Paul Revere (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Paul Revere


Artist = Beastie Boys
from Album = Licensed to Ill
B-side =
Released = 1986
Format = Single
Recorded = Spring 1986
Genre = Hip-hop
Length = 3:41
Label = Def Jam/Columbia Records
Writer = Adam Horovitz Joseph Simmons Darryl McDaniels Rick Rubin
Producer = Rick Rubin Beastie Boys
Certification =
Chart position = * #20 (US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales)
* #34 (US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks)
* #41 (US Hot Dance Music/Club Play)
Last single = "The New Style"
(1986)
This single = "Paul Revere"
(1986)
Next single = "Brass Monkey"
(1987)
Misc =

Paul Revere is the 9th track on "Licensed to Ill" by American hip hop group the Beastie Boys. It was written by Adam Horovitz, Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Rick Rubin. It was produced by Rick Rubin and the Beastie Boys. The song tells the fictional story of how the Beastie Boys met. Adam Horovitz told how the song evolved from an incident when the Beastie Boys were waiting outside a recording studio for Run-D.M.C., when Joseph Simmons (Run) suddenly came running down the street screaming incoherently. When he reached the Beastie Boys, he said "Here's a little story I got to tell...". After much confusion, Simmons stated "THAT's the song". The band worked on it from there. [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp1_IKWDku8]

Quotes

"I think that the whole concept of trying the drum backwards was a mistake, and then it turned into a record. Everybody was congratulating themselves on how creative they were, but in fact, it was really a mistake." - Russell Simmons. [ [http://www.beastiemania.com/songspotlight/show.php?s=paulrevere&band=b Beastiemania Song Spotlight] ]

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