Intergalactic (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Intergalactic


Caption =
Artist = Beastie Boys featuring Biz Markie
from Album = Hello Nasty
Released = July 14, 1998
Format = CD
Recorded = 1997
Genre = Hip Hop
Length = 3:51
Label = Capitol Records
Writer = Beastie Boys
Producer = Mario Caldato, Jr.
Certification =
Chart position = * #28 (US)
** #6 (Hot Dance Single Sales)
** #4 (Modern Rock Tracks)
* #5 (UK Singles Chart)
Last single = "Root Down"
(1995)
This single = "Intergalactic"
(1998)
Next single = "Body Movin'"
(1998)

"Intergalactic" is a single by the Beastie Boys from their album "Hello Nasty". It was released on July 14, 1998. The song's music incorporates a portion of Sergei Rachmaninoff's Prelude in C-sharp minor. The single hit #28 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts and was the band's third Top 40 single, and reached #5 on the UK Singles Chart which remains the bands' biggest hit in that country. The song received a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group in 1999.

Track listings

Initial Pressing

# "Intergalactic (Album Version)" - 3:33
# "Hail Sagan (Special K)" - 4:06
# "Intergalactic (Prisioners Of Technology Mix)" - 5:46
# "Intergalactic (Fuzzy Logic Re-Mix)" - 3:47

Alternative Pressing

#Intergalactic (Album Version)" - 3:32
#Intergalactic (Remix No. 1)" - 3:54
#Intergalactic (Remix No. 2)" 4:02
#Intergalactic (Remix No. 1 Instrumental)" - 3:56
#Intergalactic (Remix No. 2 Instrumental)" - 3:59

Composition

The song samples the theme music for the 1985 film "The Toxic Avenger", Prelude in C# Minor as composed by Rachmaninoff [ [http://www.discogs.com/release/42337 Samples in "Intergalactic"] ] , and contains 'elements' of the Jazz Crusaders album Powerhouse. [ [http://www.discogs.com/image/R-637050-1188474855.jpeg Backcover of "Intergalactic" Single] ] A Shout-out to Mario Caldato (Mario C), the single's producer is given in the song. The end of the song features Biz Markie doing a freestyle rap.

Music video

The "Intergalactic" video featured a giant robot causing destruction by fighting a giant octopus-headed creature in a city while popping, a parody of Japanese Kaiju films (specifically the series finale of Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot). Various scenes are filmed in the Shibuya and Shinjuku train stations in Tokyo, Japan in which the band wears the bright uniforms of (Koji) Japanese street construction workers. The video won the award for "Best Hip Hop Video" at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards. It was directed by ADC, under the pseudonym of Nathanial Hornblower.

The music video also somewhat parodies Japanese sentai shows, which are the basis for Power Rangers.

In some versions of the video, the introduction is a sample from Igor Stravinsky's ballet "The Rite of Spring".

In other media

*The song was featured on the "Futurama" episode "Hell Is Other Robots" (in which the members of the band also guest-starred).
*A part of the song was featured in "Weird Al" Yankovic's polka, "Polka Power!", from the album "Running with Scissors".
*The song name was a cheat code to unlock MCA in the game Tony Hawk's Proving Ground which one of their song was featured (The Electric Worm).
*The video ranked at #64 on MuchMusic's 100 Best Videos.

References