Pass the Mic

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"Pass the Mic"
Single by Beastie Boys
from the album Check Your Head
B-side	"Time for Livin'," "Drunken Praying Mantis Style," "Netty's Girl"
Released	April 7, 1992
Format	CD single
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:16
Label	Capitol
Writer(s)	Beastie Boys
Producer	Beastie Boys, Mario Caldato
Beastie Boys singles chronology
"Shadrach" (1989) "Pass the Mic" (1992) "So What'cha Want" (1992)

"Pass the Mic" is the second single from the third studio album Check Your Head by Beastie Boys, released on April 7, 1992. The song is longer at the end of the track than what appears on the CD album. It has a clip from an unknown live show for the additional 14 seconds. The last track, "Netty's Girl" has a short clip stitched on the end of it, as well as a secret 3 second clip at the end of the 5:39. The actual song is only 3 minutes long, as it appears on the Sounds Of Science Anthology.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Pass the Mic" (LP Version) - 4:30
2. "Dub the Mic" (Instrumental) - 4:26
3. "Drunken Praying Mantis Style" - 2:37
4. "Pass the Mic" (Pt. 2, Skills to Pay the Bills) - 4:24
5. "Netty's Girl" - 5:39

[edit] Samples

• "Choir" by James Newton, from Axum.
• "Big Take Over" by Bad Brains, from Bad Brains.
• "So What'cha Sayin'?" by EPMD, from Unfinished Business.
• "I Walk on Guilded Splinters" by Dr. John, from Gris-Gris.
• "Big Sur Suite" by Johnny "Hammond" Smith

[edit] Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak Position
German Singles Chart	47
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	38

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