Sure Shot

"Sure Shot"
Single by Beastie Boys
from the album Ill Communication
ReleasedJune 2, 1994
Studio
Length3:20
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Beastie Boys
  • Mario Caldato Jr.
Beastie Boys singles chronology
"Get It Together"
(1994)
"Sure Shot"
(1994)
"Root Down"
(1995)
Music video
"Sure Shot" on YouTube

"Sure Shot" is a song by American hip hop group Beastie Boys, released by Grand Royal and Capitol as the third single from their fourth album, Ill Communication (1994), on June 2, 1994, two days after the album's release. The song was co-written by the group with Mario Caldato Jr., who also co-produced it with them. It features a looped sample of jazz flautist Jeremy Steig's song "Howlin' for Judy" from the 1970 album Legwork. The brief vocal sample after the second verse ("Oh yes indeed, it's fun time") was taken from a comedy record by Moms Mabley.