Intergalactic (song)
1998 single by Beastie Boys
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"Intergalactic" is a song by the American hip-hop group Beastie Boys. It was released on June 22, 1998 as the lead single from their fifth studio album, Hello Nasty (1998). The single reached number 28 on the US Billboard Hot 100, making it the band's third and final top-40 single, and number five on the UK Singles Chart, where it remains the band's biggest hit. It received a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 1999 Grammy Awards.[3]
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| Single by Beastie Boys | ||||
| from the album Hello Nasty | ||||
| Released | June 22, 1998 | |||
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| Length | 3:51 | |||
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| Producer | Mario Caldato, Jr. | |||
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| "Intergalactic" on YouTube | ||||
Music video
The "Intergalactic" video was directed by Adam Yauch under the pseudonym Nathanial Hörnblowér.[4] The storyline revolves around a giant robot ("Sweepy" from Rock Steady Crew)[5] causing destruction by fighting a giant octopus-headed creature (Joey Garfield) in a city while popping, a parody of, or tribute to, Japanese Kaiju films (specifically the series finale of Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot). Various scenes are filmed in the Shibuya and Shinjuku train stations in Tokyo, Japan; the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building No. 1 makes a brief appearance. Throughout the video, the band wear bright uniforms of (Koji) Japanese street construction workers. The opening excerpt from Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain is played during the beginning of the video. The music video was added to MTV on the week ending June 14, 1998.[6] The video was a regular on Total Request Live and won the award for Best Hip-Hop Video at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards. Beastie Boys performed "Three MC's and One DJ" and "Intergalactic" at the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards.
The music video also somewhat parodies Japanese Super Sentai shows, which are the basis for Power Rangers and ranked number 64 on MuchMusic's 100 Best Videos. Complex wrote that, "We get the feeling Godzilla creator Tomoyuki Tanaka, who passed the year before the 'Intergalactic' single was released, would be proud."[4]
Track listings
CD single 1
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intergalactic" (album version) | 3:33 |
| 2. | "Hail Sagan (Special K)" | 4:06 |
| 3. | "Intergalactic" (Prisoners of Technology Mix) | 5:46 |
| 4. | "Intergalactic" (Fuzzy Logic Re-Mix) | 3:47 |
CD single 2
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Intergalactic" (album version) | 3:32 |
| 2. | "Intergalactic" (Remix No. 1) | 3:54 |
| 3. | "Intergalactic" (Remix No. 2) | 4:02 |
| 4. | "Intergalactic" (Remix No. 1 Instrumental) | 3:56 |
| 5. | "Intergalactic" (Remix No. 2 Instrumental) | 3:59 |
Vinyl single
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Intergalactic" (Album Version) | |
| 2. | "Intergalactic" (Instrumental) | |
| 3. | "Intergalactic" (Strawberry Bath And Jelly Souls Version) |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Intergalactic" (Prisoners Of Technology/TMS 1 Re-mix) | |
| 2. | "Intergalactic" (Fuzzy Logic Re-mix) | |
| 3. | "Intergalactic" (Acapella Version) |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Release history
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| United States | June 2, 1998 | Modern rock radio | [41] | |
| United Kingdom | June 22, 1998 |
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| Japan | July 8, 1998 | CD | [43] | |
| United States | July 14, 1998 | 12-inch vinyl | [44] | |
| July 28, 1998 | Contemporary hit radio | [45] |
Other versions
The Japanese girl group Atarashii Gakko! produced a Japanese-language version of "Intergalactic" with a music video shot in Shinjuku, emulating the original music video.[46]