Hold It Now, Hit It

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"Hold It Now, Hit It"
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Single by Beastie Boys
from the album Licensed to Ill
ReleasedApril 15, 1986
RecordedSpring 1986
Genre Hip hop
Length3:27
Label Def Jam/Columbia
Songwriter(s) Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, Adam Yauch, Rick Rubin
Producer(s) Rick Rubin
Beastie Boys singles chronology
"She's on It"
(1985)
"Hold It Now, Hit It"
(1986)
"Paul Revere"
(1986)
Music video
"Hold It Now, Hit It" on YouTube

"Hold It Now, Hit It" is a song by American hip hop group Beastie Boys, released as the first single from their debut album Licensed to Ill . It is also remixed on the album New York State of Mind.

Contents

In 2008, it was ranked number 27 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.

Music video

The video features the three rappers lip synching, ad-libbing, and dancing on a sidewalk in front of and directly to a fish-eye lens interspersed with clips of them on stage and on tour.

Track listing

7" single

  1. "Hold It Now, Hit It" - 3:30
  2. "Hold It Now, Hit It" (A cappella) - 3:20

12" single

  1. "Hold It Now, Hit It" - 3:30
  2. "Hold It Now, Hit It" (Instrumental) - 3:30
  3. "Hold It Now, Hit It" (A cappella) - 3:20

Charts

Chart (1986)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales [1] 41
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles [2] 55

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