The New Style (song)

"The New Style"
Single by Beastie Boys
from the album Licensed to Ill
Released	November 6, 1986
Recorded	1986
Studio	Rick Rubin Recording Studio
Genre	Hip-hop rap rock
Length	4:36
Label	Def Jam
Songwriters	Beastie Boys Rick Rubin
Producer	Rick Rubin
Beastie Boys singles chronology
"Paul Revere" (1986) "The New Style" (1986) "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)" (1986)

"The New Style" (also known as "It's the New Style") is a song by American rap rock group the Beastie Boys, released as the third single from their debut album, Licensed to Ill, on November 6, 1986.

Stevie Chick of The Guardian ranked "The New Style" as the Beastie Boys' eleventh-best song, saying that it "still sounds like the future". ^[1]

The song was prominently sampled in The Pharcyde's 1995 song "Drop", the music video for which contains cameos from Beastie Boys members Mike D and Ad-Rock. The song was produced by J Dilla, who also sampled "The New Style" on multiple songs on his 2006 album Donuts . "The New Style" was also sampled by the Beastie Boys themselves on their 1998 song "Intergalactic". ^[2]

Charts

Chart (1986)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles [3]	22
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales [4]	20
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play [4]	41

References

1. Chick, Stevie (May 23, 2024). "Rap-rock beasts and drive-by eggings: Beastie Boys' 20 greatest tracks – ranked!". The Guardian . Retrieved July 3, 2025.
2. "The New Style". WhoSampled . Retrieved 11 January 2026.
3. "Beastie Boys Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
4. "Beastie Boys chart history". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-10-17.