Anti-war update. The Beastie Boys have made an anti-war track from their forthcoming album available to download. 'In a World Gone Mad' will be available for free download from a plethora of websites.
Talking about the decision to make the track available now Mike D told reporters: "It didn't make sense to us to wait until the entire record was finished to release this song."
On their anti-war stance Adam Yauch added: "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 Horowitz concluded: "This song is not an anti-American or pro-Saddam Hussein statement. This is a statement against an unjustified war."
Among the sites where the site can be downloaded are: www.beastieboys.com, www.moveon.org, www.winwithoutwarUS.org, www.MTV.com and www.milarepa.org.