So What'cha Want

"So What'cha Want" is the second single from the album Check Your Head by American hip hop group the Beastie Boys, released on June 2, 1992. The song samples "Just Rhymin' With Biz" by Big Daddy Kane featuring Biz Markie, and "I've Been Watching You" by Southside Movement. The song also appears in the video game Rock Band 2. Brendan Shanahan, a friend of the band members and resident of Brooklyn at the time of the recording, contributes to the chorus, singing: "Yeah, you can't front on that!"

Music video

The music video, directed by Nathanial Hörnblowér, simply has the Beastie Boys recite the song in a woodland area, with clips of DJ Hurricane and Money Mark interspersed throughout. The sky has a photo negative effect, a direct allusion to the werewolf point-of-view in 1981 horror film Wolfen. Similarly, the infrared style incorporated during the band cutaways are a homage to the hunter vision in Predator.

Track listing

"So What'cha Want" (Single version) - 3:37
"The Skills to Pay the Bills" (Original version) - 3:14
"So What'cha Want" (Soul Assassin Remix version) - 4:06
"Groove Holmes" (LP version) - 2:34
"So What'cha Want" (Butt Naked version) - 3:25
"Groove Holmes" (Live vs. the Biz) - 6:10
"So What'cha Want" (All the Way Live Freestyle version) - 3:37

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA Singles Chart)^[1]	64
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[2]	93
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	21
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales^[3]	26
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks^[3]	18
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks^[4]	22

References

↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
↑ "Beastie Boys Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
1 2 "Check Your Head - Beastie Boys - Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
↑ "Beastie Boys Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2011-05-10.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Beastie Boys singles

Licensed to Ill	"Hold It Now, Hit It" "The New Style" "Paul Revere" "Brass Monkey" "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)" "No Sleep till Brooklyn" "Girls"

Paul's Boutique	"Hey Ladies" "Shadrach"

Check Your Head	"Pass the Mic" "So What'cha Want" "Jimmy James" "Gratitude" "Professor Booty"

Ill Communication	"Sabotage" "Get It Together" "Sure Shot" "Root Down"

Hello Nasty	"Intergalactic" "Body Movin'" "The Negotiation Limerick File" "Remote Control / Three MC's and One DJ"

To the 5 Boroughs	"Ch-Check It Out" "Triple Trouble" "Right Right Now Now" "An Open Letter to NYC"

The Mix-Up	"The Electric Worm"

Hot Sauce Committee Part Two	"Lee Majors Come Again" "Too Many Rappers" "Make Some Noise" "Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win"

Other singles	"Cooky Puss" "Rock Hard" "She's on It" "Alive" "Now Get Busy"

Other songs	"Shake Your Rump" "Johnny Ryall" "Egg Man" "Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun" "B-Boy Bouillabaisse" "Finger Lickin' Good" "Shambala" "In a World Gone Mad"

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