Beat Dis
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"Beat Dis" is a 1988 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 MARRS 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. This usage was the origin of the use of the smiley as a symbol for acid house.[2]
Charts
| Chart (1987-1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 |
| Austria | 3 |
| Ireland | 4 |
| Switzerland | 4 |
| New Zealand | 5 |
| Germany | 6 |
| Netherlands | 8 |
| Belgium | 10 |
| Spain | 13 |
Samples used
This is an incomplete list of samples used in "Beat Dis".[3][4] 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 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)