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"Hey Ladies"
"Hey Ladies"
Single by Beastie Boys
from the album Paul's Boutique
B-side	"Shake Your Rump"
Released	July 25, 1989
Genre	Hip hop; punk-funk;
Length	3:47 (single); 14:28 (EP)
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	MCA, Adrock, Mike D, Barbarella Bishop, Matt Dike, Ronald Ford, John King, Gaary Shider, Linda Shider, Michael Simpson, Larry Troutman, Roger Troutman
Producer(s)	Beastie Boys, Dust Brothers
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Music video
	"Hey Ladies" on YouTube

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"Hey Ladies" is a song by American hip-hop group the Beastie Boys, featured on their album Paul's Boutique. It was the album's only charting single, hitting #36 on the Billboard Hot 100. It is also the first single in history to chart in the Top 20 of both the Billboard Hot Rap Singles and Modern Rock Tracks charts, hitting #10 on the former and #18 on the latter.^[2]

Cash Box said that, "This is extremely funky, and way catchy."^[3]

The 12" record and CD versions of the single were released as an EP entitled Love American Style.

In the vein of Saturday Night Fever and the Dolemite series of blaxploitation films, a music video was made for the song.

Track listings[edit]

7" single

"Hey Ladies" – 3:54
"Shake Your Rump" – 3:18

Love American Style EP

"Hey Ladies" – 3:47
"Shake Your Rump" – 3:19
"33% God" – 3:40
"Dis Yourself in '89 (Just Do It)" – 3:26

Charts[edit]

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart^[4]	141
Dutch Top 40 Tipparade Chart^[5]	2
Dutch Singles Chart^[6]	31
German Singles Chart^[7]	43
New Zealand Singles Chart^[8]	37
UK Singles (OCC)^[9]	76
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[10]	36
U.S. Billboard Dance Singles Sales^[11]	16
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play^[11]	15
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks^[11]	10
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks^[12]	18

References[edit]

^ "Ascap entry for 'Hey ladies'". Ascap.com. Retrieved 2011-05-28.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Beastie Boys Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-07-02.
^ Wednesday, Oscar (July 15, 1989). "Pure Pop for Now People" (PDF). Cash Box. p. 14. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
^ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 24 May 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
^ "Tipparade-lijst van week 35, 1989" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
^ "dutchcharts.nl - Beastie Boys - Hey Ladies". Retrieved 2011-05-10.
^ "Chartverfolgung / Beastie Boys / Single". Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
^ "charts.nz - Beastie Boys - Hey Ladies". Retrieved 2011-05-10.
^ "The Official Charts Company - Beastie Boys". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
^ "Beastie Boys Song Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Beastie Boys - Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
^ "Beastie Boys Song Chart History: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-05-10.

[1] "Ascap entry for 'Hey ladies'". Ascap.com. Retrieved 2011-05-28.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] "Beastie Boys Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-07-02.

[cb-3] Wednesday, Oscar (July 15, 1989). "Pure Pop for Now People" (PDF). Cash Box. p. 14. Retrieved 2022-12-21.

[4] "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 24 May 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2016-08-24.

[5] "Tipparade-lijst van week 35, 1989" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 20, 2023.

[6] "dutchcharts.nl - Beastie Boys - Hey Ladies". Retrieved 2011-05-10.

[7] "Chartverfolgung / Beastie Boys / Single". Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2011-05-10.

[8] "charts.nz - Beastie Boys - Hey Ladies". Retrieved 2011-05-10.

[9] "The Official Charts Company - Beastie Boys". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-05-10.

[10] "Beastie Boys Song Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-05-10.

[Allmusic_singles-11] "Beastie Boys - Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-05-10.

[12] "Beastie Boys Song Chart History: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-05-10.

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+{{Infobox song
-| Name = Hey Ladies
+| name       = Hey Ladies
-| Cover = HeyLadies.jpg
+| cover      = HeyLadies.jpg
+| alt        =
-| Artist = [[Beastie Boys]]
+| type       = single
-| Album = [[Paul's Boutique]]
-| B-side = "[[Shake Your Rump]]"
+| artist     = [[Beastie Boys]]
+| album      = [[Paul's Boutique]]
-| Released = July 25, 1989
-| Genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]], [[funk]]
+| B-side     = [[Shake Your Rump]]
+| released   = July 25, 1989
-| Length = 3:47 (single)<br>14:28 (EP)
+| recorded   =
-| Writer = [[Adam Yauch|MCA]], [[Ad-Rock|Adrock]], [[Mike D (musician)|Mike D]], Barbarella Bishop, Matt Dike, Ronald Ford, John King, Gaary Shider, Linda Shider, Michael Simpson, Larry Troutman, Roger Troutman<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=380299383&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=30&start=1 |title=Ascap entry for 'Hey ladies' |publisher=Ascap.com |date= |accessdate=2011-05-28}}</ref>
+| studio     =
-| Label = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
+| genre      =
-| Producer = Beastie Boys, [[Dust Brothers]]
+* [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
-| Last single = "[[Girls (Beastie Boys song)|Girls]]"<br />(1987)
+* [[punk-funk]]
-| This single = "'''Hey Ladies'''"<br />(1989)
+| length     = 3:47 (single)<br>14:28 (EP)
-| Next single = "[[Shadrach (Beastie Boys song)|Shadrach]]"<br />(1989)
+| label      = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
-| Misc = {{Extra track listing
+| writer     = [[Adam Yauch|MCA]], [[Ad-Rock|Adrock]], [[Mike D (musician)|Mike D]], Barbarella Bishop, Matt Dike, Ronald Ford, John King, Gaary Shider, Linda Shider, Michael Simpson, Larry Troutman, Roger Troutman<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=380299383&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=30&start=1 |title=Ascap entry for 'Hey ladies' |publisher=Ascap.com |date= |accessdate=2011-05-28 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
-| Album = [[Paul's Boutique]]
+| producer   = Beastie Boys, [[Dust Brothers]]
-| Type = single
+| prev_title = [[Girls (Beastie Boys song)|Girls]]
-| prev_track = "[[3-Minute Rule]]"
-| prev_no = 7
+| prev_year  = 1987
+| next_title = [[Shadrach (Beastie Boys song)|Shadrach]]
-| this_track = "'''Hey Ladies'''"
-| track_no = 8
+| next_year  = 1989
+| misc       = {{External music video|{{YouTube|Naf5uJYGoiU|"Hey Ladies"}}}}
-| next_track = "[[5-Piece Chicken Dinner]]"
-| next_no = 9
-}}
 }}
-"'''Hey Ladies'''" is a song by American [[hip hop music|hip hop]] group the [[Beastie Boys]], featured on their album ''[[Paul's Boutique]]''. It was the album's only charting [[Single (music)|single]], hitting #36 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. It is also the first single in history to chart in the Top 20 of both the Billboard [[Hot Rap Singles]] and [[Modern Rock Tracks]] charts, hitting #10 on the former and #18 on the latter.<ref>{{cite web |url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=beastie boys|chart=all}} |title=Beastie Boys Album & Song Chart History |work=[[Billboard charts|Billboard]] |accessdate=2013-07-02}}</ref>
+"'''Hey Ladies'''" is a song by American [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]] group the [[Beastie Boys]], featured on their album [[Paul's Boutique|''Paul's Boutique'']]. It was the album's only charting [[Single (music)|single]], hitting #36 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. It is also the first single in history to chart in the Top 20 of both the Billboard [[Hot Rap Singles]] and [[Modern Rock Tracks]] charts, hitting #10 on the former and #18 on the latter.<ref>{{cite web |url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=beastie boys|chart=all}} |title=Beastie Boys Album & Song Chart History |work=[[Billboard charts|Billboard]] |accessdate=2013-07-02}}</ref>
+''[[Cash Box]]'' said  that, "This is extremely funky, and way catchy."<ref name=cb>{{cite magazine|title=Pure Pop for Now People|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/80s/1989/CB-1989-07-15.pdf|magazine=Cash Box|date=July 15, 1989|accessdate=2022-12-21|page=14|author=Wednesday, Oscar}}</ref>
 The 12" record and CD versions of the single were released as an EP entitled ''Love American Style''.
-A [[music video]], in the vein of ''[[Saturday Night Fever]]'' and the ''[[Dolemite]]'' series of [[blaxploitation]] films, was made for the song.
+In the vein of [[Saturday Night Fever|''Saturday Night Fever'']] and the ''[[Dolemite]]'' series of [[blaxploitation]] films, a music video was made for the song.
 ==Track listings==
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 # "33% God"&nbsp;– 3:40
 # "Dis Yourself in '89 (Just Do It)"&nbsp;– 3:26
-==Samples==
-The sources of the song's samples can be found on [http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/21423/Beastie%20Boys-Hey%20Ladies_Hoyt%20Curtin-Magilla%20Gorilla/ whosampled]
-* "[[The Ballroom Blitz]]" by [[The Sweet|Sweet]]
-* "Party Time" by [[Kurtis Blow]]
-* "Holy Ghost" by the Bar-Kays
-* "Shake Your Pants" and "I Just Want to Be" by [[Cameo (band)|Cameo]]
-* "Pumpin' It Up" by [[P-Funk All Stars]]
-* "[[Jungle Boogie]]" by [[Kool & the Gang]]
-* "Machine Gun" by [[The Commodores]]
-* "Jazzy Sensation" by [[Afrika Bambaataa]]
-* "Change Le Beat" by [[Fab 5 Freddy]] featuring Beeside
-* "Come Let Me Love You" by Jeanette "Lady" Day
-* "So Ruff, So Tuff" by [[Zapp & Roger]]
-* "Ain't It Funky Now" and "[[Funky President]]" by [[James Brown]]
-* "Hey DJ" by [[Malcolm McLaren]] and the World Famous Supreme Team
-* "High Power Rap" by [[Crash Crew]]
-* "Hush" by [[Deep Purple]]
 ==Charts==
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-|align="left"|[[Mega Single Top 100|Dutch Singles Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Beastie+Boys&titel=Hey+Ladies&cat=s|title=dutchcharts.nl - Beastie Boys - Hey Ladies|work=|publisher=|accessdate=2011-05-10}}</ref>
+|align="left"|[[Dutch Top 40|Dutch Top 40 Tipparade Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.top40.nl/tipparade/1989/week-35|title=Tipparade-lijst van week 35, 1989|lang=dutch| publisher=[[Dutch Top 40]]|access-date=March 20, 2023}}</ref>
+| style="text-align:center;"|2
+|-
+|align="left"|[[Mega Single Top 100|Dutch Singles Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Beastie+Boys&titel=Hey+Ladies&cat=s|title=dutchcharts.nl - Beastie Boys - Hey Ladies|publisher=|accessdate=2011-05-10}}</ref>
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-|align="left"|[[Media Control|German Singles Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Beastie+Boys/?type=single|title=Chartverfolgung / Beastie Boys / Single|work=|publisher=|accessdate=2011-05-10}}</ref>
+|align="left"|[[Media Control|German Singles Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Beastie+Boys/?type=single|title=Chartverfolgung / Beastie Boys / Single|accessdate=2011-05-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225042150/http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Beastie+Boys/?type=single|archive-date=2012-02-25|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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-|align="left"|[[RIANZ Singles Chart|New Zealand Singles Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Beastie+Boys&titel=Hey+Ladies&cat=s|title=charts.org.nz - Beastie Boys - Hey Ladies|work=|publisher=|accessdate=2011-05-10}}</ref>
+|align="left"|[[RIANZ Singles Chart|New Zealand Singles Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Beastie+Boys&titel=Hey+Ladies&cat=s |title=charts.nz - Beastie Boys - Hey Ladies |publisher= |accessdate=2011-05-10 }}</ref>
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-|align="left"|[[UK Singles Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=155|title=Chart Stats - Beastie Boys|work=Chart Stats|publisher=|accessdate=2011-05-10|archiveurl=http://archive.is/ZulN|archivedate=2012-12-05}}</ref>
+|align="left"|[[UK Singles Chart|UK Singles]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/ |title=The Official Charts Company - Beastie Boys |work=[[Official Charts Company]] |publisher= |accessdate=2011-05-10 }}</ref>
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-|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales]]<ref name="Allmusic singles">{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p10/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}}|title=Beastie Boys - Charts & Awards - ''Billboard'' Singles|work=Allmusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|accessdate=2011-05-10}}</ref>
+|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Dance Singles Sales]]<ref name="Allmusic singles">{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p10/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}}|title=Beastie Boys - Charts & Awards - ''Billboard'' Singles|work=Allmusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|accessdate=2011-05-10}}</ref>
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 ==References==
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-==External links==
-* {{MetroLyrics song|beastie-boys|hey-ladies}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->
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 {{Beastie Boys singles}}
+{{authority control}}
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-[[Category:Songs about sexuality]]
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 [[Category:Song recordings produced by Dust Brothers]]
+[[Category:Songs written by John King (record producer)]]
+[[Category:Songs written by Michael Simpson (producer)]]

v t e Beastie Boys
Ad-Rock John Berry Mike D MCA Kate Schellenbach
Studio albums	Licensed to Ill Paul's Boutique Check Your Head Ill Communication Hello Nasty To the 5 Boroughs The Mix-Up Hot Sauce Committee Part Two
Compilations	Some Old Bullshit The In Sound from Way Out! Beastie Boys Anthology: The Sounds of Science Solid Gold Hits Beastie Boys Music
EPs	Polly Wog Stew An Exciting Evening at Home with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego Pretzel Nugget Root Down Aglio e Olio Nasty Bits Scientists of Sound (The Blow Up Factor Vol. 1) The Mix-Up Bonus Tracks
Live musicians	Rick Rubin Doctor Dré DJ Hurricane Money Mark Eric Bobo Alfredo Ortiz Mix Master Mike
Associated acts	The Young and the Useless Dust Brothers Mario Caldato Jr. BS 2000 The Latch Brothers
Filmography	Beastie Boys Video Anthology Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That! Fight for Your Right Revisited Beastie Boys Story
Related articles	Discography Songs Grand Royal The Beastles Oscilloscope Laboratories Together Forever Tour Simply Mortified
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v t e Beastie Boys singles
Licensed to Ill	"Hold It Now, Hit It" "The New Style" "Paul Revere" "Brass Monkey" "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)" "No Sleep till Brooklyn" "Girls"
Paul's Boutique	"Hey Ladies" "Shadrach"
Check Your Head	"Pass the Mic" "So What'cha Want" "Jimmy James" "Gratitude" "Professor Booty"
Ill Communication	"Sabotage" "Get It Together" "Sure Shot" "Root Down"
Hello Nasty	"Intergalactic" "Body Movin'" "The Negotiation Limerick File" "Remote Control / Three MC's and One DJ"
To the 5 Boroughs	"Ch-Check It Out" "Triple Trouble" "Right Right Now Now" "An Open Letter to NYC"
The Mix-Up	"The Electric Worm"
Hot Sauce Committee Part Two	"Lee Majors Come Again" "Too Many Rappers" "Make Some Noise" "Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win"
Other singles	"Cooky Puss" "Rock Hard" "She's on It" "Alive" "Now Get Busy"
Other songs	"3-Minute Rule" "In a World Gone Mad"