Get It Together (Beastie Boys song) explained

Get It Together
Cover:Get It Together Beastie Boys.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Beastie Boys
Album:Ill Communication
Released:May 31, 1994
Genre:Hip hop
Length:4:05
Label:Capitol
Producer:Beastie Boys, Mario Caldato Jr.
Prev Title:Sabotage
Prev Year:1994
Next Title:Sure Shot
Next Year:1994

"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" 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

  1. "Get It Together" (LP version) – 4:07
  2. "Sabotage" (LP version) – 3:00
  3. "Dope Little Song" – 1:48
  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)
  1. "Get It Together"
  2. "Sabotage"
  3. "Get It Together" (Beastie Boys Remix)
  4. "Resolution Time"

Charts

Chart (1994)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 94
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[4] 2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5]
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)43

Notes and References

  1. Book: Diamond. Michael. Mike D. Horovitz. Adam. Ad-Rock. 2018. Beastie Boys Book. Random House. 359. 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. Web site: My favourite album: The Beastie Boys' Ill Communication. Shill. Gene. September 13, 2017. The Conversation. 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. Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. 2011. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia.
  4. Web site: Tipparade-lijst van week 35, 1994. dutch. Dutch Top 40. March 20, 2023.
  5. Web site: Beastie Boys - Sabotage/Get It Together. Single Top 100. March 20, 2023.
  6. Web site: Beastie Boys Album & Song Official Charts Company . . May 10, 2011 .
  7. Web site: Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40. . April 17, 2022 .
  8. Dance Singles . . July 9, 1994 . 26 . April 26, 2021.
  9. Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p10/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} Beastie Boys - Charts & Awards - ''Billboard'' Singles]. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. May 10, 2011.

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