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Production Credits:
59 Chrystie St Click for Lyrics
First Appearance: Paul's Boutique LP, July 1989
Written by: Beastie Boys
Performed by: Beastie Boys
Production Notes: Produced by Beastie Boys & Dust Brothers. Recorded at Mario G's, mixed at Record Plant. Engineered by Mario Caldato, assisted by Allen Abrahamson. Originally released on Capitol Records.
Behind the Beats and Lyrics...
Samples:
- "Burundi Black (Pt. 2)" by Burundi Stephenson Black - Burundi Black 12" (1971)
- "Here We Go (Live at The Funhouse)" by Run DMC - Here We Go (Live at The Funhouse) 12" (1985)
- "Are You Experienced?" by The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
- "Change The Beat" by Beside & Fab 5 Freddy - Change The Beat 7" (1982)
- "My Philosophy" by Boogie Down Productions - My Philosophy (1988)
- "Buffalo Gals" by Malcolm McLaren - Buffalo Gals (1982)
References:
- 59 Chrystie Street - a Chinatown loft located between Canal and Hester Streets on the Lower East Side on Manhattan, situated atop a sweatshop and brothel. The Beastie Boys rented and used as a practice space in the early 80's.
Sample & Reference Breakdown:
- Drum beat sample: "Burundi Black (Pt. 2)" by Burundi Stephenson Black
- "Ah Yeah" sample: "Here We Go (Live at The Funhouse)" by Run DMC
- "Wick-wick-wack!" sample: "My Philosophy" by Boogie Down Productions
- "Fresh" sample: "Change le Beat/B-side" by Fab 5 Freddy
- "Ya know it" sample: "Buffalo Gals" by Malcolm McLaren
Commentary:
Beastie Boys:
"... [59 Chrystie Street is] the building where the Beastie Boys first started their career" - Michael Diamond, 1989
On their loft at 59 Chrystie Street: "The floor was blacktop. Somebody had actually rolled out tar across it. One time we were hanging out in the living room and we heard this really loud explosion in the kitchen. Our toaster oven had a hole in the top and a hole in the back. There was a hole in the wall behind it and a hole in the ceiling. Apparently, somebody upstairs fired a gun through the floor. We ran up there and there was nobody in the room but this old woman. We were like "What happened?" and she didn't speak English. You know some crazy shit had just happened in that sweatshop and they had quickly covered it up. Dragged the body out." - Adam Yauch, 1998
Press & Print Media:
"...a selection of snippets of New York life loosely bound together by their shared brevity; it forms a sort of final summary of what Paul's Boutique is all about" - paraphrased from Rhyming & Stealing: A History of the Beastie Boys by Angus Batey, 1998
"Built on a Burundi drum sample from Joni Mitchell's "The Jungle Line," [this song] suggests a "Lola"-esque encounter with a groupie, put plays titular homage to the address of the Beasties' old Chinatown loft." - Dan LeRoy, excerpted from the 33 1/3 Series book Paul's Boutique by Dan LeRoy, 2006
Released Versions:
Live:
No Known Performances in Concert.
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