1987 single by Bomb the Bass
"Beat Dis" Released 1987 Genre
Length
6 :00 3:21 (music video version) Label Mister-Ron Songwriters
Producer Tim Simenon
"Beat Dis "
"Don't Make Me Wait"
"Beat Dis " is a song by British musical act Bomb the Bass , a studio production group formed by producer Tim Simenon originally as the Rhythm King All Stars, with producer Pascal Gabriel and Adele Nozedar from Indians in Moscow involved too.[ 2]
From Bomb the Bass' first album Into the Dragon , the track largely consists of samples , like other hits of the time such as "Pump Up the Volume " by M/A/R/R/S and "Theme from S'Express " by S'Express . The centre label on the record features a smiley lifted from Watchmen acid house .[ 3]
"Beat Dis" was first released on Simenon's own Mister-Ron label in 1987.[ 4] [ 5] UK Singles Chart on 20 February 1988, and peaked at number two a week later. It was also a hit in Europe, reaching the top 10 in at least five countries, and in New Zealand, where it peaked at number five. It reached number one on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart for one week and is Bomb the Bass' only chart hit in the US.
"Beat Dis" was pressed on vinyl in the United States and released back into the United Kingdom as an import release.[ 6]
This is an incomplete list of samples used in "Beat Dis".[ 7] [ 8]
Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force – "Looking for the Perfect Beat ", originally released in 1982 (12"); first LP release on Planet Rock: The Album 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 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 Aretha Franklin – "Rock Steady " from Young, Gifted and Black 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 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 Ennio Morricone
Original Concept – "Pump That Bass" from Bite'n My Stylee , 1986 (12")Prince – "Housequake" from Sign “☮” the Times Public Enemy – "Rebel Without a Pause " from It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back 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 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)
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