THE BEASTIE BOYS (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party!) HQ

"(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party!)" (sometimes shortened to "Fight for Your Right") is a song by American group the Beastie Boys, released as the fourth single released from their debut album Licensed to Ill (1986). One of their best-known songs, it reached no. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the week of March 7, and was later named one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. The song was also included on their compilation albums The Sounds of Science in 1999 and Solid Gold Hits in 2005.

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• This is the song that landed the BEASTIE BOYS on MTV and introduced them to a massive audience. It peaked at #7 in America on March 7, 1987, the same day that the "LICENSED TO ILL" album reached #1, making it the first rap album to top the charts. The Beastie Boys would go down in history as one of the most successful and controversial hip-hop artists of all time.
• Album producer RICK RUBIN worked a lot on this track, giving it a rock flavour. Rubin was the first to combine a huge rap act with a rock icon, collaborating with RUN-D.M.C. joined AEROSMITH for the reworked "WALK THIS WAY" earlier in 1986. Rubin is recognised as a co-writer on "Fight For Your Right" alongside the three Beastie Boys.