... and the Beat Goes On!

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...and the Beat Goes On!
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 31, 1995 (1995-01-31)[1]
Recorded1994–1995
StudioThe Ambience Studio, Germany
Length58:25
LabelClub Tools
ProducerThe Loop!
Scooter chronology
...and the Beat Goes On!
(1995)
Our Happy Hardcore
(1996)
Singles from ...and the Beat Goes On!
  1. "Hyper Hyper"
    Released: 26 May 1994
  2. "Move Your Ass!"
    Released: 27 January 1995
  3. "Friends"
    Released: 11 May 1995
  4. "Endless Summer"
    Released: 24 July 1995

...and the Beat Goes On! is the debut studio album by German dance group Scooter. Four singles were released from it: "Hyper Hyper", "Move Your Ass!", "Friends" and "Endless Summer".

Production[edit]

After the success of the single "Hyper Hyper", Scooter decided to make their debut album. Released in early 1995, it contains brand new tracks and reworked "The Loop!"-remixes. There are no gaps between the tracks, it sounds like an imaginary Scooter gig (on the LP release, however, all tracks are unmixed and 7 tracks, not released as singles, are even without the crowd noises).

The album was re-released in 2013 in the "20 Years of Hardcore Expanded Edition" series. This version contains 3 CDs: the first is the digitally remastered original album; the other two contain the singles, B-sides, live recordings, and remixes related to the album.

The album was re-released on LP in 2020 to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the album's release.

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by H.P. Baxxter, Rick J. Jordan, Jens Thele, and Ferris Bueller

No.TitleLength
1."Different Reality"5:33
2."Move Your Ass!"5:38
3."Waiting for Spring"4:28
4."Endless Summer"4:04
5."Cosmos"6:06
6."Rhapsody in E"6:02
7."Hyper Hyper"5:00
8."Raving in Mexico"6:05
9."Beautiful Vibes"5:13
10."Friends"5:10
11."Faster Harder Scooter"5:06
Notes
  • "Waiting for Spring" is based on The Loop!'s remix of the 1994 single "Parade" by Community Featuring Fonda Rae, entitled "Parade (Waiting 4 Spring)". The Loop! was composed of H.P. Baxxter, Rick J. Jordan and Ferris Bueller before they became Scooter.
  • "Hyper Hyper" takes elements from Scottish group Ultra-Sonic's 1993 song "Annihilating Rhythm", much to Ultra-Sonic's chagrin.[2]
  • "Faster Harder Scooter" is a different track than "FasterHarderScooter" from the 1999 album "Back to the Heavyweight Jam".

Charts[edit]

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] 27
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 25
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5] 31
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[6] 18
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 29

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Scooter – ...And The Beat Goes On! (1995, CD)" – via www.discogs.com.
  2. ^ Lee, Mallorca (August 1997). "Goodbye Hardcore". M8 Magazine. p. 6.
  3. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Scooter – ... and the Beat Goes On!" (in German). Hung Medien.
  4. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Scooter – ... and the Beat Goes On!" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
  5. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Scooter – ... and the Beat Goes On!" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  6. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Scooter – ... and the Beat Goes On!". Hung Medien.
  7. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Scooter – ... and the Beat Goes On!". Hung Medien.