Shadrach (song)

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Shadrach is track #13 on the album Paul's Boutique by American hip hop group the Beastie Boys, released on July 25, 1989.

Produced & written by the Beastie Boys & the Dust Brothers.
Engineered by Mario Caldato & Allen Abrahamson.

The video released to promote the song is particularly acclaimed for its style and beauty, as each frame was painted by hand. The 12" and CD versions of the single are a six-song EP entitled An Exciting Evening at Home with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. The video can be seen on the Beastie Boys Criterion Collection DVD set.

Samples

"It's the Joint" by Funky 4+1.
"Good to Go" by Trouble Funk.
"Do Your Dance" by Rose Royce, from the Car Wash soundtrack. (MCA Records, 1976)
"Never Let 'Em Say" by Ballin' Jack, from the album Ballin' Jack. (Columbia Records, 1970)
"Loose Booty" by Sly & the Family Stone, from the album Small Talk. (Epic Records, 1974)
"Funky Drummer", by James Brown, from the album In the Jungle Groove. (Polydor Records, 1986)
"Hot and Nasty" by Black Oak Arkansas, from the album Black Oak Arkansas. (MCA Records, 1971)
"Sugarhill Groove" by The Sugarhill Gang, from the album The Sugarhill Gang. (Sugar Hill Records, 1980)

References

Hananiah (Book of Daniel)
Shadrach
"For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)"
"Amazing Grace"
Putney Swope
Adidas
Goodyear Tire
"The meek shall inherit the earth"
Jacoby & Meyers (Law firm.)
Atlantic Antic (Brooklyn street fair.)
Rambo
Coupe
Chicken coop
Colonel Sanders
JD Salinger
Charles Dickens
Harry S. Truman
Mad Magazine
Alfred E. Newman
Holy Chalice
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jimmy Swaggart
Jerry Falwell
Mario Andretti
SS Decontrol
Al Barile
Equinox
The Riddler

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