Song · Beastie Boys
“In a World Gone Mad” by Beastie Boys
Released 2003
“In a World Gone Mad” by Beastie Boys appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2003. It was first released in 2003. Its best result is #81 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 2003. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #568 alternative song of 2003.
The Beastie Boys put "In a World Gone Mad" up on their website in March 2003 as a free MP3, an anti-war broadside aimed squarely at the war on terror and the war in Iraq, naming George W. Bush and Saddam Hussein outright. Mike D told Heeb magazine the song took shape soon after September 11th, when it was all they could think about, and the band turned serious and felt they had to get it out.
Giving it away rather than selling it suited the urgency of the moment. Not everyone was won over, though: in 2009 the Village Voice put it at 26 on its list of the worst songs of the decade.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 81 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2003 | 91 |
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