No Sleep till Brooklyn - wikipedia No Sleep till Brooklyn `` No Sleep till Brooklyn '' Single by Beastie Boys from the album Licensed to Ill B - side `` Posse in Effect '' Released March 1, 1987 Recorded Spring 1986 Genre Rap rock hard rock Length 4 : 09 Label Def Jam Columbia Records Songwriter ( s ) Rick Rubin, Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, Adam Yauch Producer ( s ) Rick Rubin Beastie Boys singles chronology `` ( You Gotta ) Fight for Your Right ( To Party ! ) '' ( 1987 ) `` No Sleep till Brooklyn '' ( 1987 ) `` Girls '' ( 1987 ) `` ( You Gotta ) Fight for Your Right ( To Party ! ) '' ( 1987 ) `` No Sleep till Brooklyn '' ( 1987 ) `` Girls '' ( 1987 ) `` No Sleep till Brooklyn '' is a song by the New York hip hop group the Beastie Boys, and the sixth single from their debut studio album Licensed to Ill. Among other references to then - popular metal, the title is a play on the Motörhead album No Sleep ' til Hammersmith. Contents 1 Production and play 2 Music video 3 In popular culture 4 Covers and parodies 5 Charts 6 References 7 External links Production and play Kerry King, guitarist for Slayer, played the guitar riffs and solo ; he had also released an album produced by Rick Rubin in 1986 ( Reign in Blood ). In a different tuning, the song interprets `` TNT '' by AC / DC. More metal commentary and adaptation is added by the video, directed by Ric Menello, as a parody of glam metal. Later in their career, the Beastie Boys continued to perform the song live, although with altered lyrics to reflect their more mature attitude towards women. `` M.C.A. 's in the back because he 's skeezin ' with a whore, '' was changed to `` M.C.A. 's in the back with the mahjong board '', and `` Autographed pictures and classy hoes '' was changed to `` Autographed pictures to nobody knows. '' The song features one of many homages to New York City 's boroughs, and has been described as `` joyful ranting. '' Music video The music video for `` No Sleep till Brooklyn '' was co-directed by Ric Menello and Adam Dubin. Menello and Dubin also directed the video for the Beastie Boys ' preceding single, `` ( You Gotta ) Fight for Your Right ( To Party ! ) ''. Kerry King, who plays guitar on this track, also appears in the video. Ruth Collins known as the `` Queen of B Movies '' of the 80 's is featured as the lead dancer. In popular culture The song is featured on the soundtrack of the Steven Seagal film Out for Justice. Rapper Tone Lōc sampled the riff for his song `` Ace Is on the House '', which was featured in the end credits and soundtrack of the 1994 film Ace Ventura : Pet Detective. The song was used in several films and video games including Cop Out, Guitar Hero : World Tour and The Secret Life of Pets. `` No Sleep till Brooklyn '' appeared in the promos for the 2013 VMA Awards and trailer for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles : Out of the Shadows. The song was played on Family Guy ( season 15 ) episode `` Cop and a Half - wit '' Covers and parodies British comedian Tony Hawks parodied the song 's chorus in `` Stutter Rap ( No Sleep Til Bedtime ) '' under the pseudonym of `` Morris Minor and the Majors '' where they rapped ' No need for shouting ! '' Dutch group Osdorp Posse recorded a cover / adaptation in Dutch, as `` Geen slaap tot Osdorp '' ( `` No sleep till Osdorp '' ). The song is also played as `` No Sleep ' til Belfast '' by Stiff Little Fingers on their 1988 album No Sleep ' til Belfast In 2009, `` No Sleep ' till Brooklyn '' was covered by Jay - Z at the All Points West Festival ( Jay - Z had inherited the Friday headlining slot from the Beastie Boys, who pulled out due to Adam Yauch 's early stage battle with cancer. ) Charts Chart ( 1987 ) Peak position Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 28 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 22 Netherlands ( GfK Dutch Chart ) 23 Germany ( Media Control Charts ) 46 Ireland Irish Singles Chart 17 UK ( Official Charts Company ) 14 References Jump up ^ Tim Grierson. `` Beastie Boys ' Adam Yauch Has Died ''. About.com. Retrieved July 2, 2013. `` As a member of Beastie Boys, Yauch ( who recorded under the name MCA ) helped pioneer rap - rock with (... ) classic tracks like `` ( You Gotta ) Fight for Your Right ( To Party ) '' and `` No Sleep Till Brooklyn, '' '' Jump up ^ Ken Tucker. `` Rough - rapping Beastie Boys Cut A Path From Cult To Chart ''. Philly.com. Retrieved July 2, 2013. `` The Beastie Boys also pepper their music with bits of heavy metal and hard rock - the squalling guitar solo on `` No Sleep Till Brooklyn, '' for example, is provided by Kerry King '' Jump up ^ Craig Rosen. `` Motorhead Between Rock ' N ' Hard Place ''. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 14, 2014. Jump up ^ BeastieMania.com - Song Spotlight Jump up ^ Ehrlich, Brenna ( August 23, 2013 ). `` ' No Sleep Till Brooklyn ' : The Story Behind The Anthem ''. MTV. Retrieved June 26, 2015. Jump up ^ `` No Sleep Till Brooklyn by Beastie Boys ''. Songfacts. Retrieved June 26, 2015. ^ Jump up to : Beastie Boys - No Sleep Til Brooklyn ( 8 - 9 - 07 - Brooklyn, NY ) on YouTube Jump up ^ No sleep'til Brooklyn. M Forman - American Quarterly, 2002 - muse.jhu.edu ^ Jump up to : Kaufman, Gil ( March 4, 2013 ). `` Beastie Boys Video Director Ric Menello Dead at 60 ''. MTV.com. Retrieved March 17, 2013. ^ Jump up to : Hogan, Marc ( March 5, 2013 ). `` Ric Menello, Beastie Boys Video Director, Dies at 60 ''. Spin Magazine. Retrieved March 17, 2013. Jump up ^ Boeije, Tom ( December 19, 2009 ). `` Amerikaanse invloed op Nederhop '' ( in Dutch ). Hiphopleeft. Retrieved June 26, 2015. Jump up ^ Heerma van Voss, Thomas ( February 28, 2012 ). `` Rappers met een boodschap : ' Ik ben het levende bewijs dat de jeugd deugt ' ''. Vrij Nederland ( in Dutch ). Retrieved June 26, 2015. Jump up ^ Consequence of Sound Presents... Best Fest Covers Jump up ^ `` No sleep till Brooklyn in Belgian Chart ''. Ultratop and Hung Medien. Retrieved June 2, 2013. Jump up ^ `` No sleep till Brooklyn Dutch Top 40 Chart ''. Ultratop and Hung Medien. Retrieved June 2, 2013. Jump up ^ `` No sleep till Brooklyn in GfK Dutch Chart ''. Ultratop and Hung Medien. Retrieved June 2, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Chartverfolgung / Beastie Boys / Single ''. Retrieved May 10, 2011. Jump up ^ `` No sleep till Brooklyn in Irish Chart ''. IRMA. Archived from the original on June 3, 2009. Retrieved June 2, 2013. Only one result when searching `` No sleep till Brooklyn '' Jump up ^ `` 1987 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive - 13th June 1987 ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 20, 2017. External links `` No Sleep till Brooklyn '' on YouTube Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Beastie Boys Mike D MCA Ad - Rock John Berry Kate Schellenbach Studio albums Licensed to Ill Paul 's Boutique Check Your Head Ill Communication Hello Nasty To the 5 Boroughs The Mix - Up Hot Sauce Committee Part Two Compilation albums Some Old Bullshit The In Sound from Way Out ! Beastie Boys Anthology : The Sounds of Science Solid Gold Hits EPs Polly Wog Stew An Exciting Evening at Home with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego Pretzel Nugget Root Down Aglio e Olio Nasty Bits Scientists of Sound ( The Blow Up Factor Vol. 1 ) The Mix - Up Bonus Tracks Live members Rick Rubin Doctor Dré DJ Hurricane Money Mark Eric Bobo Amery Smith Alfredo Ortiz Mix Master Mike Associated acts The Young Aborigines The Young and the Useless Dust Brothers Mario Caldato Jr. BS 2000 The Latch Brothers Filmography Krush Groove Tougher Than Leather Awesome ; I Fuckin ' Shot That ! `` Hell Is Other Robots '' Beastie Boys Video Anthology Gunnin ' for That No. 1 Spot Fight for Your Right Revisited Related articles Discography Grand Royal Rat Cage The Beastles Oscilloscope Laboratories Together Forever Tour Beastie Boys singles Licensed to Ill `` Hold It Now, Hit It '' `` The New Style '' `` Paul Revere '' `` Brass Monkey '' `` ( You Gotta ) Fight for Your Right ( To Party ! ) '' `` No Sleep till Brooklyn '' `` Girls '' Paul 's Boutique `` Hey Ladies '' `` Shadrach '' Check Your Head `` Pass the Mic '' `` So What'cha Want '' `` Jimmy James '' `` Gratitude '' `` Professor Booty '' Ill Communication `` Sabotage '' `` Get It Together '' `` Sure Shot '' `` Root Down '' Hello Nasty `` Intergalactic '' `` Body Movin ' '' `` The Negotiation Limerick File '' `` Remote Control / Three MC 's and One DJ '' To the 5 Boroughs `` Ch - Check It Out '' `` Triple Trouble '' `` Right Right Now Now '' `` An Open Letter to NYC '' The Mix - Up `` The Electric Worm '' Hot Sauce Committee Part Two `` Lee Majors Come Again '' `` Too Many Rappers '' `` Make Some Noise '' `` Do n't Play No Game That I Ca n't Win '' Other singles `` Cooky Puss '' `` Rock Hard '' `` She 's on It '' `` Alive '' `` Now Get Busy '' Other songs `` In a World Gone Mad '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=No_Sleep_till_Brooklyn&oldid=796702107 '' Categories : 1986 songs 1987 singles Beastie Boys songs Songs about New York City Song recordings produced by Rick Rubin Songs written by Ad - Rock Songs written by Mike D Songs written by Adam Yauch Songs written by Rick Rubin Hidden categories : CS1 Dutch - language sources ( nl ) Use mdy dates from June 2017 Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Italiano Русский Українська Edit links This page was last edited on 22 August 2017, at 15 : 40. 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Question: who played guitar in no sleep till brooklyn
Answer: Kerry King