The New Style (song)

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"The New Style"
Beastie Boys The New Style.jpg
Single by Beastie Boys
from the album Licensed to Ill
ReleasedNovember 6, 1986
Recorded1986
Studio Rick Rubin Recording Studio
Genre
Length4:36
Label Def Jam
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) 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]

Charts

Chart (1986)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles [2] 22
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales [3] 20
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play [3] 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. "Beastie Boys Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
  3. 1 2 "Beastie Boys chart history". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-10-17.