1986
GenreHip hop
Length2:37
LabelDef Jam/Columbia Records
Songwriter(s)Beastie Boys, Rick Rubin
Producer(s)Rick Rubin
Beastie Boys singles chronology
"The New Style"
(1986)		 "Brass Monkey"
(1987)		 "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)"
(1987)

The song is named after an alcoholic drink of the same name, which is mentioned several times throughout the song.

Covers

The Dave Matthews Band covered this song at Jones Beach, New York in 2013. It was strung in with "Too Much" and "Ants Marching".

Richard Cheese covered the song on his studio album Aperitif for Destruction, as well as on his live album Viva la Vodka as a medley, interpolated with lyrics from "Intergalactic", "Ch-Check It Out", "Sabotage" and "Three MC's and One DJ".

Charts
Chart (1987) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1] 48
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[2] 83
Chart (2012) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Rap Digital Songs[3] 32

References
  1. "Beastie Boys Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
  2. "Beastie Boys Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
  3. "Beastie Boys' 'Licensed to Ill' Returns to Top 20 on Billboard 200". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2012-10-05.


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