• The music video was directed by Adam Yauch's alter ego (Nathaniel Hörnblowér). It is a parody of Japanese Kaiju films and was filmed in the Shibuya and Shinjuku train stations in Tokyo, Japan. It won a 1999 MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip Hop Video.
• Members of the Beastie Boys wrote the song. Mario Caldato, Jr. produced the track.
• The single was released on July 14th, 1998, peaked at #28 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and #4 on the Billboard Modern Rock Chart.
• The song was featured on the Futurama episode 'Hell Is Other Robots'
• The song won a Grammy Award in February 1999 for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group.