Ch-Check It Out

"Ch-Check It Out"
Single by Beastie Boys
from the album To the 5 Boroughs
Released	March 2004
Format	CD single
Recorded	2004
Genre	Alternative hip hop
Length	3:12 (Album version) 3:10 (Single version)
Label	Capitol
Writer(s)	Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, Adam Yauch,
Producer(s)	Beastie Boys
Certification	Gold (RIAA)[1]
Beastie Boys singles chronology
"Alive" (1999) "Ch-Check It Out" (2004) "Triple Trouble" (2004)
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"Ch-Check It Out" is a song by alternative hip-hop group the Beastie Boys, released as the first single off their sixth studio album To the 5 Boroughs. The song heavily samples "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" by Peggy Lee.^[2] It was also nominated for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 2005 Grammy Awards.

The song hit number one on the U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, making it the first song by a rap group to achieve such a feat. It also peaked at #68 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #8 on the UK Singles Chart.

In Australia, the song was ranked #28 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004.

Track listing

CD single

1. "Ch-Check It Out" – 3:12
2. "Ch-Check It Out" (Instrumental) – 3:12
3. "And Then I" – 3:01

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart[3]	46
Austrian Singles Chart[4]	75
Belgian Ultratip Singles Chart (Wallonia)[5]	16
Canadian Singles Chart[6]	1
Danish Singles Chart[7]	16
Dutch Singles Chart[8]	21
French Singles Chart[9]	82
German Singles Chart[10]	65
Italian Singles Chart[11]	13
New Zealand Singles Chart[12]	31
Norwegian Singles Chart[13]	17
Swedish Singles Chart[14]	38
Swiss Singles Chart[15]	36
UK Singles Chart[16]	8
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[17]	68
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	6
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[18]	1
U.S. Billboard Radio Songs[19]	65

References

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External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics