Sabotage

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"Sabotage" is a high-energy 1994 rap rock single by the Beastie Boys, best known for its distorted bass riff and iconic Spike Jonze–directed music video parodying 1970s cop shows.

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Sabotage canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf music video
single
song
album Ill Communication
artist Beastie Boys NERFINISHED
composer Adam Horovitz
Adam Yauch
Michael Diamond
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Spike Jonze
genre alternative rock
hard rock
rap rock
hasInstrumentation bass guitar
drums
electric guitar
hasMusicVideo Sabotage music video
hasMusicVideoDirector Spike Jonze
hasVocalStyle rap vocals
includedIn Beavis and Butt-Head
Guitar Hero
surface form: Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

Rock Band
surface form: Rock Band (video game)
language English
length 2:58
nominatedFor MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction
surface form: MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction in a Video

MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing
surface form: MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing in a Video

MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video
MTV Video Music Award for Breakthrough Video
MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year
notableFeature distorted bass riff
fictional 1970s-style TV show opening credits
high-energy performance
parodies 1970s American cop shows
partOfAlbum Ill Communication
performer Beastie Boys NERFINISHED
producer Beastie Boys NERFINISHED
Mario Caldato Jr.
rankedOnList Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
recordingPeriod 1992–1993
recordLabel Capitol Records
Grand Royal
releaseDate 1994-01-28
tempo fast
writer Adam Horovitz
Adam Yauch
Michael Diamond

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