Cooky Puss
| "Cooky Puss" | ||||
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| Single by Beastie Boys | ||||
| Released | 1983 | |||
| Recorded | March 1983 | |||
| Studio | Celebration Recording, New York City | |||
| Genre | Electro, old-school hip hop, comedy hip hop | |||
| Length | 13:39 | |||
| Label | Rat Cage | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, Kate Schellenbach, Adam Yauch | |||
| Producer(s) | Beastie Boys, Dug Pomeroy | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
"Cooky Puss" is the debut single by the Beastie Boys. The song is their first hip hop recording, their first release featuring band member Adam Horovitz and their final release to feature drummer Kate Schellenbach. It was released in 1983 as a 12-inch single on Rat Cage Records. The title, title track, and lyrics are satirical references to the Cookie Puss ice cream treat.
All 4 tracks, along with the entire Polly Wog Stew EP, appear on the compilation album Some Old Bullshit.
The title track samples Steve Martin's "My Real Name", from his 1978 album A Wild and Crazy Guy, as well as The Beastie Boys' own "Beastie Boys" and "Transit Cop" from Polly Wog Stew. It also contains parts of various crank calls from the group to a local Carvel restaurant.
The airline corporation British Airways used a portion of "Beastie Revolution" (chosen by Jeremy Healy without the band's permission) in one of their television ads; the Beastie Boys contacted a lawyer and successfully sued British Airways for $40,000.[2] This money was then used to rent an apartment at 59 Chrystie Street in Chinatown, New York City. This apartment was used not only as a place to live, but also as a place for the group to rehearse and record. The group later thanked Jeremy Healy as he unwittingly kick-started their career via the money they won in the lawsuit.[3] The apartment was remembered in "59 Chrystie Street", a song on 1989's Paul's Boutique LP.
Track listing
Side A
- "Cooky Puss" – 3:12
- "Bonus Batter" – 2:15
Side B
- "Beastie Revolution" – 5:00
- "Cooky Puss" (censored version) – 3:12
References
- ^ "Cooky Puss – Beastie Boys" at AllMusic. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ^ "The Very First Sampling Lawsuit?!". Sampling Law (Annex). samplinglaw.wordpress.com. Archived from the original on August 26, 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- ^ Jeremy Healy (2014-06-10), Jeremy Healy, British Airways and THAT Beastie Boys sample..., retrieved 2019-06-12
