So what'cha want
| So what'cha want | |
|---|---|
| Beastie Boys | |
| publication | 1992 |
| length | 3:37 |
| Genre (s) | Hip hop |
| Author (s) | Beastie Boys |
| Label | Grand Royal, Capitol Records |
So What'cha Want is a song of the Beastie Boys from the year 1992nd
Sound
Because of its rapped lyrics and its slow beat , So What'cha Want belongs to the genre of hip-hop ; Due to its rather unusual instrumentation for hip-hop , the song also contains echoes of rock and funk .
Authorship and Inclusion
The Beastie Boys recorded So What'cha Want in the following line-up:
In addition, Money Mark on the organ to be heard.
The copyright for So What'cha Want lies with all three Beastie Boys. The song was produced by Mario Caldato, Jr. and the band itself, and it was recorded at G-Son Studios (Los Angeles, California, USA).
Sampling
So What'cha Want contains samples from two songs:
- I've Been Watching You ( Southside Movement )
- Just Rhymin 'with Biz ( Big Daddy Kane & Biz Markie )
So What'cha Want was also sampled; among others from these musicians :
Publications
So What'cha Want was first released in April 1992 by the Grand Royal and Capitol labels as MC , LP and CD on the album Check Your Head . From this album the song was also released as a maxi single , which contains two alternative versions and a remix in addition to the original . In addition, various versions of So What'cha Want appeared on several EPs and compilations .
Music video
The music video for So What'cha Want staged Adam Yauch (MCA) under the pseudonym Nathanial Hörnblowér.
Charts and reception
So What'cha Want was ranked 93rd in the Billboard Singles Chart .
A reviewer wrote about the song for the music website laut.de : “The classic So What'cha Want was an aha experience for alternative fans back then - you can do hip-hop with drums, distorted bass, howling guitars and a playing some casual organ chords. Guitar fetishists shouted 'So What'cha What'cha What'cha Want?' In the disco and nodded their heads like stupidly at the crashing arrangement. ”And the online magazine popmatters.com read:“ So What'cha Want was so good and so fresh. It was - and still is - a magical nugget of pop perfection. "
Trivia
A video in which three Muppets - Swedish Chef, Animal and Beaker - played with a playback of So What'cha Want advanced to a small Internet phenomenon . The video ends with a greeting to the late Adam Yauch: “ripMCA”.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c www.beastiemania.com: So What'cha Want (Production & Release Details )
- ↑ Beastie Boys: So What'cha Want (Liner Notes)
- ↑ Beastie Boys: Check Your Head (Liner Notes)
- ↑ Beastie Boys: Beastie Boys Anthology - The Sounds of Science (Liner Notes)
- ↑ www.whosampled.com: So What'cha Want (sample list)
- ↑ www.beastiemania.com: Beastie Boys (discography)
- ↑ www.discogs.com: So What'cha Want (release details )
- ↑ www.discogs.com: Check Your Head (release details)
- ↑ www.rollingstone.com: Videos by Nathanial Hörnblowér
- ↑ www.billboard.com: So What'cha Want (chart placement)
- ↑ www.laut.de: Check Your Head (review)
- ↑ www.popmatters.com: Check Your Head (review)
- ↑ www.vimeo.com: So What'cha Want (Muppets Playback)