Song · Beastie Boys
“She's Crafty” by Beastie Boys
From the album Licensed to Ill (1986)
“She's Crafty” by Beastie Boys appears on 12 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 1998 and 2009. It was first released in 1986 on the album Licensed to Ill. Its best result is #68 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of All-Time (December 2003). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,979 alternative song of all time.
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Tucked into Licensed to Ill, the Beastie Boys' 1986 album, "She's Crafty" is the sound of rap and hard rock sharing a sweaty room with neither one willing to back down. The beat stomps, a heavy guitar riff grinds away underneath, and the rhymes come shouted and cocky, tossed back and forth like a schoolyard dare.
Rick Rubin produced it with the band and Steve Ett engineered, and Rubin also shares the writing credit with Ad-Rock and Adam Yauch, which tells you how much of the record's crunch came from behind the mixing desk.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 129 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) | 488 |
| 1999 | 158 | 91X | 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) | 500 |
| 1999 | 142 | Q101 | Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 1017 |
| 1999 | 295 | 107.7 The End | The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 1077 |
| 2002 | 82 | K-Rock | K-Rock Top 92 Party Songs of All-Time (2002) | 92 |
| 2003 | 68 | 91X | 91X Top 91 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 91 |
| 2004 | 91 | Q101 | Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004) | 300 |
| 2004 | 499 | 107.7 The End | The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) | 500 |
| 2005 | 395 | 99X | 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) | 1000 |
| 2006 | 397 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) | 500 |
| 2008 | 464 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) | 500 |
| 2009 | 302 | Live 105 | Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) | 500 |
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