It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back alongside the best rap records of the time." Some of the song titles make reference to other works from popular culture. The title of the song "Party for Your Right to Fight" is a rearrangement of the Beastie Boys' 1987 hit single "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)." The vocal sample of hip hop DJ Mr. Magic stating that his show would play "no more music by the suckers" was used on the song "Cold Lampin' with Flavor" after having been recorded from Magic's radio show by Flavor Flav. Magic had dissed the group with the line when
By Your Side (Sade song) "Once We Were Trees" (2001). The video, directed by Chad Misner, was selected for the 2002 South by Southwest Film Festival. The song appeared on the soundtrack for the film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010). The 1975 released a version in February 2017, as a charity single raising funds for War Child, a charity that provides aid to children in war-torn countries. Billy McCarthy (Formerly of Pela and Augustines) covered the song for his 2017 debut solo album, Shelter. By Your Side (Sade song) "By Your Side" is a song by the English group Sade from their fifth studio