For the ice cream cake sold by American ice cream chain Carvel, see Cookie Puss.
"Cooky Puss"
Single by Beastie Boys
Released
1983
Recorded
March 1983
Studio
Celebration Recording, New York City
Genre
Electro, old-school hip hop, comedy hip hop
Length
13:39
Label
Rat Cage
Songwriter(s)
Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, Kate Schellenbach, Adam Yauch
Producer(s)
Beastie Boys, Dug Pomeroy
Beastie Boys singles chronology
"Cooky Puss" (1983)
"Rock Hard" (1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source
Rating
AllMusic
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"Cooky Puss" is the debut single by Beastie Boys. The song is their first hip hop recording, their first release featuring band member Adam Horovitz, and their final release to feature drummer Kate Schellenbach. It was released in 1983 as a 12-inch single on Rat Cage Records. The title, title track, and lyrics are satirical references to the Cookie Puss ice cream dessert.
All four tracks appear on the compilation album Some Old Bullshit.
The airline corporation British Airways used a portion of "Beastie Revolution" (chosen by Jeremy Healy without the band's permission) in one of their television ads; the Beastie Boys contacted a lawyer and successfully sued British Airways for $40,000.[2] This money was then used to rent an apartment at 59 Chrystie Street in Chinatown, New York City. This apartment was used not only as a place to live but also as a place for the group to rehearse and record. The group later thanked Jeremy Healy as he unwittingly kick-started their career via the money they won in the lawsuit.[3] The apartment was remembered in "59 Chrystie Street," a song on 1989's Paul's Boutique LP.
^"Cooky Puss – Beastie Boys" at AllMusic. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
^"The Very First Sampling Lawsuit?!". Sampling Law (Annex). samplinglaw.wordpress.com. Archived from the original on August 26, 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
^Jeremy Healy (2014-06-10), Jeremy Healy, British Airways and THAT Beastie Boys sample..., archived from the original on 2021-12-13, retrieved 2019-06-12
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