Solid Gold Hits

Solid Gold Hits
Compilation album by Beastie Boys
Released	7 November 2005 (UK) 8 November 2005 (US)
Recorded	1986–2004
Genre	Hip hop Rapcore
Length	52:53
Label	Capitol Records
Producer	Beastie Boys Rick Rubin Mario Caldato, Jr. Fatboy Slim
Professional reviews
Allmusic link Pitchfork Media 9 Nov 2005 The Times 5 Nov 2005 Yahoo! Music link
Beastie Boys chronology
To the 5 Boroughs (2004) Solid Gold Hits (2005) The Mix-Up (2007)

Solid Gold Hits is a greatest hits collection by Beastie Boys, released in November 2005. In contrast to 1999's The Sounds of Science anthology, Solid Gold Hits consists only of tracks that were released as singles. Where The Sounds of Science is a double CD compilation, Solid Gold Hits contains one CD with all their singles that broke gold, plus a DVD with the respective videos of the songs. Although the standard US release of the CD/DVD has 15 songs, the Japanese release has the song and video for "Right Right Now Now" as the last song.

Track listing

1. "So What'cha Want" (from Check Your Head) – 3:37
   • Samples:
     • "I've Been Watching You" by Southside Movement
     • "When the Levee Breaks" by Led Zeppelin
2. "Brass Monkey" (from Licensed to Ill) – 2:39
   • Samples:
     • "Bring It Here" by Wild Sugar
3. "Ch-Check It Out" (from To the 5 Boroughs) – 3:11
4. "No Sleep Till Brooklyn" (from Licensed to Ill) – 4:06
   • Samples:
     • "T.N.T." by AC/DC
5. "Hey Ladies" (from Paul's Boutique) – 3:48
   • Samples:
     • "Holy Ghost" by Bar-Kays
     • "Ain't It Funky" & "Funky President" by James Brown
     • "Shake Your Pants" by Cameo
     • "Machine Gun" by Commodores
     • "Come Let Me Love You" by Jeanette 'Lady' Day
     • "Jungle Boogie" by Kool & The Gang
     • "Pumpin It Up" by P-Funk All-Stars
     • "So Ruff, So Tuff" by Roger
     • "War" by Edwin Starr
     • "Dance Floor" by Zapp
     • "The Ballroom Blitz" by Sweet
     • "Jazzy Sensation" by Afrika Bambaataa
     • "Change le Beat" by B-Side & Fab Five Freddy
     • "Party Time" by Kurtis Blow
     • "High Power Rap" by Crash Crew
6. "Pass the Mic" (from Check Your Head) – 4:17
   • Samples:
     • "I Walk on Guilded Splinters" by Dr. John
     • "Big Sur Suite" by John Hammond
     • "Tax Payer" by Jimi Hendrix
     • "Choir" by James Newton
     • "The Black Prince Has Arrived" by Jimmy Walker
7. "An Open Letter to NYC" (from To the 5 Boroughs) – 4:13
   • Sample:
     • "Sonic Reducer" by Dead Boys
8. "Root Down" (from Ill Communication) – 3:31
   • Samples:
     • "Root Down (And Get It)" by Jimmy Smith
9. "Shake Your Rump" (from Paul's Boutique) – 3:18
   • Samples:
     • "Unity" by James Brown and Afrika Bambaataa
     • "6 O'Clock DJ", "Born To Love You" and "Yo Yo" by Rose Royce
     • "Dancing Room Only" by Harvey Scales
     • "Tell Me Something Good" by Ronnie Laws
     • "Funky Snakefoot" by Alphonse Mouzon
     • "Jazzy Sensation" by Afrika Bambaataa
     • "That's The Joint" by Funky 4+1
     • "8th Wonder" by Sugarhill Gang
     • "Soul Skimmer" by Alan Moorhouse
10. "Intergalactic" (from Hello Nasty) – 3:51
    • Samples:
      • "Prelude in C# Minor" by Les Baxter
11. "Sure Shot" (from Ill Communication) – 3:18
    • Samples:
      • "UFO" by ESG
      • "Howling for Judy" by Jeremy Steig
12. "Body Movin' (Fatboy Slim Remix)" – 4:08
    • Not from any album, but is on "Body Movin'" single, Hello Nasty Bonus CD, and The Sounds of Science compilation
13. "Triple Trouble" (from To the 5 Boroughs) – 2:44
    • Samples:
      • "Rapper's Delight" by Sugarhill Gang
14. "Sabotage" (from Ill Communication) – 2:58
15. "Fight For Your Right" (from Licensed to Ill) – 3:30
16. "Right Right Now Now" (from To the 5 Boroughs) – 2:46

Production details

• Audio CD
• Original Release Date: November 8, 2005

External links

• Solid Gold Hits at MusicBrainz