The standout track from the Beastie Boys' smash hit Ill Communication album nearly didn't make it onto the record at all. According to Ad-Rock, "'Sabotage' was recorded as an instrumental, and the vocals weren't added until two weeks before the record was completed. It was the last song on Ill Communication to be finished.

The song reached number one on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, making it the first song by the Beasties to achieve such a feat.

"We had heard that [Led Zeppelin drummer] John Bonham had used a really long kick drum on something and thought it would be interesting to put his technique to the test. Taking full advantage of the size of the G-Son live room/basketball court, we wrapped a long piece of cardboard from a refrigerator box around the kick drum and then put a mic at the far end of it. Mike played the beat, and we looped it. ...The thing I always liked best about this cut was the sample of the intro to the Bad Brains song 'I.' There's something cool about sampling a hardcore record to make a hip-hop record, especially when that record happens to be the Bad Brains." - Adam Yauch, 1999

One of our favorite cross overs with Q-Tip from Tribe Called Quest, this track was an instant love from their album Ill Communication.