Beat Dis
{{Infobox song
| name = Beat Dis
| cover = Bomb-The-Bass-Beat-Dis.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Bomb the Bass
| album = Into the Dragon
| released = 1987{{Cite web|url=https://www.45worlds.com/12single/record/dood12001|title=12" Single: Bomb The Bass - Beat Dis (Extended Dis) (1987)|via=45worlds.com}}
| recorded = 1987{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bomb-the-bass-mn0000766898|title=Bomb the Bass Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More|website=AllMusic}}
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
- House
- dance
- acid house
- hip house{{Cite web|url=https://recordingarts.com/record/evolution-of-house-music/hip-house/|title=Evolution of Hip House|date=January 28, 2020|website=Recording Arts Canada}}
| length =
- 6:00 (original 12-inch version)
- 3:21 (music video version)
| label = Mister-Ron
| writer =
| producer = Tim Simenon
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Don't Make Me Wait
| next_year = 1988
}}
"Beat Dis" is a song by British 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/jul/19/how-we-made-beat-dis-by-bomb-the-bass|title = How we made Beat Dis by Bomb the Bass|website = TheGuardian.com|date = 19 July 2021}}
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. This usage was the origin of the use of the smiley as a symbol for acid house.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2009/feb/21/smiley-face-design-history|title=The history of the smiley face symbol|last=Savage|first=Jon|date=21 February 2009|website=the Guardian|accessdate=28 June 2016}}
"Beat Dis" was first released on Simenon's own Mister-Ron label in 1987.{{Cite web|url=https://thequietus.com/articles/22224-justified-ancients-of-mu-mu-coldcut-marrs-s|title=The Quietus | Features | Anniversary | Bits & Pieces: Angus Batey On The History Of Cut And Paste|website=The Quietus}}{{Cite web|url=https://atlasrecords.co.uk/products/bomb-the-bass-beat-dis-7-inch-vinyl-014619|title=Bomb The Bass - Beat Dis - 7" Vinyl Record|website=Atlas Records}} It debuted at number five on the 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.
Release
"Beat Dis" was pressed on vinyl in the United States and released back into the United Kingdom as an import release.{{cite AV media notes |title=The Daisy Age |others=The Damned |year=2019 |publisher=Ace Records |id=XXQLP2 062|last=Stanley|first=Bob}}
Samples used
This is an incomplete list of samples used in "Beat Dis".{{Cite web|url=http://www.brainwashed.com/btb/btb_samples.html|title = Bomb the Bass – Sample List}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.du-bruit.com/samples-bomb-the-bass.html|title = Les samples de Bomb the bass}} 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)
Charts
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Bomb the Bass|title=Beat Dis|award=Silver|relyear=1988|certyear=1988|id=741-1180-1|access-date=9 August 2020}}
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