Body Movin'

"Body Movin'"
Single by Beastie Boys
from the album Hello Nasty
B-side	"Peanut Butter and Jelly"
Released	November 5, 1998 (1998-11-05)
Recorded	1997
Genre	Alternative hip hop big beat
Length	3:09
Label	Grand Royal Capitol Records
Songwriter(s)	Michael Diamond Adam Horovitz Adam Yauch Mario Caldato, Jr. Tito Puente
Producer(s)	Beastie Boys Mario Caldato, Jr.
Beastie Boys singles chronology
"Intergalactic" (1998) "Body Movin'" (1998) "The Negotiation Limerick File" (1998)
Alternative cover
UK 3-track remix single
Music video
"Body Movin'" on YouTube

"Body Movin'" is a song by American hip hop group Beastie Boys, released as the second single from their fifth studio album Hello Nasty.

Remixes

The Fatboy Slim remix has the same lyrics, but has differences in the instrumental. This remix features a sample of "Fido" by The Byrds. This song is also featured on the Beastie Boys compilation The Sounds of Science which was released in the United States.

There is also a radio remix featuring Redman, Biz Markie and Erick Sermon—utilizing the backing of the Fatboy Slim remix. This remix is also featured on the Xbox 360 game, Dance Central and the Wii dancing video game, Just Dance 2.

Music video

The music video uses the Fatboy Slim remix version and was directed by MCA, under his alias Nathaniel Hornblower. It parodies and incorporates scenes from the 1968 Italian action film Danger: Diabolik (based on the comic character Diabolik) with Ad-Rock playing the titular character, MCA playing the villain and Mike D as the villain's assistant. It was released in two versions: censored and uncensored, with the censored version replacing machine gun fire with that of a laser gun, and omitting a comedic but bloody decapitation from the uncensored version.

In popular culture

The Fatboy Slim remix of the song is briefly played in the 2013 film Star Trek Into Darkness. The song was featured in one episode of MTV animated series Daria. In Chile, the song was used as a jingle for TVN TV Show Calle 7 through 2010–2012. The song was featured in the Netflix docuseries Don't F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer because a featured Facebook user had named her username, "Baudi Moovan," after the song.

Track listing

CD single

1. "Body Movin'" – 3:09
2. "Body Movin'" (Fatboy Slim Remix) – 5:33
3. "Peanut Butter and Jelly" – 2:16

CD single v.2

1. "Body Movin'" – 3:05
2. "Body Movin'" (Moving in Kent Mix) – 5:58
3. "Dr. Lee PhD" (Dub Mix) - 4:31

Chart positions

References