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Production Credits:
Triple Trouble
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First Appearance: To the 5 Boroughs LP, 4 June 2004
Written by: Beastie Boys/Bernard Edwards/Nile Rodgers
Performed by: Beastie Boys
Production Notes: Produced by Beastie Boys. Mixed by Supa Engineer "DURO" for No Question Ent./Loreal Inc. Recording engineered by Beastie Boys and Jon Weiner. Turntable Extraordinaire: Mix Master Mike. Recorded and mixed at Oscilloscope Laboratories. Mastered by Chris Athens at Sterling Sound.
Behind the Beats and Lyrics...
Samples:
- Contains elements that were inspired by the lyrics from "Double Trouble at the Amphitheatre" written by Kevin Smith and Rodney Stone from the Wild Style soundtrack
- "Rapper's Delight" - performed by the Sugarhill Gang from Rapper's Delight: The Best of Sugarhill Gang (1996)
References:
- Bacardi - well known, popular brand of rum
- All Temp-A-Cheer - Cheer brand laundry detergent
- Mr. Belvedere - a character and televsion sitcom (1985-1990) starring actor Christopher Hewitt as a snooty, proper English butler who worked for a middle-class American family headed by Bob Uecker
- Cerrone - Jean-Marc Cerrone [1952-], one of the most influential disco producers in Europe during the 1970's and early 1980's
- Helen of Troy- in Greek mythology, the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda; her elopement to Troy with Paris caused the Trojan War
- Jabba the Hutt - a giant, sluglike gangster who was the preeminent kingpin of crime in the Star Wars underworld
- Bon vivant - French for someone who enjoys luxurious living; a fastidious devotee of good food and drink
- Latte - hot espresso served mixed with hot milk
- Wile E. Coyote - from Warner Bros. cartoons, nemesis to the Road Runner
Sample & Reference Breakdown:
- "Hey Adam, it's Felicia. Hey Mike, it's Felicia. Hey Adam, it's Felicia" - Formerly Mike D's personal assistant, Felicia now works for the Beastie Boys' management company. She runs the merch, handles a lot of the tour promotional materials, and deals with packaging designs. Felicia is known to give a familiar message on one's voice mail, "Hi ____ it's Felicia".
- "If you wanna know the deal about the Three / Well let me tell ya we're Triple Trouble y'all / We're gonna bring you up to speed!" is inspired by the lyrics of "Double Trouble at the Amphitheatre" performed by Rodney C., K.K. Rockwell, & DJ Stevie Steve: "If you wanna know the real deal about the Two / Let us tell ya we're Double Trouble, girls / And we're doing it just for you!"
- "Ain't selling out to advertisers" - In a magazine interview, Adam Yauch once said the Beasties would never sell any of their songs to advertisers, nor promote any of their products
- "Versatile All Temp-A-Cheer" - Cheer laundry detergent advertises that their product washes clothes in all temperatures, hence the slogan "All Temp-A-Cheer"
- "Bam! Supernature Goddamn" - "Supernature" (1977) is a song by Jean-Marc Cerrone
- "What the Helen of Troy is that? - A pun on the phrase "What the hell is that?"
Commentary:
Beastie Boys:
"That's a British MC on there, MC Crayonz. In fact we think of that as our British song. We might be wrong..." - Beastie Boys, referencing Ad-Rock's British accent throughout the song (2004)
Press & Print Media:
"...the Beasties flow into the harmonized rhymes of vintage hip-hop group Double Trouble. While DJ Mix Master Mike cuts up the song's extended rhythms, Ad-Rock rhymes, 'Versatile like All Temp-A-Cheer/If you wanna drink, call Mr. Belvedere/Run this rap game like a brigadier.'" - MTV News (2004)
"...a groove that sounds like the Rolling Stones' Sympathy for the Devil." - Beastie Boys Celebrate a New York State of Mind by Michael D. Clark, Houston Chronicle (2004)
"Snappy rhymes and sonic thump combine in a winning display of Beastie economy, a formula the Boys fail to apply uniformly." - Beastie Boys: Fighting Too Hard For Rights? by Edna Gundersen, USA Today (6/15/04)
"...[a] toe-tapping singalong complete with Run DMC-like riff." - Nigel Gould, Belfast Telegraph (6/18/04)
"...a throwback party jam with a fever for a cowbell, but as a redux of Double Trouble's "At the Amphitheatre" over Chic's played out "Good Times" beat, it's not really happening." - Peter Relic, Cleveland Free Times (6/30/04)
"...[Boroughs] still finds the group making clever use of beats and samples, like the Sugar Hill Gang's 1979 classic "Rapper's Delight" on the old-school throwdown "Triple Trouble" - Chuck Arnold, People (7/12/04)
Live:
Performed in 105 known Concerts.
First known Performance:
10-May-2004 : Club Maria, Berlin, Germany
Last known Performance:
19-Jan-2009 : 9:30 Club, Washington, DC, United States
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