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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
MCA
MCA
Vocals
Ad-Rock
Ad-Rock
Vocals
Kerry King
Kerry King
Lead Electric Guitar
Mike D
Mike D
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Rick Rubin
Rick Rubin
Songwriter
Adam Yauch
Adam Yauch
Songwriter
Adam Keefe Horovitz
Adam Keefe Horovitz
Songwriter
Michael Diamond
Michael Diamond
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys
Co-Producer
Rick Rubin
Rick Rubin
Producer
Steve Ett
Steve Ett
Engineer
Howie Weinberg
Howie Weinberg
Mastering Engineer
Joe Blaney
Joe Blaney
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]
No sleep till
Brooklyn
[Verse 1]
Foot on the pedal, never, ever false metal
Engine running hotter than a boiling kettle
My job ain't a job, it's a damn good time
City to city, I'm running my rhymes
On location, touring 'round the nation
Beastie Boys always on vacation
Itchy trigger finger, but a stable turntable
I do what I do best because I'm willing and able
Ain't no faking
Your money I'm taking
Going coast to coast to watch all the girlies shaking
While you're at the job working nine-to-five
The Beastie Boys at the Garden, cold-kicking it live
[Chorus]
No sleep till
Another plane, another train, another bottle in the brain
Another girl, another fight, another drive all night
[Verse 2]
Our manager's crazy, he always smokes dust
He's got his own room at the back of the bus
Tourin' 'round the world
You rock around the clock
Plane to hotel with girls on the jock
Trashing hotels like it's going out of style
Get paid along the way 'cause it's worth your while
Four on the floor, Ad-Rock's out the door
MCA's in the back 'cause he's skeezing with a whore
We got a safe in the trunk with money in a stack
With dice in the front and Brooklyn's in the back
"Why you boys bust my ride?"
[Chorus]
No sleep till
No
Sleep
Till Brooklyn
No
Sleep
Till Brooklyn
[Bridge]
Ain't seen the light since we started this band
So MCA, get on the mic, my man
[Verse 3]
Born and bred in Brooklyn, the U.S.A.
They call me Adam Yauch but I'm MCA
Like a lemon to a lime, a lime to a lemon
I sip a def ale with all the fine women
Limos, arenas, the TV shows
Autograph pictures and classy hoes
Step off, homes, get outta my way
Tax little girlies from here to LA
Waking up before I get to sleep
'Cause I be rocking this party eight days a week
[Chorus]
No sleep till
No
Sleep
Till Brooklyn
No
Sleep
Till Brooklyn
[Outro]
No (No)
Sleep (Sleep)
Till Brooklyn (Brooklyn)
[Outro]
No (No)
Sleep (Sleep)
Till Brooklyn (Yeah)
[Outro]
No (No)
Sleep (Sleep)
Till Brooklyn (Brooklyn)
[Outro]
No (No)
Sleep (Sleep)
Till Brooklyn (Brooklyn)
[Outro]
No (No)
Sleep (Sleep)
Till Brooklyn (Brooklyn)
[Outro]
No (No)
Sleep (Sleep)
Till Brooklyn (Brooklyn)
[Outro]
No (No)
Sleep (Sleep)
Till Brooklyn (Brooklyn)
[Outro]
No (No)
Sleep (Sleep)
Till Brooklyn (Brooklyn)
Written by: Adam Keefe Horovitz, Adam Yauch, Mike Diamond, Rick Rubin

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