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Single by Beck from the album Odelay
Released	1996
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Recorded	1996
Genre	Rock/Funk
Length	10 min 49 s
Label	DGC/Bong Load
Producer	Beck, The Dust Brothers
Chart positions
#5 (US Modern Rock) #61 (US Hot 100)
Professional reviews
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Beck singles chronology
"It's All In Your Mind (1995)	"Where It's At" (1996)	"Devil's Haircut" (1996)

"Where It's At" is the first single from Beck's 1996 album, Odelay. Many have commented that the strength of both Where It's At and Odelay confirmed that Beck was not a novelty act or one-hit wonder. A looped keyboard riff and Beck's intricate lyrics dominate the song. In the first verse, Beck develops the scene: there is a party taking place 'up the road from the habitations and the towns we know' where one can experience 'the jigsaw jazz and the get-fresh flow.' The second stanza surreally describes those attending the party. Beck Hansen Beck Hansen (born Beck David Campbell, July 8, 1970) is an American musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. ... Its all in your mind is the seventh track on Becks 2002 album, Sea Change. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Devils Haircut is the 8th episode of season one of the television sitcom Grounded for Life. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Beck Hansen Beck Hansen (born Beck David Campbell, July 8, 1970) is an American musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. ... Odelay is a 1996 (see 1996 in music) album by indie rocker Beck. ... In the music industry, a one-hit wonder is an artist who is generally known for only one hit single. ...

Beck wrote Where It's At in 1995. He premièred it at Lollapalooza 1995, in a version very similar to how it would later be on Odelay. Beck has played Where It's At very often since 1995, although he regularly experiments with the song and changes its lyrics. Official logo Lollapalooza is an American traveling music festival featuring alternative rock, rap, and punk rock bands, dance and comedy performances, and craft booths. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Where It's At is notable for the number of odd spoken samples that Beck and the Dust Brothers incorporated into it. Many of these come from an obscure sex education album called Sex for Teens: (Where It's At!), whose subtitle Beck borrowed for the song. Other samples of vocals incorporated into Where It's At come from songs by Mantronix and The Frogs. Mantronix is a 1980s hip hop crew led by Kurtis Mantronik, a native of Jamaica who had moved to New York, New York in the late 1970s. ... The Frogs are a band with a history of controversy, founded in 1980, in Milwaukee. ...

Where It's At was the first video to be brodcast on MTV2. MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on digital cable and satellite television, and is progressively being added to basic cable lineups across the nation. ...

Track listings

USA (12)

Where It's At (Edit)
Make Out City
Where It's At (remix by Mario C and Mickey P)
Where It's At (remix by John King)
Bonus Beats

UK #1

Where It's At (Edit)
Where It's At (remix by Mario C and Mickey P)
Bonus Beats
Where It's At (remix by U.N.K.L.E)

UK #2 Originally consisting of James Lavelle and DJ Shadow, the group UNKLE began with an impressive 1998 debut album, Psyence Fiction, in which they collaborated with a variety of guest artists including Thom Yorke (Radiohead), Mike D (Beastie Boys), and Richard Ashcroft (The Verve). ...

Where It's At (Edit)
Where It's At (remix by Mario C and Mickey P)
Bonus Beats

Australia

Where It's At (Edit)
Where It's At (remix by Mario C and Mickey P)
Bonus Beats

Japan

Where It's At (Edit)
Where It's At (remix by John King)
Lloyd Price Express (remix by John King)
Dark and Lovely (remix by the Dust Brothers)
American Wasteland
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