Counting the Beat
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| Single by The Swingers from the album Counting the Beat |
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| Released | 1981 | ||||
| Format | 7" | ||||
| Recorded | 1980 | ||||
| Genre | New Wave | ||||
| Writer(s) | Phil Judd | ||||
| Producer | The Swingers | ||||
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"Counting the Beat" is a single by New Zealand rock band The Swingers released in 1981 from their album of the same name, Counting the Beat.
[edit] History
The single was performed by a New Zealand band, The Swingers with frontman Phil Judd from Split Enz. The group is considered a one hit wonder as this was their only real charting single. It is well known for its catchy beat and memorable music video. The music track was also featured in advertisements for Kmart during the 90s. It was included on an episode of the Australian TV program 20 to 1, the topic was "One hit wonders", where it rated number 13, and was wrongly identified as Australian in origin.
The song was No.1 in Australia in March of 1981. The song was also the number one charting song of 1981 in Australia according to the Kent Music Report end of year chart.
[edit] Popular culture
- From the early-mid 1990s until the early 2000s, the song was used as the theme for New Zealand soft drink, Lemon and Paeroa.
- In the late 1990s, the song was used as the theme for Kmart.
