The New Style (song)
"The New Style" (also known as "It's the New Style") is a song by American hip hop group the Beastie Boys, released as the third single from their debut album Licensed to Ill.
"The New Style" | ||||
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Single by Beastie Boys | ||||
from the album Licensed to Ill | ||||
Released | November 6, 1986 | |||
Recorded | 1986 | |||
Studio | Rick Rubin Recording Studio | |||
Genre | Hip hop, rap rock | |||
Length | 4:36 | |||
Label | Def Jam | |||
Songwriter(s) | Beastie Boys, Rick Rubin | |||
Producer(s) | Rick Rubin | |||
Beastie Boys singles chronology | ||||
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The famous "mmm...drop" line from the song was later sampled in other hip hop songs, including The Pharcyde's "Drop" (1995), OutKast's "Benz or a Beamer", and by the Beastie Boys themselves on their single "Intergalactic" (1998). Furthermore, the opening line was sampled on the tracks "Workinonit" and "The New" by J Dilla, the original mix of "Check Yo Self" by Ice Cube using the phrase "check it" in the chorus, and by the Beastie Boys again on their song "Johnny Ryall" (1989). The "kick it" chorus was sampled at the end of Sublime's "Let's Go Get Stoned". LFO used the line "I'll steal your honey like I stole your bike" in their 1999 hit "Summer Girls". Hip hop group Odd Future also used the instrumental from Big Tuck's "Not A Stain On Me" -- which samples "The New Style" -- on the song "Swag Me Out," off their mixtape Radical. Its recent use of the song was sampled in "Carousel" by Travis Scott from the album Astroworld (2018).
Samples
- "2-3 Break" by The B-Boys
- "Drop the Bomb" by Trouble Funk
- "Peter Piper" by Run-D.M.C.
Charts
Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles[1] | 22 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[2] | 20 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[2] | 41 |
References
- "Beastie Boys Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
- "Beastie Boys chart history". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-10-17.