"Remote Control" / "Three MCs and One DJ" | ||||
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Single by Beastie Boys | ||||
from the album Hello Nasty | ||||
Released | January 23, 1999 | |||
Recorded | 1998 | |||
Genre | Rap rock ("Remote Control") Alternative hip hop ("Three MCs and One DJ") | |||
Length | 2:58 ("Remote Control") 2:50 ("Three MCs and One DJ") | |||
Label | Grand Royal, Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) | Beastie Boys | |||
Producer(s) | Beastie Boys, Mario Caldato, Jr. | |||
Beastie Boys singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Three MC's and One DJ" on YouTube |
"Remote Control" and "Three MCs and One DJ" are songs by American hip-hop group Beastie Boys, from their fifth studio album, Hello Nasty. The two were released as a double A-side single, serving as Hello Nasty's fourth single.
"Three MCs and One DJ" features scratching by Mix Master Mike, and marks his debut song with the group. The single peaked at #21 on the UK Singles Chart.
"Remote Control" was used in a commercial for ESPN's Winter X Games XV featuring two talking deer.[1]