Gratitude (song)
Encyclopedia
"Gratitude" is a song by American hip hop
group the Beastie Boys
, from their third studio album Check Your Head
. It was released in November 1992 as the fourth single for the album, primarily serviced to modern rock
radio. The live version B-side was recorded in September 1992.
The bass guitar in the song uses a distortion pedal. The song was included in the video game Guitar Hero 5
.
and was recorded in Rotorua
, New Zealand
. The video was featured on Beavis and Butthead, who gave the song a positive review.
often interweaved their own version of "Gratitude" (with new lyrics improvised by Henry Rollins
) into their live set during their 1992 tour.
Post-hardcore
/punk
band Refused
covered this song on their Demos Collection.
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
group the Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys are an American hip hop trio from New York City. The group consists of Mike D who plays the drums, MCA who plays the bass, and Ad-Rock who plays the guitar....
, from their third studio album Check Your Head
Check Your Head
Check Your Head is the third studio album by the Beastie Boys, released on April 21, 1992.Three years elapsed between the release of Paul's Boutique and their recording of this album. Check Your Head was recorded at the G-Son Studios in Atwater Village, California in 1991...
. It was released in November 1992 as the fourth single for the album, primarily serviced to modern rock
Modern rock
Modern rock is a rock format commonly found on commercial radio; the format consists primarily of the alternative rock genre...
radio. The live version B-side was recorded in September 1992.
The bass guitar in the song uses a distortion pedal. The song was included in the video game Guitar Hero 5
Guitar Hero 5
Guitar Hero 5 is a music video game and the fifth main entry in the Guitar Hero series. The game was developed by Neversoft and published by RedOctane and Activision, and released internationally in September 2009 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, 3 and Wii consoles...
.
Music video
The music video to this song is a homage to the 1972 concert film Pink Floyd: Live at PompeiiPink Floyd: Live at Pompeii
Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii is a 1972 film featuring Pink Floyd performing six songs in the ancient Roman amphitheatre in Pompeii, Italy. It was directed by Adrian Maben and recorded in the month of October using studio-quality 24-track recorders without a live audience.The performances of...
and was recorded in Rotorua
Rotorua
Rotorua is a city on the southern shores of the lake of the same name, in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand. The city is the seat of the Rotorua District, a territorial authority encompassing the city and several other nearby towns...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. The video was featured on Beavis and Butthead, who gave the song a positive review.
Covers
After touring with the Beastie Boys as their opening act, the Rollins BandRollins Band
Rollins Band was an American rock band led by singer and songwriter Henry Rollins.They are best known for the songs "Low Self Opinion" and "Liar", which both earned heavy airplay on MTV in the early 1990s...
often interweaved their own version of "Gratitude" (with new lyrics improvised by Henry Rollins
Henry Rollins
Henry Rollins is an American singer-songwriter, spoken word artist, writer, comedian, publisher, actor, and radio DJ....
) into their live set during their 1992 tour.
Post-hardcore
Post-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a genre of music that developed from hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader punk rock movement. Like post-punk, post-hardcore is a term for a broad constellation of groups...
/punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band Refused
Refused
Refused was a Swedish hardcore punk band originating from Umeå, Sweden, formed in 1991. In total the band released five EPs and three albums, before splitting up in 1998...
covered this song on their Demos Collection.
Track listing
- "Gratitude" (LP version)
- "Stand Together" (Live)
- "Finger Lickin'" (Good Government Cheese Mix)
- "Gratitude" (Live at Budokan)
- "Honky Rink" (Previously Unreleased)