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Hello Nasty is a studio album by the Beastie Boys. It was released on July 14, 1998.

Four years elapsed between the release of the band's fourth album, Ill Communication and this album. Hello Nasty continues the Beastie Boys' artistic progression, expounding upon Check Your Head and Ill Communication's instrumental tracks. Hello Nasty also marks the addition of DMC champion Mix Master Mike into the fold. The album also features a few songs that break away from the hip-hop mold, and hold a slight post-punk feel; for example, "And Me". The song "I Don't Know" is a soft, acoustic ballad.

The album sold 681,000 copies its first week and debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 album sales chart.

1. "Super Disco Breakin' " – 2:07
   • Samples:
     • "Is Manhattan in the House?" by Busy Bee Starski
     • "Sucker MC's (Krush Groove 1)" by Run DMC
2. "The Move" – 3:35
   • Samples:
     • "Gula Matari" by Quincy Jones
     • "El Rey Y Yo" by Los angeles negros
     • "Get Out of My Life Woman" by Iron Butterfly
     • "WKCR 'Stretch' Bobitto Lord Sear" radio program (Bobbito's voice & Lord Sear's human beat box)
3. "Remote Control" – 2:58
   • The hidden track "El Rey y Yo" is in the pregap of this track.
4. "Song For The Man" – 3:13
5. "Just A Test" – 2:12
   • Samples:
     • Excerpts from The Pair Extraordinare by The Pair Extraordinare
6. "Body Movin' " – 3:03
   • Samples:
     • "Fido" by The Byrds
     • "Oye Como Va" by Amral's Trinidad Cavaliers
     • "Modern Dynamic Physical Fitness Activities" by Ed Durlacher
7. "Intergalactic" – 3:51
   • Samples:
     • "The New Style" by the Beastie Boys
     • "Love is Blue" by The Jazz Crusaders
     • "Prelude in C-sharp minor" composed by Rachmaninoff, performed by Les Baxter
8. "Sneakin' Out The Hospital" – 2:45
9. "Putting Shame In Your Game'" – 3:37
   • Samples:
     • "Whutcha Want?" by Nine
     • "The Vapors" by Biz Markie
     • "You're a Customer" by EPMD
     • "No Ice Cream Sound" by Johnny Osbourne
10. "Flowin' Prose" – 2:39
11. "And Me" – 2:52
12. "Three MC's and One DJ" – 2:50
    • Samples:
      • "Rob Swift Versus Rahzel" by Rob Swift
      • Adam Yauch's answering machine message
13. "The Grasshopper Unit (Keep Movin')" – 3:01 (Australian/European title is "Can't, Won't, Don't Stop")
    • Samples:
      • "I've Gotta Keep Movin'" by Alex Bradford & Company
      • "Flash to the Beat" by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
      • "Superrappin'" by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five & Company
      • "Sure Shot" by The Beastie Boys
14. "Song For Junior" – 3:49
15. "I Don't Know" – 3:00 (with Miho Hatori of Cibo Matto)
16. "The Negotiation Limerick File" – 2:46
    • Samples:
      • "Poor Old Trashman" by Barbara Lynn
      • "In-Citement" by the Pair Extraordinaire
17. "Electrify" – 2:22
    • Samples:
      • "Stakes Is High" by De La Soul
      • "The Firebird Suite" by Igor Stravinsky
      • "Company" by Dean Jones and Company
18. "Picture This" – 2:25
19. "Unite" – 3:31
    • Samples:
      • "Roxanne, Roxanne" by UTFO
20. "Dedication" – 2:32
21. "Dr. Lee, PhD" – 4:50 (with Lee "Scratch" Perry)
    • Samples:
      • "Dub Revolution" by Lee "Scratch" Perry
22. "Instant Death" – 3:22

A "tour edition" of the album released in Australia contained an extra CD with the following tracks:

1. "Hail Sagan (Special K)" – 4:06
2. "Body Movin' (Fatboy Slim Remix)" – 5:34
3. "Intergalactic (Prisoners of Technology Remix)" – 5:46
4. "Peanut Butter & Jelly" – 2:16

A promotional album called Nasty Bits was made containing "Super Disco Breakin'," "Body Movin'," and "Song for Junior."

Michael Lavine - Photography