Ch-Check It Out
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| Single by Beastie Boys | ||||
| from the album To the 5 Boroughs | ||||
| B-side | "And Then I" | |||
| Released | May 3, 2004 | |||
| Studio | Oscilloscope Laboratories (New York City) | |||
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| Producer(s) | Beastie Boys | |||
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| "Ch-Check It Out" on YouTube | ||||
"Ch-Check It Out" is a song by American alternative hip-hop group Beastie Boys, released as the first single off their sixth studio album, To the 5 Boroughs (2004), on May 3, 2004. The song heavily samples "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" by Peggy Lee. Following its appearance on the season one episode "The Strip" of the American teen drama television series The O.C. in April 2004, the song was released as a single on May 3, 2004.
The song reached number one on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 68 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart and number one on the Canadian Singles Chart. In Australia, the song reached number 46 on the ARIA Singles Chart and was ranked number 28 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004. "Ch-Check It Out" was nominated for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards. Beastie Boys member MCA directed the song's music video under his pseudonym, Nathaniel Hörnblowér.