"Brass Monkey" is a song by the New York hip hop

Hip hop

Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...

 group Beastie Boys

Beastie Boys

Beastie Boys are an American hip hop trio from New York City. The group consists of Mike D who plays the drums, MCA who plays the bass, and Ad-Rock who plays the guitar....

. It was a single released from their first album Licensed to Ill

Licensed to Ill

In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Sources 100 Best Rap Albums.It is still the only album by a white hip-hop act to receive the coveted 5 mics from The Source....

. It is also on the Beastie Boys' compilation album Solid Gold Hits

Solid Gold Hits

Solid Gold Hits is a greatest hits collection by Beastie Boys, released in November 2005. In contrast to 1999's The Sounds of Science anthology, Solid Gold Hits consists only of tracks that were released as singles...

. It samples "Bring It Here" by Wild Sugar. The song features the Roland TR-808 drum machine. It is covered by Richard Cheese on his Aperitif for Destruction

Aperitif for Destruction

Aperitif for Destruction is the fourth album from Richard Cheese, released May 24, 2005. The album title and artwork are take-offs of Guns N' Roses' 1987 album, Appetite for Destruction.-Track listing:# "Me So Horny" – 2:15...

album.

The song is named after an alcoholic drink of the same name

Brass Monkey (cocktail)

Brass Monkey is a name given to a number of different cocktail recipes. As with many lesser-known cocktails that are named after colloquial expressions, there are some wildly differing recipes that share the same name....

, and is mentioned several times throughout the song.

Charts

Chart (1987)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	48
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...	83