( You Gotta ) Fight for Your Right ( to Party ! ) - Wikipedia ( You Gotta ) Fight for Your Right ( to Party ! ) `` ( You Gotta ) Fight for Your Right ( To Party ! ) '' Single by Beastie Boys from the album Licensed to Ill B - side `` Paul Revere '' Released 1986 ( US, UK, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Philippines New Zealand, Argentina ) 1987 ( Europe, Japan ) Format 7 ``, 12 '' Genre Rap rock hard rock Length 3 : 29 Label Def Jam Columbia Songwriter ( s ) Beastie Boys Rick Rubin Tom Cushman Producer ( s ) Rick Rubin Beastie Boys singles chronology `` Brass Monkey '' ( 1987 ) `` ( You Gotta ) Fight for Your Right ( To Party ! ) '' ( 1986 ) `` No Sleep till Brooklyn '' ( 1987 ) `` Brass Monkey '' ( 1987 ) `` ( You Gotta ) Fight for Your Right ( To Party ! ) '' ( 1987 ) `` No Sleep till Brooklyn '' ( 1987 ) Audio sample file help `` ( 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, 1987, 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. Contents 1 History 2 Music video 3 Fight for Your Right Revisited 4 Remake versions 5 Accolades 6 Chart performance 6.1 Weekly charts 6.2 Year - end charts 7 Cover versions 8 References 9 External links History The song, written by Adam Yauch and band friend Tom `` Tommy Triphammer '' Cushman ( who appears in the video ), was intended as an ironic parody of `` party '' and `` attitude '' - themed songs, such as `` Smokin ' in the Boys Room '' and `` I Wanna Rock ''. However, the irony was lost on most listeners. Mike D commented that, `` The only thing that upsets me is that we might have reinforced certain values of some people in our audience when our own values were actually totally different. There were tons of guys singing along to `` Fight for Your Right '' who were oblivious to the fact it was a total goof on them. '' Music video The music video for `` Fight For Your Right '' begins as a mother and father tell their two sons to stay out of trouble while they 're away. When they leave, the two boys decide to have a party, hoping `` no bad people show up '' ; this prompts the arrival of Ad - Rock, Mike D, and MCA at the party. The trio start all kinds of trouble within the house, such as chasing and kissing girls, starting fires, bringing more troublesome people into the house, spiking the punch, smashing things, and starting a massive pie fight. As the pie fight reaches its peak, Ad - Rock, Mike D, and MCA run away, the party having become too out of hand even for them. As the video ends, the remaining partygoers shout along to the final chorus of `` party ! '' before hitting the returning mother in the face with a pie. Directed by Ric Menello and Adam Dubin, there are numerous cameos in this video, including an unknown at the time Tabitha Soren, Def Jam label mate LL Cool J, members of the punk rock band Murphy 's Law, as well as the Beastie Boys ' producer, Rick Rubin, who was shown wearing an AC / DC & Slayer shirt, the latter of whom were also signed to Def Jam at the time. Soren, whose hair was dyed blonde for the shoot, got her chance to be in the video because she was a friend of Rubin 's and attended nearby New York University. `` I worked hard at not getting any pie goo on me, '' she recalls, because the whipped cream used had been scoured from supermarket trash cans since there was no money in the budget for it. As a result, it was rancid and had a foul odor. `` The smell in that room, when everyone was done throwing pies, was like rotten eggs. You wanted to throw up. '' Fight for Your Right Revisited In 2011, Adam Yauch directed and wrote a surreal comedic short film entitled Fight for Your Right Revisited to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the original video 's release. The short film serves as a video for the single `` Make Some Noise '' from Hot Sauce Committee Part Two. Most of the non-sequitur dialogue between characters were a result of improvisation by the cast. Revisited acts as a sequel to the events that took place in the original music video and features Mike D, Ad - Rock and MCA ( played by Seth Rogen, Elijah Wood, and Danny McBride, respectively ) as they get into more drunken antics, before being challenged to a dance battle by the future Mike D, Ad - Rock and MCA ( John C. Reilly, Will Ferrell, and Jack Black, respectively ), coming out of a DeLorean. The short also features a wide number of cameo appearances, including Stanley Tucci, Susan Sarandon, Steve Buscemi, Alicia Silverstone, Laura Dern, Shannyn Sossamon, Kirsten Dunst, Ted Danson, Rashida Jones, Jason Schwartzman, Rainn Wilson, Amy Poehler, Mary Steenburgen, Will Arnett, Adam Scott, Chloë Sevigny, Maya Rudolph, David Cross, Orlando Bloom, Martin Starr, and the actual Mike D, Ad - Rock, and MCA. Many of the listed people only appear for a few seconds. Although the song itself is not performed, it can be heard at the beginning of the short. Remake versions Singer / songwriter Cara Quici sampled the song and added new lyrics for her 2013 song `` Fight '' personally approved by Rick Rubin and licensed by Sony ATV and Universal Music Group. The `` Fight '' video by Cara Quici features a cameo by Dennis Rodman. Accolades Year Publisher Country Accolade Rank 1986 The Village Voice United States `` Singles of the Year '' ( 25 ) 12 NME United Kingdom `` Singles of the Year '' ( 60 ) 14 Record Mirror United Kingdom `` Singles of the Year '' ( 20 ) 20 Dave Marsh & James Bernard United States `` Greatest Eighties Protest Songs '' * 1995 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame United States `` 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll '' * 1998 Triple J Hottest 100 Australia `` Hottest 100 of All Time '' 38 1999 MTV United States `` 100 Greatest Music Videos Ever Made '' 66 2001 Uncut United Kingdom `` The 100 Greatest Singles Of The Post-Punk Era '' 50 2001 VH1 United States `` 100 Greatest Videos '' 100 2003 PopMatters United States `` The 100 Best Songs Since Johnny Rotten Roared '' 99 2003 Q United Kingdom `` The 1001 Best Songs Ever '' 121 2003 VH1 United States `` 100 Greatest Songs of the Past 25 Years '' 96 Q United Kingdom `` 150 Greatest Rock Lists '' ( 30 Best Hip Hop Songs ) 20 2005 Q United Kingdom `` Ultimate Music Collection '' ( Rap Tracks ) * 2006 Q United Kingdom `` 100 Greatest Songs Of All Time '' 51 2006 VH1 United States `` 100 Greatest Songs of the 80 's '' 49 2007 Mojo United Kingdom `` 80 From The 80 's '' * 2009 The Guardian United Kingdom `` 1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear '' ( Party Songs ) * XFM United Kingdom `` Top 1000 Songs Of All Time '' 191 2014 NME United Kingdom `` 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time '' 166 ( * ) indicates the list is unordered. Chart performance Weekly charts Chart ( 1987 ) Peak position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) 37 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 16 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 7 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 25 Ireland ( IRMA ) 16 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 10 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 10 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 17 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 11 US Billboard Hot 100 7 US Cash Box Chart ( 2012 ) Peak position Belgium ( Back Catalogue Singles Flanders ) 35 Japan Hot 100 Singles 74 Year - end charts Chart ( 1987 ) Rank Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 71 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 66 US Billboard Hot 100 98 US Cash Box 49 Cover versions On August 2, 2009, Coldplay performed an acoustic piano - based version of this song during their concert on the final night of the All Points West concert series as a tribute to the Beastie Boys, who were unable to perform on opening night following Adam Yauch 's announcement that he had cancer. The band performed this version again on May 4, 2012, at their concert at the Hollywood Bowl as a tribute to Yauch, who had died earlier that day. References Jump up ^ `` Fight For Your Right '' at Discogs ( list of releases ) Jump up ^ Matsumoto, Jon ( May 2, 2012 ). `` The Beastie Boys Provide A License To Party ''. Grammy Award. The Recording Academy. Retrieved February 20, 2014. Jump up ^ Smith, Chris ( 2009 ). 101 Albums that Changed Popular Music. Oxford University Press. p. 189. ISBN 978 - 0 - 1953 - 7371 - 4. the hit single ( You Gotta ) Fight for Your Right ( to Party ) was a tongue - in - cheek rap / rock hybrid that largely satirized the white frat - boy audience that made the album such a big hit. Jump up ^ Mitchell, Kevin M. ( 2003 ). Hip - hop Rhyming Dictionary : For Rappers, DJs and MCs. Alfred Music Publishing. p. 12. ISBN 978 - 0 - 7390 - 3333 - 3. The party anthem `` ( You Gotta ) Fight for Your Right ( To Party ! ) '' by the Beastie Boys blended hard rock and rap. Jump up ^ Stratton, Jon ( 2009 ). Jews, Race and Popular Music. Ashgate Publishing. p. 10. ISBN 978 - 0 - 7546 - 6804 - 6. The Beastie Boys ' success came from their acceptance by African - American audiences while making rap understandable to white audiences by combining it with hard rock -- the most important example of this being ' ( You Gotta ) Fight for Your Right ( To Party ) '. Jump up ^ `` The Beastie Boys : The Fresh Air Interview ''. NPR Music. May 6, 2011. Retrieved February 20, 2014. Jump up ^ Kaufman, Gil ( March 4, 2013 ). `` Beastie Boys Video Director Ric Menello Dead At 60 ''. MTV. Viacom. Retrieved March 17, 2013. Jump up ^ Marks, Craig ; Tannenbaum, Rob ( 2011 ). I Want My MTV : The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution. New York, NY : Dutton. pp. 278 -- 79. ISBN 978 - 0 - 525 - 95230 - 5. Jump up ^ Cara Quici at the Wayback Machine ( archived May 18, 2014 ). Maxim. July 22, 2013. Jump up ^ Kellman, Andy. `` Cara Quici -- Artist Biography ''. AllMusic. 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Jump up ^ `` Series : 1000 songs everyone must hear -- Part seven : Party songs ''. The Guardian. 20 March 2009. Retrieved March 25, 2014. Jump up ^ `` The XFM Top 1000 Songs Of All Time -- 200 to 101 : 191 : Beastie Boys - Fight For Your Right To Party ''. XFM. Retrieved March 25, 2014. Jump up ^ `` NME 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time ''. Rocklist.net. Retrieved March 25, 2014. Jump up ^ Kent, David ( 1993 ). Australian Chart Book 1970 -- 1992. St Ives, N.S.W. : Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0 - 646 - 11917 - 6. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Beastie Boys -- Fight For Your Right '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Retrieved February 20, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Singles : Issue 0793. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 20, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Offiziellecharts.de -- Beastie Boys -- Fight For Your Right ''. GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 20, 2014. Jump up ^ `` The Irish Charts -- Search Results -- You 've got to fight for your right ''. Irish Singles Chart. 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External links `` ( You Gotta ) Fight For Your Right ( To Party ) '' Official music video on YouTube Fight For Your Right Revisited at Hulu 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=(You_Gotta)_Fight_for_Your_Right_(To_Party!)&oldid=797534295 '' Categories : 1986 songs 1987 singles Beastie Boys songs Columbia Records singles Def Jam Recordings singles American hard rock songs Song recordings produced by Rick Rubin Songs written by Ad - Rock Songs written by Adam Yauch Songs written by Mike D Songs written by Rick Rubin Hidden categories : All articles lacking reliable references Articles lacking reliable references from January 2016 Webarchive template wayback links CS1 Dutch - language sources ( nl ) Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Flanders Singlechart usages for Canadatopsingles Singlechart called without artist Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Germany2 Singlechart usages for Ireland2 Singlechart usages for Dutch40 Singlechart usages for Dutch100 Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for UK Talk Contents About Wikipedia Čeština Deutsch Français Italiano Nederlands Polski Русский Sicilianu Slovenčina Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 27 August 2017, at 17 : 32. 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Question: who sang you gotta fight for your right to party
Answer: Beastie Boys