"Hold It Now, Hit It" is a song by American
hip hop
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group
Beastie Boys
The Beastie Boys were an American Hip-hop, hip hop and Rap rock, rap rock group formed in New York City in 1979. They were composed of Ad-Rock, Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz (vocals, guitar), Adam Yauch, Adam "MCA" Yauch (vocals, bass), and Mike D, ...
, released as the first
single from their debut album ''
Licensed to Ill
''Licensed to Ill'' is the debut studio album by the American hip hop group Beastie Boys, released on November 15, 1986, by Def Jam and Columbia Records. The album became the first rap LP to top the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, and was the second ra ...
''. It is also remixed on the album ''New York State of Mind''.
Music video
The video features the three rappers lip synching, ad-libbing, and dancing on a sidewalk in front of and directly to a
fish-eye lens
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interspersed with clips of them on stage and on tour.
Track listing
7" single
#"Hold It Now, Hit It" - 3:30
#"Hold It Now, Hit It" (A cappella) - 3:20
12" single
#"Hold It Now, Hit It" - 3:30
#"Hold It Now, Hit It" (Instrumental) - 3:30
#"Hold It Now, Hit It" (A cappella) - 3:20
Charts
References
External links
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1986 singles
Beastie Boys songs
Song recordings produced by Rick Rubin
Songs written by Rick Rubin
Songs written by Ad-Rock
Songs written by Mike D
Songs written by Adam Yauch
1986 songs
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Def Jam Recordings singles
Columbia Records singles