She's on It
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{{Short description|1985 single by Beastie Boys}}
{{Infobox song
| name = She's on It
| cover = She's on It Beastie Boys.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Beastie Boys
| album = Krush Groove soundtrack
| B-side = Slow and Low
| released = September 12, 1985
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| length = 3:32
| label =
| writer = Beastie Boys
| producer = Rick Rubin
| prev_title = Rock Hard
| prev_year = 1984
| next_title = Hold It Now, Hit It
| next_year = 1986
}}
"She's on It" is a song by American rap rock group Beastie Boys. It was released on September 12, 1985, as the fifth single from the soundtrack to the 1985 film Krush Groove. The song's guitar riff is a slightly slower version of the riff in Cheap Trick's 1978 song "Stiff Competition," which in turn was based on the riff in the Who's 1971 song "Won't Get Fooled Again." Despite failing to attract commercial success at the time of its initial release in 1985, a re-release in 1987 was more successful, becoming a top-10 hit on the UK Singles Chart and reaching the top 50 in Ireland, the Netherlands, and West Germany.
Critical reception
Cash Box said that it "makes up in rhythm what it lacks in lyrics and musicianship."{{cite magazine|title=Single Releases|magazine=Cash Box|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/80s/1986/CB-1986-01-11.pdf|date=January 11, 1986|accessdate=August 3, 2022|page=11}}
Music video
The song's video was produced by Rick Rubin and directed by producer and filmmaker Sean Travis, who later, in the 2000s, produced MTV's reality television series The Hills and The City. It was the band's first professionally produced music video and their third video overall, after 1981's Holy Snappers and Egg Raid On Mojo in 1982. Filmed in Long Beach in New York's Nassau County, the boys are trying to win the heart of a woman (Sharon Middendorf) on the beach, but their efforts are foiled by stampeding female fans. Not even the assistance of a mentor (played by Rick Rubin) can help them. Their attempts range from using Spanish Fly to flying over her in a helicopter and a net, and they even attempt to blow her up. She survives while the boys struggle to start the dynamite, and suddenly, it blows up and the video concludes. The video was included in the band's 1987 CBS/Fox Video compilation, but has not been included on any video release since.
Track listings
7-inch single (1985){{cite AV media notes|title=She's on It|others=Beastie Boys|year=1985|type=US 7-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=Def Jam Recordings, Columbia Records|id=38-05683}}
:A. "She's on It" – 3:28
:B. "Slow and Low" – 3:37
12-inch single (1985){{cite AV media notes|title=She's on It|others=Beastie Boys|year=1985|type=US 12-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=Def Jam Recordings, Columbia Records|id=44-05292}}
:A. "She's on It" – 4:15
:B. "Slow and Low" – 3:37
12-inch single (1987){{cite AV media notes|title=She's on It|others=Beastie Boys|year=1987|type=UK 12-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=Def Jam Recordings, Columbia Records|id=BEAST T2}}
:A1. "She's on It" – 4:15
:B2. "Hold It, Now Hit It" – 3:30
:B2. "Slow and Low" – 3:37
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (1987) !Peak |
| scope="row"|Europe (European Hot 100 Singles){{cite magazine|title=European Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=4|issue=31|page=16|date=August 8, 1987}}
|42 |
|---|
| {{single chart|Ireland2|15|song=She's on It|rowheader=true|access-date=January 20, 2023}} |
| scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade){{cite web |url=https://www.top40.nl/tipparade/1987/week-40|title=Tipparade-lijst van week 40, 1987|lang=dutch| publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=March 16, 2023}}
|6 |
| {{single chart|Dutch100|23|artist=Beastie Boys|song=She's on It|rowheader=true|access-date=January 20, 2023}} |
| {{single chart|UK|10|date=19870801|rowheader=true|access-date=January 20, 2023}} |
| {{single chart|West Germany|44|artist=Beastie Boys|song=She's on It|songid=25639|rowheader=true|access-date=January 20, 2023}} |
Release history
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!scope="col"|Region !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Format(s) !scope="col"|Label(s) !scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| scope="row"|United States
|September 12, 1985 |rowspan="2"|{{hlist|7-inch vinyl|12-inch vinyl}} |rowspan="2"|{{hlist|Def Jam|Columbia}} |{{citation needed|date=January 2023}} |
|---|
| scope="row"|United Kingdom
|July 6, 1987 |{{cite magazine|title=New Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=39|date=July 4, 1987}} |
References
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{{Beastie Boys singles}}
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Category:Columbia Records singles