2003-03-11 source | BeastieBoys.com
BEASTIE BOYS RELEASE NEW TRACK
Finally some new Beastie tunes! BeastieBoys.com finally offers something fresh for the crowds. A newly recorded Beastie Boys song titled "In A World Gone Mad...". This is an anti-war song released as an mp3 online. It was meant to be on the upcoming Beastie Boys album but as they say it, better to release it while the conflict is still going on.

Time of Release: 1:05 pm Western Time (North America) 3/11/03

Below is a copy & paste of the official release statement from BeastieBoys.com

"We felt it was important to comment on where the US appears to be heading now. A war in Iraq will not resolve our problems. It can only result in the deaths of many innocent civilians and US troops. If we are truly striving for safety, we need to build friendships, not try to bully the rest of the world."
- Adam Yauch

"Being together, writing and recording, we felt it would be irresponsible not to address what’s going on in the world while the events are still current. It didn’t make sense to us to wait until the entire record was finished to release this song."
- Mike D

"This song is not an anti-American or pro-Saddam Hussein statement. This is a statement against an unjustified war."
- Adam Horovitz