We Got the Beat
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| Single by The Go-Go's | ||||
| from the album Beauty and the Beat | ||||
| B-side | "Can't Stop the World" | |||
| Released | UK: July 27, 1980 (original version) US: January 16, 1982 (re-recorded version) |
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| Format | 7" single | |||
| Recorded | 1980-1981 | |||
| Length | 2:32 | |||
| Label | Stiff (1980), I.R.S. (1981, 1982), A&M (1982) | |||
| Writer(s) | Charlotte Caffey | |||
| Producer(s) | Richard Gottehrer, Rob Freeman | |||
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"We Got the Beat" cover
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| Promotional single by Debby Ryan from the album Radio Rebel | |
| Released | February 21, 2012 |
| Format | Digital download |
| Recorded | 2012 |
| Genre | Pop rock |
| Length | 2:22 |
| Label | Marvista Entertainment |
| Writer(s) | Charlotte Caffey |
| Producer(s) | Matthew Gerrard, Ali Dee Theodore, Matthew Tishler |
"We Got the Beat" is a song recorded by the American rock band The Go-Go's. Written by the group's lead guitarist and keyboardist Charlotte Caffey, and considered to be their signature song, the band recorded the song in 1980 and it was released in July as a single in the UK on Stiff Records. The song's single release brought the Go-Go's underground credibility in the UK. The song climbed to No. 35 on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart due to the popularity of the song in clubs as an import.
Clocking in at only two-and-a-half-minutes, the song is instantly recognizable by its drumming intro. The song evolved out of the group covering the song that reputedly served as the group's namesake, the 1965 hit "Going to a Go Go" by The Miracles. Lyrically, it is a simple ode to dancing to a good beat, hanging out and looking cool. In line with a trend of early 1960s revival, also seen in bands like The B-52's, The Rezillos, and numerous power pop and ska revival bands, "We Got the Beat" mentions various early '60s dances such as the Pony, the Watusi and Go-Go dancing (which could also be interpreted as a self-reference). The song's music video received heavy airplay on MTV at the time and was taken from a live performance at Palos Verdes High School in Los Angeles, CA, on December 4, 1981. It gained further exposure by being used in the opening sequence of the Amy Heckerling-directed film Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982). The following year, the Go-Go's re-recorded the song for their debut album Beauty and the Beat. Released in January 1982, the song was the album's second single.
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