Retro Video of the Week: "Intergalactic" by Beastie Boys

Tomorrow marks the 25th anniversary of the release of Beastie Boys' fifth studio album, Hello Nasty.  It was an immediate success, debuting at #1 on the Billboard album chart and staying at #1 for three weeks.  It eventually went triple platinum in the U.S.  Hello Nasty was also a bit hit internationally, topping the album charts in Australia, Europe (the Billboard European Albums chart), Germany, New Zealand, Switzerland, and the UK, and reaching the Top 10 on the album charts in nine other countries.  It ended up on various "best of" lists for albums released in 1998.  The album won the Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album, and "Intergalactic" won the Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group.

"Intergalactic" was the debut single from the album, and it reached #28 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the group's third Top 40 hit in the U.S.  It also reached the Top 10 on six international pop charts.

The video was directed by MCA, and it's a classic, winning the MTV VMA for Best Hip Hop Video.  It a tribute to Japanese monster movies (think Godzilla or Mothra), with a giant robot and a giant octopus-headed monster fighting each other on the streets of Tokyo, while the band saunters around the city wearing street construction worker uniforms.