Home | Songs By Year | Songs from 1980
The Big Beat (song)
Buy The Big Beat (song) now from AmazonFirst, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the song. And once you've experienced the song, tell everyone what you thought about it.
Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = The Big Beat
| cover =
| alt =
| type =
| artist = Billy Squier
| album = The Tale of the Tape
| released = 1980
| format =
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Rock
| length = 3:39
| label =
| writer = Billy Squier
| producer =
* Billy Squier
* Eddy Offord
| misc =
}}
'The Big Beat' is a 1980 song by Billy Squier from his debut album 'The Tale of the Tape'. While it never charted, the song has become a sampling staple in hip-hop music. As of 2020, the song has been sampled in almost 300 recordings.[http://www.whosampled.com/Billy-Squier/The-Big-Beat/sampled/ Samples of The Big Beat by Billy Squier] | WhoSampled The "big beat" itself was performed by drummer Bobby Chouinard overdubbed with Squier himself beating a snare case with his hands.[http://www.discogs.com/Billy-Squier-The-Tale-Of-The-Tape/release/3987719 Billy Squier - The Tale Of The Tape] at Discogs
Critical reception
Dantana of Okayplayer.com said 'The Tale of the Tape' begins with "The Big Beat", and in retrospect set Squier's career off to a flying start with the kind of chorus, vocals, and power riffs that made him famous. Much of the playing in this song, from the slide guitar to that big booming sound of Chouinard's drums, would become Squier's trademark sound and it is great to hear it before it became too pop.".
Samples
The Big Beat has been sampled in:
* Beck - "Soul Suckin' Jerk"
* Britney Spears "Oops!... I Did It Again"
* Jay-Z 99 Problems
* Kanye West and Pusha T Looking for Trouble
* Dizzee Rascal Fix Up, Look Sharp
* Nas featuring Will.i.am Hip Hop is Dead
* Puff Daddy Cant Nobody Hold Me Down
* A Tribe Called Quest We Can Get Down
* Big Daddy Kane Put Your Weight On It, Get Down, Aint No Half Steppin, The Beef Is On and 3 Forties and a Bottle of Moet
* Foster The People - "Houdini"
* Ice Cube Jackin for Beats
* Alicia Keys Girl on Fire
* Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five Magic Carpet Ride
* Whistle - I Am (1992)
* Run-D.M.C Here We Go
* Unkle The Knock
* UTFO "Roxanne, Roxanne"
* Red Hot Chili Peppers "Higher Ground (X-Ecutioners Remix)"
* Alessia Cara - "Scars to Your Beautiful"
* Little Mix - Black Magic
The track opens The Prodigy's 'The Dirtchamber Sessions Volume One' mix.
References
Buy The Big Beat (song) now from Amazon
<-- Return to songs from 1980