Beat Dis
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| Single by Bomb the Bass | ||||
| from the album Into the Dragon | ||||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Format | 7", 12", CD single | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Genre | House, dance | |||
| Length | 6:00 (original 12" version) 3:21 (music video version) |
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| Label | Mister-Roni | |||
| Producer | Tim Simenon | |||
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"Beat Dis" is a track by British act Bomb the Bass, a studio production formed by producer Tim Simenon, from the act's album Into the Dragon. It, like other hits of the era such as "Pump Up the Volume" by M|A|R|R|S and "Theme from S'Express" by S'Express, largely consisted of samples.
The single was very successful in the United Kingdom, peaking at number two on the UK Singles Chart. It reached #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart for one week and was Bomb the Bass' only chart hit in the U.S.[1]
The centre label on the record features a smiley lifted from Watchmen.
[edit] Samples used
This is an incomplete list of samples used in "Beat Dis".[2][3] Samples used in different versions may vary.
- Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force - "Looking for the Perfect Beat", originally released in 1982 (12"); first LP release on Planet Rock: The Album, 1986
- Bar-Kays - "Son of Shaft" from Son of Shaft, 1971 (7")
- James Brown - "Funky Drummer", originally released in 1971 (7"); first LP release on In the Jungle Groove, 1986
- Dialogue from an episode of the TV series Car 54, Where Are You?
- Opening title sequence of the TV series Dragnet
- EPMD - "It's My Thing", originally released in 1987 (12"); first LP release on Strictly Business, 1988
- Aretha Franklin - "Rock Steady" from Young, Gifted and Black, 1972 (LP)
- Funky 4+1 - "Feel It (The Mexican)" from Feel It (The Mexican), 1983 (12")
- Hashim - "Al-Naafiysh (The Soul)" from Al-Naafiysh (The Soul), 1983 (EP)
- Indeep - "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" from Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life!, 1982 (LP)
- Jimmy Castor Bunch - "It's Just Begun" from It's Just Begun, 1972 (LP)
- Kurtis Blow - "Christmas Rappin'" from Kurtis Blow, 1980 (LP)
- Line from a radio broadcast by Fiorello H. La Guardia
- Jayne Mansfield - "That Makes It" from Jayne Mansfield Busts Up Las Vegas, 1962 (LP)
- Theme from the 1966 film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, composed by Ennio Morricone
- Original Concept - "Pump That Bass" from Bite'n My Stylee, 1986 (12")
- Prince - "Housequake" from Sign “☮” the Times, 1987 (LP)
- Public Enemy - "Rebel Without a Pause" from It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, 1987 (LP; portion sampled originally sampled from "The Grunt" by The J.B.'s and "Funky Drummer" by James Brown)
- "Russian Roulette" from Stereo Spectacular: Demonstration & Sound Effects, 1963 (LP)
- Schoolly D - "Saturday Night" from Saturday Night! - The Album, 1986 (LP)
- Frankie Smith - "Double Dutch Bus" from Children of Tomorrow, 1981 (LP)
- Opening title sequence of the TV series Thunderbirds
- "Train Sequence", narrated by Geoffrey Sumner from A Journey Into Stereo Sound, 1958 (LP)
- Trouble Funk - "Double Trouble" from Saturday Night Live! From Washington D.C., 1983 (LP)
- Fred Wesley and The J.B.'s - "Blow Your Head" from Damn Right I Am Somebody, 1974 (LP)
[edit] References
| Preceded by "What's on Your Mind (Pure Energy)" by Information Society |
Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single July 30, 1988 |
Succeeded by "K.I.S.S.I.N.G." by Siedah Garrett |
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