"Make Some Noise" is a song by American

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group

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, released as the third single from their eighth and final studio album, '' Hot Sauce Committee Part Two'' (2011). Following two other singles from the album, "Make Some Noise" was released on 11 April 2011, prior to the album's release. The song is also their highest-charting single since 2004's " Ch-Check It Out", peaking at No. 1 on the Nielsen BDS

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indicator chart. The song appears on the soundtrack to the video game ''

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Music videos

A standard length

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for "Make Some Noise" was released on 20 April 2011. The video is a sequel to the music video for the Beastie Boys' 1987 single " (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)".

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, and

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portray MCA, Mike D, and

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, respectively, as they continue the party throughout town. The music video features many notable film and television actors in cameo roles:

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, Rainn Wilson,

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, Mary Steenburgen,

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, Kirsten Dunst, David Cross (portraying recurring Beastie Boys character Nathaniel Hornblower),

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, John C. Reilly, and

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(the last three playing a future older version of the Boys). A 30-minute-long version written and directed by MCA and entitled ''Fight for Your Right Revisited'' was released the following day to commemorate the 25th anniversary of " (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)". It is an extended version of the music video with additional segments, followed by a dance battle between the Beastie Boys and their future selves that ends with both past and future versions urinating on each other and everyone getting arrested by the police (played by the actual Beastie Boys). There are cameos from

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, Stanley Tucci,

, Mary Steenburgen,

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, Laura Dern,

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and Martin Starr. Additional performers include Ted Danson, Adam Scott,

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, Jody Hill,

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, Arabella Field, Alfredo Ortiz, and Silvia Šuvadová."Fight for Your Right Revisited"
(video) at the

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MCA's daughter Losel also makes a brief appearance in the videos.

Charts

References

External links

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"Make Some Noise" Long, uncensored version
on Dumpert * 2011 singles 2011 songs Beastie Boys songs Capitol Records singles Songs written by Ad-Rock Songs written by Mike D Songs written by Adam Yauch MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction Music videos directed by Adam Yauch {{2010s-hiphop-single-stub