Rockin' Over the Beat

Infobox Single
Name = Rockin' Over the Beat


Artist = Technotronic
from Album =
Released = 1990
Format = 7", 12", CD
Label = flagicon|UK Swanyard Records
flagicon|France On the Beat
flagicon|Mexico Musart
Writer = M. Kamosi,
J. Bogaert
Producer = Jo Bogaert
Last single = "Spin That Wheel"
(1990)
This single = "Rockin' Over the Beat"
(1990)
Next single = "Megamix"
(1990) |

"Rockin' Over the Beat" is a song by dance act Technotronic. It first appeared on their debut album "" 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. [billboard.com archive ( [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=379&cfgn=Singles&cfn=The+Billboard+Hot+100&ci=3009893&cdi=6501489&cid=11%2F24%2F1990 link] )]

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. [Discogs entries ( [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Technotronic link] )]

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.

References