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2003 song by Beastie Boys

"In a World Gone Mad"
Song by Beastie Boys
Released	March 2003
Genre	Hip hop, political hip hop
Length	3:27
Songwriter(s)	Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, Adam Yauch

"In a World Gone Mad" is an anti-war protest song released by the Beastie Boys. It was made available in March 2003 on the band's website in MP3 format as a free download. In its lyrics it directly references the war on terror and war on Iraq as well as political figures George W. Bush and Saddam Hussein.

The song was named the #26 "50 Worst Songs of the '00s" in a 2009 Village Voice article.

References

"Beastie Boys On the Attack". Rolling Stone. April 3, 2003. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
"The Beastie Boys' meek protest song". Slate. March 14, 2003. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
"BEASTIE BOYS RELEASE ANTI-WAR SONG". NME. March 12, 2003. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
"The 50 Worst Songs of the '00s, F2K No. 26: Beastie Boys, "In A World Gone Mad"". blogs.villagevoice.com. Archived from the original on 1 January 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2018.

v t e Beastie Boys singles
Licensed to Ill	"Hold It Now, Hit It" "The New Style" "Paul Revere" "Brass Monkey" "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)" "No Sleep till Brooklyn" "Girls"
Paul's Boutique	"Hey Ladies" "Shadrach"
Check Your Head	"Pass the Mic" "So What'cha Want" "Jimmy James" "Gratitude" "Professor Booty"
Ill Communication	"Sabotage" "Get It Together" "Sure Shot" "Root Down"
Hello Nasty	"Intergalactic" "Body Movin'" "The Negotiation Limerick File" "Remote Control / Three MC's and One DJ"
To the 5 Boroughs	"Ch-Check It Out" "Triple Trouble" "Right Right Now Now" "An Open Letter to NYC"
The Mix-Up	"The Electric Worm"
Hot Sauce Committee Part Two	"Lee Majors Come Again" "Too Many Rappers" "Make Some Noise" "Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win"
Other singles	"Cooky Puss" "Rock Hard" "She's on It" "Alive" "Now Get Busy"
Other songs	"3-Minute Rule" "In a World Gone Mad"

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