Ch-Check It Out

"Ch-Check It Out"
Single by Beastie Boys
from the album To the 5 Boroughs
Released March 2004
Format CD single
Recorded 2004
Genre Alternative hip hop
Length 3:12 (Album version)
3:10 (Single version)
Label Capitol
Writer(s) Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, Adam Yauch,
Producer(s) Beastie Boys
Certification Gold (RIAA)[1]
Beastie Boys singles chronology
"Alive"
(1999)		 "Ch-Check It Out"
(2004)		 "Triple Trouble"
(2004)
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"Ch-Check It Out" is a song by alternative hip-hop group the Beastie Boys, released as the first single off their sixth studio album To the 5 Boroughs. The song heavily samples "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" by Peggy Lee.[2] It was also nominated for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 2005 Grammy Awards.

The song hit number one on the U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, making it the first song by a rap group to achieve such a feat. It also peaked at #68 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #8 on the UK Singles Chart.

In Australia, the song was ranked #28 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004.

Track listing

CD single
  1. "Ch-Check It Out" – 3:12
  2. "Ch-Check It Out" (Instrumental) – 3:12
  3. "And Then I" – 3:01

Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[3] 46
Austrian Singles Chart[4] 75
Belgian Ultratip Singles Chart (Wallonia)[5] 16
Canadian Singles Chart[6] 1
Danish Singles Chart[7] 16
Dutch Singles Chart[8] 21
French Singles Chart[9] 82
German Singles Chart[10] 65
Italian Singles Chart[11] 13
New Zealand Singles Chart[12] 31
Norwegian Singles Chart[13] 17
Swedish Singles Chart[14] 38
Swiss Singles Chart[15] 36
UK Singles Chart[16] 8
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[17] 68
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 6
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[18] 1
U.S. Billboard Radio Songs[19] 65

References

  1. ↑ "Gold and Platinum – Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on 2007-06-26. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
  2. ↑ "Beastie Boys' Ch-Check It Out sample of Peggy Lee's (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay". Whosampled. Retrieved 2011-05-11.
  3. ↑ "australian-charts.com - Beastie Boys - Ch-Check It Out". Retrieved 2011-05-11.
  4. ↑ "austriancharts.at - Beastie Boys - Ch-Check It Out". Retrieved 2011-05-11.
  5. ↑ "ultratop.be - Beastie Boys - Ch-Check It Out". Retrieved 2011-05-11.
  6. ↑ "Beastie Boys - Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
  7. ↑ "danishcharts.com - Beastie Boys - Ch-Check It Out". Retrieved 2011-05-11.
  8. ↑ "dutchcharts.nl - Beastie Boys - Ch-Check It Out". Retrieved 2011-05-11.
  9. ↑ "lescharts.com - Beastie Boys - Ch-Check It Out". Retrieved 2011-05-11.
  10. ↑ "Chartverfolgung / Beastie Boys / Single". Retrieved 2011-05-11.
  11. ↑ "italiancharts.com - Beastie Boys - Ch-Check It Out". Retrieved 2011-05-11.
  12. ↑ "charts.org.nz - Beastie Boys - Ch-Check It Out". Retrieved 2011-05-11.
  13. ↑ "norwegiancharts.com - Beastie Boys - Ch-Check It Out". Retrieved 2011-05-11.
  14. ↑ "swedishcharts.com - Beastie Boys - Ch-Check It Out". Retrieved 2011-05-11.
  15. ↑ "hitparade.ch - Beastie Boys - Ch-Check It Out". Retrieved 2011-05-11.
  16. ↑ "Chart Stats - Beastie Boys". Chart Stats. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2011-05-11.
  17. ↑ "Beastie Boys Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2011-05-11.
  18. ↑ "Beastie Boys Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2011-05-11.
  19. ↑ "Beastie Boys Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2011-05-11.
Preceded by
"Lying from You" by Linkin Park		 Billboard Modern Rock Tracks number-one single
June 19, 2004 		Succeeded by
"Slither" by Velvet Revolver

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