Check Your Head

Check Your Head Beastie Boys
Studioalbumin tiedot
Äänitetty	1990 - 1992
Julkaistu	21. huhtikuuta 1992
Tuottaja(t)	Mario Caldato, Jr.
Tyylilaji	Hip hop
Kesto	53.29
Levy-yhtiö	Capitol Records
Beastie Boysin muut julkaisut
Paul's Boutique 1989	Check Your Head 1992	Ill Communication 1994

Check Your Head on Beastie Boysin kolmas studioalbumi, joka julkaistiin 21. huhtikuuta 1992.

Albumi julkaistiin kolme vuotta edellisen albumin, Paul's Boutiquen jälkeen ja albumi nauhoitettiin G-Son studioilla Atwater Villagessa, Kaliforniassa vuonna 1991. Albumi sisältää suositut hitit "So Whatcha Want" ja "Pass the Mic"; molempien kappaleiden musiikkivideot olivat yhtyeen musiikkivideokokoelmalla Criterion Collection.

Kappalelista

1. "Jimmy James" – 3:14
2. "Funky Boss" – 1:35
3. "Pass the Mic" – 4:17
4. "Gratitude" – 2:45
5. "Lighten Up" – 2:41
6. "Finger Lickin' Good" – 3:39
7. "So What'cha Want" – 3:37
8. "The Biz Vs. The Nuge" – :33
9. "Time for Livin'" – 1:48
10. "Something's Got to Give" – 3:28
11. "The Blue Nun" – :32
12. "Stand Together"– 2:47
13. "Pow" – 2:13
14. "The Maestro" – 2:52
15. "Groove Holmes" – 2:33
16. "Live at P.J.'s" – 3:18
17. "Mark on the Bus" – 1:05
18. "Professor Booty" – 4:13
19. "In 3's" – 2:23
20. "Namasté" – 4:01

(Japanin bonusraidat)

1. "Dub The Mic (Instrumentaali)"
2. Drunken Praying Mantis Style
3. Skills to Pay the Bills (Pass the Mic, Pt. 2)
4. Netty's Girl

Listasijoitukset

Albumi

Vuosi	Lista	Sijoitus
1992	The Billboard 200	10
1992	Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	37

Singlet

Vuosi	Single	Lista	Sijoitus
1992	So What'cha Want	The Billboard Hot 100	93
1992	So What'cha Want	Hot Dance Music/Max-Singles Sales	26
1992	So What'cha Want	Hot Rap Singles	18
1992	So What'cha Want	Modern Rock Tracks	22
1992	Pass The Mic	Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	38

Lista sämpleistä

Jimmy James

• "Rockin' It" (Fearless Four)
• "Fresh is the Word" (Mantronix)
• "Beat Bop" (Rammelzee vs. K Rob)
• "Surrender" (Cheap Trick (liveversio albumilta At Budokan))
• "I'm Chief Kamanawanalea (We're the Royal Macadamia Nuts)" (The Turtles)
• "3rd Stone from the Sun", "Foxy Lady", "Happy Birthday", & "Still Raining, Still Dreaming" (Jimi Hendrix)

Funky Boss

• "Funky Worm" (Ohio Players)
• "Under Mi Sensei" (Barrington Levy)
• "Anywhere But Nowhere" (K.C. White)
• "Acid", & "Bicentennial Nigger" (Richard Pryor)
• "Duppy Conqueror" (Bob Marley & the Wailers)

Pass the Mic

• "Choir" (James Newton)
• "Big Take Over" (Bad Brains)
• "So What'cha Sayin'?" (EPMD)
• "I Walk on Guilded Splinters" (Dr. John)
• "Big Sur Suite" (Johnny "Hammond" Smith)
• "The Black Prince Has Arrived" (Jimmie Walker)

Finger Lickin' Good

• "Aquarius" (5th Dimension)
• "Breakout" (Johnny "Hammond" Smith)
• "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" (Bob Dylan)^[1]
• "Dance to the Music" (Sly & the Family Stone)
• "Freaks for the Festival" (Rahsaan Roland Kirk)

So What'Cha Want

• "Just Rhymin' With Biz" (Big Daddy Kane)
• "I've Been Watching You" (Southside Movement)

The Biz vs. The Nuge

• "Homebound" (Ted Nugent)

The Blue Nun

• "Hector" (The Village Callers)

Stand Together

• "Silvadiv" (Back Door)

Live at P.J.'s

• "Change Le Beat" (Fab Five Freddy)

Mark on the Bus

• Dialogi elokuvasta Wild Style

Professor Booty

• Dialogi elokuvasta Wild Style
• "Give it Up" (Kool & the Gang)
• "Loose Booty" (Funkadelic)
• "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More, Babe" (Jimmy Smith)

Lähteet

1. "Seven hundred bucks, but he asked for two thousand dollars. I thought it was kind of fly that he asked for $2000.00, and I bartered Bob Dylan down. That's my proudest sampling deal." BeastieMania.com - Song Spotlight: Finger Lickin' Good beastiemania.com. Viitattu 14.2.2007. This site has cited Boston Rock, June 1992, Issue 123 as the original source.