Beastie Boys Music

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AllMusic	[2]
Spill Magazine	8/10[3]

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AllMusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine said Beastie Boys Music is a superior compilation to Solid Gold Hits and wrote that it "has all the major items, presented in a lively fashion".^[2]

1. "So What'cha Want" – 3:36 (from Check Your Head, 1992)
2. "Paul Revere" – 3:41 (from Licensed to Ill, 1986)
3. "Shake Your Rump" – 3:19 (from Paul's Boutique, 1989)
4. "Make Some Noise" – 3:40 (from Hot Sauce Committee Part Two, 2011)
5. "Sure Shot" – 3:20 (from Ill Communication, 1994)
6. "Intergalactic" – 3:51 (from Hello Nasty, 1998)
7. "Ch-Check It Out" – 3:12 (from To the 5 Boroughs, 2004)
8. "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)" – 3:29 (from Licensed to Ill, 1986)
9. "Pass the Mic" – 4:16 (from Check Your Head, 1992)
10. "Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win" – 4:11 (from Hot Sauce Committee Part Two, 2011)
11. "Body Movin'" – 3:09 (from Hello Nasty, 1998)
12. "Sabotage" – 2:58 (from Ill Communication, 1994)
13. "Hold It Now, Hit It" – 3:27 (from Licensed to Ill, 1986)
14. "Shadrach" – 4:08 (from Paul's Boutique, 1989)
15. "Root Down" – 3:32 (from Ill Communication, 1994)
16. "Brass Monkey" – 2:37 (from Licensed to Ill, 1986)
17. "Get It Together" – 4:05 (from Ill Communication, 1994)
18. "Jimmy James" (Single Version) – 3:04 (from Check Your Head, 1992)
19. "Hey Ladies" – 3:47 (from Paul's Boutique, 1989)
20. "No Sleep till Brooklyn" – 4:09 (from Licensed to Ill, 1986)

Note: The 2 vinyl version reordered the songs into chronological order.^[4]

Beastie Boys

• Ad-Rock
• MCA
• Mike D

Guest musicians

• Q-Tip on "Get It Together"
• Santigold on "Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win"

Production

• Beastie Boys – production (all tracks)
• Rick Rubin – production ("Fight for Your Right", "Brass Monkey", "No Sleep till Brooklyn", "Paul Revere", and "Hold It Now, Hit It")
• Dust Brothers – production ("Shake Your Rump", "Shadrach", and "Hey Ladies")
• Mario Caldato Jr. – production ("Pass the Mic", "So What'cha Want", "Jimmy James", "Sure Shot", "Root Down", "Sabotage", "Get It Together", "Body Movin'", and "Intergalactic")