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Paul Revere

 
Lyrics: Paul Revere
 
 

Performed by: Beastie Boys
Written by: Adam Horovitz; D Mcdanials; R Rubin; J Simmons

Credits: Horovitz, Adam (Songwriter); Mcdanials, D (Songwriter); Rubin, R (Songwriter); Simmons, J (Songwriter); AMERICAN DEF TUNES, INC (Publisher); BROOKLYN DUST MUSIC (Publisher); POLYGRAM INT'L MUSIC PUBG GROUP (Publisher); UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORP. (Publisher)

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"Paul Revere"
Single by Beastie Boys
from the album Licensed to Ill
Released 1986
Format 7"
Recorded Spring 1986
Genre Hip-Hop
Length 3:41
Label Def Jam/Columbia Records
Writer(s) Adam Horovitz
Joseph Simmons
Darryl McDaniels
Rick Rubin
Producer Rick Rubin
Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys singles chronology
"The New Style"
(1986)
"Paul Revere"
(1986)
"Brass Monkey"
(1987)

"Paul Revere" is the 9th track on Licensed to Ill by American hip hop group the Beastie Boys. It was written by Adam Horovitz, Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Rick Rubin. It was produced by Rick Rubin and the Beastie Boys. The song tells the fictional story of how the Beastie Boys met.

Adam Horovitz told how the song evolved from an incident when the Beastie Boys were waiting outside a recording studio for Run-D.M.C., when Joseph Simmons ("Run") suddenly came running down the street screaming incoherently. When he reached the Beastie Boys, he said "Here's a little story I got to tell...". After much confusion, Simmons stated "THAT's the song". The band worked on it from there. [1]

Quotes

"I think that the whole concept of trying the drum backwards was a mistake, and then it turned into a record. Everybody was congratulating themselves on how creative they were, but in fact, it was really a mistake." - Russell Simmons.[2]

Charts

Chart (1986) Peak
Position
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales 20
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 34

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