| "Hey Ladies" | ||||
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| Single by Beastie Boys | ||||
| from the album Paul's Boutique | ||||
| B-side | "Shake Your Rump" | |||
| Released | July 25, 1989 | |||
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| Length | 3:47 (single) 14:28 (EP) | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | MCA, Adrock, Mike D, Barbarella Bishop, Matt Dike, Ronald Ford, John King, Gaary Shider, Linda Shider, Michael Simpson, Larry Troutman, Roger Troutman[1] | |||
| Producer(s) | Beastie Boys, Dust Brothers | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Hey Ladies" on YouTube | ||||
"Hey Ladies" is a song by American hip-hop group Beastie Boys, featured on their album Paul's Boutique. It was the album's only charting single, hitting #36 on the Billboard Hot 100. It is also the first single in history to chart in the Top 20 of both the Billboard Hot Rap Singles and Modern Rock Tracks charts, hitting #10 on the former and #18 on the latter.[2]
Cash Box said that, "This is extremely funky, and way catchy."[3]
The 12" record and CD versions of the single were released as an EP entitled Love American Style.
In the vein of Saturday Night Fever and the Dolemite series of blaxploitation films, a music video was made for the song.
- ^ "Ascap entry for 'Hey ladies'". Ascap.com. Retrieved 2011-05-28.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Beastie Boys Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-07-02.
- ^ Wednesday, Oscar (July 15, 1989). "Pure Pop for Now People" (PDF). Cash Box. p. 14. Retrieved 2022-12-21.