Hold It Now, Hit It

{{Infobox song

| name = Hold It Now, Hit It

| cover = HoldItHitIt.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Beastie Boys

| album = Licensed to Ill

| released = April 15, 1986

| recorded = Spring 1986

| studio =

| genre = Hip hop

| length = 3:27

| label = Def Jam/Columbia

| writer = Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, Adam Yauch, Rick Rubin

| producer = Rick Rubin

| prev_title = She's on It

| prev_year = 1985

| next_title = Paul Revere

| next_year = 1986

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|oB0NM6reiRE|"Hold It Now, Hit It"}}}}

}}

"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.

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

class="wikitable"

! Chart (1986)

! Peak
position

U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p10/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}}|title=Beastie Boys - Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles|work=Allmusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|accessdate=2011-05-10}}

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U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles{{cite magazine |url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=beastie boys|chart=R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|class=artist}}|title=Beastie Boys: Album & Song Chart History|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|accessdate=2011-05-10}}

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References

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