Intergalactic (song)

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::summary 1998 single by Beastie Boys ::

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Field	Value
name	Intergalactic
cover	BeastieBoysIntergalacticSingle.jpg
type	single
artist	Beastie Boys
album	Hello Nasty
released
genre	Hip-hop
length	3:51
label
writer
producer	Mario Caldato, Jr.
prev_title	Root Down
prev_year	1995
next_title	Body Movin'
next_year	1998
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| name = Intergalactic | cover = BeastieBoysIntergalacticSingle.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Beastie Boys | album = Hello Nasty | released = | recorded = | studio = | genre = Hip-hop | length = 3:51 | label = | writer = | producer = Mario Caldato, Jr. | prev_title = Root Down | prev_year = 1995 | next_title = Body Movin' | next_year = 1998 | misc = "Intergalactic" is a song by the American hip-hop group Beastie Boys. It was released on June 22, 1998 as the lead single from their fifth studio album, Hello Nasty (1998). The single reached number 28 on the US Billboard Hot 100, making it the band's third top-40 single, and number five on the UK Singles Chart, where it remains the band's biggest hit. It received a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 1999 Grammy Awards.

Music video

The "Intergalactic" video was directed by Adam Yauch under the pseudonym Nathanial Hörnblowér. The storyline revolves around a giant robot causing destruction by fighting a giant octopus-headed creature in a city while popping, a parody of, or tribute to, Japanese Kaiju films (specifically the series finale of Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot). Various scenes are filmed in the Shibuya and Shinjuku train stations in Tokyo, Japan; the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building No. 1 makes a brief appearance. Throughout the video, the band wear bright uniforms of (Koji) Japanese street construction workers. The opening excerpt from Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain is played during the beginning of the video. The music video was added to MTV on the week ending June 14, 1998. The video was a regular on Total Request Live and won the award for Best Hip-Hop Video at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards. Beastie Boys performed "Three MC's and One DJ" and "Intergalactic" at the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards.

The music video also somewhat parodies Japanese Super Sentai shows, which are the basis for Power Rangers and ranked number 64 on MuchMusic's 100 Best Videos. Complex wrote that, "We get the feeling Godzilla creator Tomoyuki Tanaka, who passed the year before the 'Intergalactic' single was released, would be proud."

Track listings

CD single 1 | title1 = Intergalactic | length1 = 3:33 | note1 = album version

| title2 = Hail Sagan (Special K) | length2 = 4:06 | note2 =

| title3 = Intergalactic | length3 = 5:46 | note3 = Prisoners of Technology Mix

| title4 = Intergalactic | length4 = 3:47 | note4 = Fuzzy Logic Re-Mix

CD single 2 | title1 = Intergalactic | length1 = 3:32 | note1 = album version

| title2 = Intergalactic | length2 = 3:54 | note2 = Remix No. 1

| title3 = Intergalactic | length3 = 4:02 | note3 = Remix No. 2

| title4 = Intergalactic | length4 = 3:56 | note4 = Remix No. 1 Instrumental

| title5 = Intergalactic | length5 = 3:59 | note5 = Remix No. 2 Instrumental

Vinyl single | headline = Side A | title1 = Intergalactic | length1 = | note1 = Album Version

| title2 = Intergalactic | length2 = | note2 = Instrumental

| title3 = Intergalactic | length3 = | note3 = Strawberry Bath And Jelly Souls Version

| headline = Side B | title1 = Intergalactic | length1 = | note1 = Prisoners Of Technology/TMS 1 Re-mix

| title2 = Intergalactic | length2 = | note2 = Fuzzy Logic Re-mix

| title3 = Intergalactic | length3 = | note3 = Acapella Version

Charts

Weekly charts

::data[format=table title="Weekly chart performance for "Intergalactic""] | Chart (1998) | Peak position | Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) | Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40) | |---|---|---|---| | 13 | | | | | 2 | | | | ::

Year-end charts

::data[format=table title="Annual chart rankings for "Intergalactic""]

Chart (1998)	Position	Canada Dance (RPM)	Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)	Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)	New Zealand (RIANZ)	Sweden (Hitlistan)	US Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)	US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)
13
10
104
21
38
22
14
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Certifications

Release history

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Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.	United States	United Kingdom	Japan	United States
June 2, 1998	Modern rock radio
June 22, 1998
July 8, 1998	CD
July 14, 1998	12-inch vinyl
July 28, 1998	Contemporary hit radio
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Other versions

The Japanese girl group Atarashii Gakko! produced a Japanese-language version of "Intergalactic" with a music video shot in Shinjuku, emulating the original music video.

"Weird Al" Yankovic included a part of "Intergalactic" in his song "Polka Power!"

References

References

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17. (July 24, 1999). "New Releases".
18. (November 2, 2021). "ATARASHII GAKKO!'s Beastie Boys - Intergalactic (Not-Official Music Video) in Japanese".

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