First Appearance:Hello Nasty LP, 14 July 1998 Written by: Beastie Boys/Mark Nishita Performed by: Beastie Boys and Mark Nishita (keyboards) Production Notes: Produced by Beastie Boys and Mario Caldato. 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)
Sao Paulo - city in Brazil, where Beastie Boys' producer Mario Caldato was born
Sac-Town - Sacramento, California
Bay Area - area surrounding San Francisco, California
Bangkok - capital of Thailand
Albee Square Mall - shopping mall in Brooklyn
Bombay - city in India
Espana - Spanish word for "Spain"
Tasmania - island off the coast of Australia
Scandinavia - part of northern Europe
Dead Sea - landlocked salt lake between Israel and Jordan
Newcastle - a city in England
Venom - a heavy metal band from Newcastle, England
Gloucester, Massachusetts - a northeastern Massachusetts city
New Delhi - capital of India
Italia - Italian word for "Italy"
Bejing - capital city of the People's Republic of China
Cairo - capital of Egypt
Miami - city in southeast Florida
Xenon - an inert gaseous chemical element
14th Street - New York City street
Sample& Reference Breakdown
"This one is for Sao Paulo" - Beastie Boys' producer/engineer Mario Caldato hails from Sao Paulo, Brazil
Commentary
Press
"...to a dubby beat, [Dedication] goes out to all the world's neighborhoods, growing more grandiose with each juxtaposition" - The Worcester Phoenix, July 1998
