Clear (Cybotron song)
| "Clear" | ||||
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| Single by Cybotron | ||||
| from the album Enter | ||||
| B-side | "Industrial Lies" | |||
| Released | 1983 | |||
| Recorded | April 1982 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 4:54 (Radio edit) | |||
| Label | Fantasy | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Juan Atkins Richard Davis | |||
| Producer(s) | Juan Atkins | |||
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"Clear" is a 1983 electro song performed by the American group Cybotron, and composed by Cybotron members Juan Atkins and Richard Davis.
Sampled versions
The song's instantly recognizable loop has been sampled by many rap and hip-hop artists such as Missy Elliott's "Lose Control", and Poison Clan's "Shake Whatcha Mama Gave Ya".
50,000 copies of the "Clear" single were sold, according to a 1997 article in The Wire, which describes the song as a "groundbreaking…first-generation piece of pure machine music."[6]
References
- ^ "Break Dancin' to Da Old School - Various Artists - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "The Definitive Electro & Hip Hop Collection - Various Artists - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Electro Funk, Vol. 2 - Various Artists - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ Discotheque, Vol. 1: The Haçienda - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic
- ^ "Enter - Cybotron - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ Shallcross, Mike (July 1997), "From Detroit To Deep Space", The Wire, no. 161, p. 21
External links
- Jon Savage on song: Cybotron – Techno City The Guardian Music Blog