"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.
| "Get It Together" | ||||
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| Single by Beastie Boys | ||||
| from the album Ill Communication | ||||
| Released | May 31, 1994 | |||
| Genre | 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 | ||||
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"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
edit- 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
edit| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[3] | 94 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[4] | 2 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] With Sabotage |
35 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[6] | 19 |
| UK Dance (OCC)[7] | 21 |
| UK Dance (Music Week)[8] | 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)[9] | 5 |
| US Hot Rap Tracks (Billboard)[9] | 43 |
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ "Tipparade-lijst van week 35, 1994" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ "Beastie Boys - Sabotage/Get It Together". Single Top 100. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ "Beastie Boys Album & Song Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 10, 2011.
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
- ^ "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. July 9, 1994. p. 26. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
- ^ a b "Beastie Boys - Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved May 10, 2011.
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