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Production Credits:
Heart Attack Man Click for Lyrics
First Appearance: Ill Communication LP May 31, 1994
Written by: Beastie Boys/Amery Smith
Performed by: Beastie Boys/Amery Smith
Production Notes: Produced by Beastie Boys and Mario Caldato, recorded and mixed at G-Son Studios, Atwater Village CA and Tin Pan Alley, New York, NY. Engineered by Mario Caldato and assistant engineer Settly. Sequenced at Bundy's Playhouse, mastered at Futuredisc by Tom Baker
Behind the Beats and Lyrics...
References:
- Spam - meat packing business Hormel's "mystery meat"
- Sean Callahan - the Heart Attack Man, the song is loosely based on his exploits in the fabled Atwater Basketball Association
Sample & Reference Breakdown:
- "Ah, what do we know about partying or anything else?!" - sampled from the Timmy Sommers radio show. Note that Tim took this from the Henry Rollins line at the end of the Black Flag track "Six Pack".
- "Step back or catch a heart attack" sample of Run from Run DMC
Commentary:
Press & Print Media:
"Even during the pugilistic machinations of "Heart Attack Man," you'll hear Run warning 'Step back or catch a heart attack'" - Bomb, July/August 1994
"...the hilariously frenetic "Heart Attack Man" harken[s] back to their hardcore punk roots" - Impact, June 1994
"While [this] track has visceral power, [it] ultimately shows the Beasties to be punk classicists, unable to transcend the now reactionary sounding influences of 80's thrash pioneers like Black Flag, Minor Threat and the Germs. Indeed, if the Beasties gave their hardcore the same sonic complexity they give their funk, they would prove truly dangerous" - Rolling Stone, 1994
"...[a] stale punk-influenced song" - Time, 1994
Released Versions:
Heart Attack Man
Heart Attack Man (Clean Version)
Heart Attack Man (Live)
Heart Attack Man (Unplugged)
Live:
Performed in 165 known Concerts.
First known Performance:
28-May-1994 : Radio Music Hall, Washington, United States
Last known Performance:
12-Jun-2009 : Great Stage Park, Manchester, TN, United States
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