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Produced by Rick Rubin, also Chop Suey! (System of a Down), Toxicity (System of a Down) and Californication (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Released on Columbia, also Chop Suey! (System of a Down), Toxicity (System of a Down) and Pumped Up Kicks (Foster the People)
Recorded at Chung King Studios, also Back to Black (Amy Winehouse), Stan (Eminem) and Love Is a Losing Game (Amy Winehouse)
Written by Rick Rubin, also 99 Problems (JAŸ-Z), (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party) (Beastie Boys) and It’s Tricky (Run‐D.M.C.)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
153 other songs on fono were recorded at Chung King Studios, by DJ Shadow and Depeche Mode and others
Rick Rubin produced 682 songs on fono
LL Cool J wrote 89 songs on fono
Rick Rubin’s most frequent co-producer is Tom Petty (53 songs together)
Credits
All 8 credits
- Written by
- Adam Horovitz, LL Cool J and Rick Rubin
- Produced by
- Rick Rubin
- Part of
- Radio
- Recorded at
- Chung King Studios
- Released on
- Columbia and Def Jam Recordings
- Written by
- Adam Horovitz, LL Cool J and Rick Rubin
- Produced by
- Rick Rubin
- Part of
- Radio
- Recorded at
- Chung King Studios
- Released on
- Columbia and Def Jam Recordings
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same producer: Rick Rubin
Same writer: Rick Rubin
Same studio: Chung King Studios
Same release: Radio
Same label: Def Jam Recordings
Same producer: Rick Rubin
Same writer: Rick Rubin
Same studio: Chung King Studios
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz I Need a Beat was produced by Rick Rubin
I Need a Beat was produced by Rick Rubin
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz I Need a Beat was written by Adam Horovitz
I Need a Beat was written by Adam Horovitz
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz I Need a Beat was written by LL Cool J
4MusicBrainz I Need a Beat was written by Rick Rubin
5MusicBrainz I Need a Beat is part of the release Radio
I Need a Beat is part of the release Radio
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz I Need a Beat was recorded at Chung King Studios
I Need a Beat was recorded at Chung King Studios
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Columbia is the label of the song I Need a Beat
Columbia is the label of the song I Need a Beat
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Def Jam Recordings is the label of the song I Need a Beat
Def Jam Recordings is the label of the song I Need a Beat
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz I Need a Beat was released on 1985