What is Beat?

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What Is Beat?
Greatest hits by The Beat
Released	1983
Genre	Ska, Rock
Label	Arista Records
Producer	Bob Sargeant
The Beat chronology
Special Beat Service (1982) What Is Beat? (1983)

What Is Beat? is a greatest hits album by the ska band The Beat released in 1983. The original vinyl release included an additional "free album" of extended remixes entitled Frebe.^[1] Several songs had previously only been released as singles and B-sides. These include "Too Nice to Talk to", "March of the Swivelheads" and "Psychedelic Rockers". In the U.K. these also include the A-side "Tears of a Clown" and "Ranking Full Stop". "March of the Swivelheads" later appeared in the film Ferris Bueller's Day Off. The song accompanies the film's climax. The question of the album's title was answered on the back of the original sleeve, "This is Beat!!"

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Side 1

1. "Tears of a Clown" 2:38
2. "Hands Off She's Mine" 2:58
3. "Mirror in the Bathroom" 3:07
4. "Stand Down Margaret" 3:31
5. "Doors of Your Heart" 2:59
6. "Twist and Crawl" 2:33
7. "Save It For Later" 3:35

Side 2

1. "Too Nice to Talk to" 3:05
2. "I Confess" 3:33
3. "Best Friend" 3:04
4. "Drowning" 3:33
5. "Ackee 1 - 2 - 3" 3:07
6. "Can't Get Used To Losing You" 3:23
7. "Ranking Full Stop" 2:46

Frebe Side 1

1. "Twist and Crawl" 4:58
2. "Too Nice to Talk to" 4:56
3. "Psychedelic Rockers" 5:30
4. "March of the Swivelheads" 5:12

Frebe Side 2

1. "Save It For Later" 4:54
2. "Doors of Your Heart" 5:52
3. "Drowning" 5:14
4. "I Confess" 5:50

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