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. It was released in 1983 as a

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on Rat Cage Records. The title, title track, and lyrics are satirical references to the Cookie Puss

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dessert. All 4 tracks, along with the entire ''

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'' EP, appear on the compilation album ''

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''. The title track samples

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's "My Real Name" from his 1978 album '' A Wild and Crazy Guy,'' as well as Beastie Boys' own "Beastie Boys" and "Transit Cop" from ''

.'' It also contains parts of various prank calls from the group to a local Carvel retailer. The airline corporation

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used a portion of "Beastie Revolution" (chosen by

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without the band's permission) in one of their television ads; the Beastie Boys contacted a lawyer and successfully sued British Airways for $40,000. This money was then used to rent an apartment at 59

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in Chinatown, New York City. This apartment was used not only as a place to live but also as a place for the group to rehearse and record. The group later thanked Jeremy Healy as he unwittingly kick-started their career via the money they won in the lawsuit. The apartment was remembered in "

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," a song on 1989's ''

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'' LP.

Track listing

Side A (listed as This Side) # "Cooky Puss" – 3:12 # "Bonus Batter" – 2:15 Side B (listed as That Side) # "Beastie Revolution" – 5:00 # "Cooky Puss" (censored version) – 3:12

References

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