We Got the Beat

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"We Got the Beat" is a hit new wave song by the Go-Go’s that became one of their signature tracks and an anthem of early 1980s pop-rock.

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We Got the Beat canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Beauty and the Beat
artist The Go-Go's
linked to: The Go-Go’s
chartPeakCountry United States
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 2
composer Charlotte Caffey
countryOfOrigin United States
describedAs anthem of early 1980s pop rock
era early 1980s
featuredIn Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Valley Girl
genre new wave
pop rock
hasApproximateDuration 2:30
hasHook repeated phrase "We got the beat"
hasInstrumentation bass guitar
drums
guitars
keyboards
hasLiveStapleStatusFor The Go-Go's
linked to: The Go-Go’s
hasMusicVideo true
hasSubjectMatter dancing
having fun
youth culture
hasTempo up-tempo
hasTimeSignature 4/4
includedOn Greatest-hits compilations of The Go-Go's
influencedScene 1980s American new wave
isOftenRankedAmong classic 1980s songs
isSignatureSongOf The Go-Go's
linked to: The Go-Go’s
language English
notableFor catchy chorus
danceable rhythm
prominent drum beat
originallyReleasedAs single
partOf Beauty and the Beat
performedBy all-female band
performer The Go-Go's
linked to: The Go-Go’s
producer Richard Gottehrer
Rob Freeman
recordLabel I.R.S. Records
releaseYear 1980
reReleaseYear 1981
vocalStyle group vocals
writer Charlotte Caffey

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The Go-Go’s notableWork We Got the Beat
The Go-Go’s notableSong We Got the Beat
Beauty and the Beat hasPart We Got the Beat
Beauty and the Beat hasSingle We Got the Beat
Charlotte Caffey notableWork We Got the Beat