Rockin' Over the Beat

"Rockin' Over the Beat"
Single by Technotronic
from the album Pump Up the Jam
Released 1990
Format 7", 12", CD
Label Swanyard Records
On the Beat
Musart
Writer(s) M. Kamosi,
J. Bogaert
Producer Jo Bogaert
Technotronic singles chronology
"Spin That Wheel"
(1990)		 "Rockin' Over the Beat"
(1990)		 "Megamix"
(1990)

"Rockin' Over the Beat" is a song by dance act Technotronic. It first appeared on their debut album Pump Up the Jam in 1989 and was released as a single the following year. It is accredited to "Technotronic featuring Ya Kid K", who co-wrote the track with Jo Bogaert (aka Thomas de Quincey).

The song is an upbeat house tune espousing the pleasures of dancing. It is representative of the positive and melodic feel of the Pump Up the Jam album. "Rockin' Over the Beat" was a respectable hit for Technotronic; it reached #9 in the UK, #11 in Ireland and breached the Billboard Hot 100 at #95.[1]

Contents

Releases

The single was released on vinyl and Compact Disc. In the UK the 7" edition comprised an edit of the LP version together with an album track, "Raw". In Belgium the "Rockin' Over Manchester 7" Remix" by Bernard Sumner of New Order was the A-side, again with "Raw" as the B-side, while in France the Sumner mix appeared as the B-side with a single edit as the first track.[2]

Most 12" releases featured three remixes by Bernard Sumner: the "Piccadilly", "Hacienda" and "Instrumental" mixes, all of which were prefixed with "Rockin' Over Manchester" (where Sumner is from), with the album version included as the first track in France and Britain.

A European CD maxi-single collected the edited and full LP versions together with the "7" Remix" and "Dub Version" mixes by Sumner.

Music videos

At least two videos were made for the song. One featured the LP edit over black and white footage of people dancing, with brightly coloured words superimposed. The other was a more contemporary film with dancers in front of a white background and Ya Kid K miming in a large room.

Charts

Chart (1990-1991) Peak
position
French SNEP Singles Chart[3] 20
German Singles Chart[4] 18
Irish Singles Chart[5] 11
Swiss Singles Chart[3] 10
UK Singles Chart[6] 9
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] 95

References

  1. ^ billboard.com archive (link)
  2. ^ Discogs entries (link)
  3. ^ a b "Rockin' Over the Beat", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved January 12, 2009)
  4. ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved January 12, 2009)
  5. ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved January 12, 2009)
  6. ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved January 12, 2009)
  7. ^ Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved January 12, 2009)
Technotronic
Main albums
Hit singles
"Pump Up the Jam" (1989)  · "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)" (1990)  · "This Beat Is Technotronic" (1990) · "Spin That Wheel" (1990)  · "Rockin' Over the Beat" (1990)  · "Move That Body" (1991)  · "Move This" (1992)
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