What connects this song
Credits it shares with other songs, each from a cited source. Tap a number or a name.
Released on Capitol Records, also Everlong (Foo Fighters), Everything in Its Right Place (Radiohead) and Lilith (Halsey)
Written by Adam Yauch, also Sabotage, Hey Ladies and Shake Your Rump
Produced by The Dust Brothers, also Hey Ladies, Shake Your Rump and Devils Haircut (Beck)
Part of Paul’s Boutique, also Hey Ladies, Shake Your Rump and Shadrach
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Ad‐Rock wrote 10 of Beastie Boys’s top 10 songs
Beastie Boys produced 142 songs on fono
Ad‐Rock wrote 133 songs on fono
John King’s most frequent co-writer is Mike Simpson (45 songs together)
Credits
All 10 credits
- Written by
- Adam Yauch, Ad‐Rock, John King, Matt Dike, Mike D and Mike Simpson
- Produced by
- Beastie Boys and The Dust Brothers
- Part of
- Paul’s Boutique
- Released on
- Capitol Records
- Written by
- Adam Yauch, Ad‐Rock, John King, Matt Dike, Mike D and Mike Simpson
- Produced by
- Beastie Boys and The Dust Brothers
- Part of
- Paul’s Boutique
- Released on
- Capitol Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Adam Yauch
Same producer: The Dust Brothers
Same label: Capitol Records
Same producer: The Dust Brothers
Same label: Capitol Records
Same producer: The Dust Brothers
Same label: Capitol Records
Same release: Paul’s Boutique
Elsewhere
Sources (11)
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1MusicBrainz Car Thief was produced by Beastie Boys
2MusicBrainz Car Thief was produced by The Dust Brothers
Car Thief was produced by The Dust Brothers
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Car Thief was written by Adam Yauch
4MusicBrainz Car Thief was written by Ad‐Rock
5MusicBrainz Car Thief was written by John King
6MusicBrainz Car Thief was written by Matt Dike
7MusicBrainz Car Thief was written by Mike D
8MusicBrainz Car Thief was written by Mike Simpson
9MusicBrainz Car Thief is part of the release Paul’s Boutique
Car Thief is part of the release Paul’s Boutique
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Capitol Records is the label of the song Car Thief
Capitol Records is the label of the song Car Thief
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz Car Thief was released on 1989-07-25