Song · Beastie Boys
“Time To Get Ill” by Beastie Boys
From the album Licensed to Ill (1986)
“Time To Get Ill” by Beastie Boys appears on 4 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2004 and 2008. It was first released in 1986 on the album Licensed to Ill. Its best result is #249 on the Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #4,231 alternative song of all time.
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"Time to Get Ill" is a cut from Licensed to Ill, the debut album the Beastie Boys put out on Def Jam and Columbia in November 1986, a record that went on to become the first rap album ever to reach number one on the Billboard 200. Rick Rubin produced it, with the band co-producing and Steve Ett engineering, and the credits split the work neatly: Ad-Rock and Rubin built the music, while Ad-Rock, Mike D and Adam Yauch wrote the rhymes.
That partnership wouldn't last. Licensed to Ill turned out to be the group's only album for Def Jam; creative differences with Rubin sent them to Capitol, where they made Paul's Boutique in 1989.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 249 | Q101 | Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004) | 300 |
| 2005 | 522 | 99X | 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) | 1000 |
| 2006 | 427 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) | 500 |
| 2008 | 346 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) | 500 |
Also listed as: Time to Get Ill.
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