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Production Credits:
Body Movin'
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First Appearance: Hello Nasty LP 1998
Written by: Beastie Boys and Mario Caldato
Performed by: Beastie Boys
Production Notes: Produced by Beastie Boys and Mario Caldato and engineered by Mario Caldato. Recorded at G-Son Studios (Los Angeles, CA), The Dungeon (New York, NY), The Tree House (New York, NY), Ted Diamond's House of Hits (New York, NY), Soho Music Studios (New York, NY), Dessau Studios (New York, NY), RPM Studios (New York, NY). Second engineers: Steve Revitte and Sue Dyer at RPM Studios, mixed at RPM Studios (New York, NY). Mastered by Howie Weinberg and Andy van Dette at Masterdisk (New York, NY). Body Movin' (Fatboy Slim Remix) remixed by Fatboy Slim, engineered by Simon Thornton at The House of Love
Behind the Beats and Lyrics...
Samples:
- "Oye Como Va" by Tito Puente - Oye Como Va: the Dance Collection by Tito Puente
- "Modern Dynamic Physical Fitness Activities" by Ed Durlacher
- "Fido" by the Byrds - Ballad of Easy Rider by the Byrds (Fatboy Slim Remix)
References:
- Krush Groove - 1985 film starring the Beastie Boys & Run DMC
- The Freak - dance step
- Bon-Bon - chocolate coated vanilla ice cream treat
- Chateau Neuf de Pape - French red wine
- Creme de la creme (french) - the very best; choicest parts or members
- Beastie Boys Hello Nasty album cover
- Defender - popular 80's arcade video game
Sample & Reference Breakdown:
- "Ready? One...you will do this four times with the left, four with the right, then eight times with both, then repeat" / "Stand erect, arms down. Swing left arm big, same with the right" / "Left arm ready and one, and again, stand erect" / "You will do eight hops on the left, eight on the right. Four left, four right, two left, two right, then one each. Left, right, left, right; start and land on the balls of the feet. Left foot, ready, it's one, two, thress, four, five" - sampled from "Modern Dynamic Physical Fitness Activities" by Ed Durlacher
- "We be gettin' down and you know we're crush groovin'" - Krush Groove was a 1985 film starring Run DMC, LL Cool J, Kurtis Blow, the Fat Boys and the Beastie Boys
- "All of yall/Get off the wall/Have a ball and get involved..." - This is similar to the lyrics of "Slow & Low" off of the Beasties 1986 LP Licensed to Ill: "First of all/get off the wall/it's time to party so have a ball"
- "MCA where have you been? Packed like sardines in the tin" - The cover of the Beastie's 1998 album Hello Nasty features the 3 Boys lying in a giant sardine can
- "And if you play Defender I could be your Hyperspace" - Defender was a popular video game in which you could transport your fighter spaceship into another area of the game (Hyperspace) to avoid impending doom
Commentary:
Press & Print Media: "...[an] ecstatic, organ-driven dance track" - The Worcester Phoenix, July 1998
"...an excellent steel-drum sample; another funky track" - Boston Globe, July 1998
Live:
Performed in 178 known Concerts.
First known Performance:
20-Jun-1998 : , Lorely, Germany
Last known Performance:
12-Jun-2009 : Great Stage Park, Manchester, TN, United States
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