Their second release contained 11 more wonderful tunes that easily moved from surging R&B to rousing blues with an occasional venture into gospel or country. They covered "Drown in My Own Tears" and "High Heel Sneakers" and had the requisite qualities for each one down pat, as well as "Never Let Me Go, " "The Love You Save," and "I Saw the Light." But their own numbers, like "I've Been a Loser" and the title track, were even better, displaying a contemporary sensibility and a classic style and sound. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide
["Two turntables and a microphone","Two turntables and a microphone","Two turntables and a microphone","Telephone plastic baby","Where it's at","Where it's at!","A place we saw the lights turn low","Make it out, baby","","(I got two turntables and a microphone)","Where it's at","","From the habitations and the towns we know","Oh, oh, oh, oh. oh","","Where it's at!","Two turntables and a microphone","There's a destination, a little up the road"," (Rock the most)","(I got two turntables and a microphone)","Let my man Ken Wilson","Just clap your hands","That's beautiful, Dad!}","Where it's at","Bottles and cans and just clap your hands","Where it's at","Move through the room like ambulance drivers","","Make out city's a two-horse town","","Shine your shoes with your microphone blues","{Got my microphone}","Bottles and cans and just clap your hands","","(I got two turntables and a microphone)","Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah","","","(I got two turntables and a microphone)","Just clap your hands","Pullin' out jives and jamboree handouts","{What about those who swing both ways? AC, DCs?","","Where it's at","From the habitations and the towns we know","(I got two turntables and a microphone)","","(I got two turntables and a microphone)","Pick yourself up, off the side of the road","(I got two turntables and a microphone)","Pullin' out jives and jamboree handouts","","Hirsutes, with your parachute fruits","Two turntables and a microphone","The jig-saw jazz and the get-fresh flow","Where it's at","Let's make it out, baby","With your elevator bones and your whip-flash tones","{Take me home with my elevator bones","Oh, yeah","Two turntables and a microphone","(I got two turntables and a microphone)","A place we saw the lights turn low","(I got two turntables and a microphone)","Let's make it","Let's play good","","","{Oh, dear me","Where it's at","","Let's make it out baby}","Ahh, so good","Two turntables and a microphone","","That was a good drum break}","Members only, hypnotizers","I got plastic on my mind","(I got two turntables and a microphone)","Two turntables and a microphone","Where it's at","","There's a destination, a little up the road","Passing the dutchie from coast to coast","The jig-saw jazz and the get-fresh flow"]
Performed by: Beck Written by: Beck Hansen; John King; Mike Simpson
Credits: Hansen, Beck (Songwriter); King, John (Songwriter); Simpson, Mike (Songwriter); CYANIDE BREATHMINT MUSIC (Publisher); DUST BROTHERS MUSIC (Publisher); MCA MUSIC PUBLISHING (Publisher); UNIVERSAL MUSIC - MGB SONGS (Publisher)
"Where It's At" is the first single from Beck's 1996 album, Odelay. Beck wrote the song in 1995. He premiered it at Lollapalooza 1995, in a version very similar to its incarnation on Odelay. He has played the song very often since 1995, although he regularly experiments with the music and lyrics.
"Where It's At" has a number of spoken samples that Beck and the Dust Brothers incorporated into it. Many of these come from an obscure sex education album titled Sex for Teens: (Where It's At), a subtitle Beck borrowed (see link below). Other vocal samples incorporated into "Where It's At" come from "Needle to the Groove" by old school rap group Mantronix ("we've got two turntables and a microphone..."), as well as The Frogs ("that was a good drum break"). The song also references Gary Wilson, one of Beck's influences. "Where It's At" was the first music video to be broadcast on MTV2 on August 1, 1996. The video features a parody of William Shatner's video of "Rocket Man". An adaptation of the song in Futurama was also used with Bender playing the 'washboard' in various parts, the same episode in which Beck makes an appearance throughout the show.
