The song is their first hip hop recording, their first release featuring band member Adam Horovitz, and their final release to feature drummer Kate Schellenbach.

The airline corporation British Airways used a portion of "Beastie Revolution" (chosen by Jeremy Healy without the band's permission) in one of their television ads; the Beastie Boys contacted a lawyer and successfully sued British Airways for $40,000.

[2] This money was then used to rent an apartment at 59 Chrystie Street in Chinatown, New York City.

The group later thanked Jeremy Healy as he unwittingly kick-started their career via the money they won in the lawsuit.

[3] The apartment was remembered in "59 Chrystie Street," a song on 1989's Paul's Boutique LP.