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Looking for the Perfect Beat

1983 single by Afrika Bambaataa and Soulsonic Force
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Looking for the Perfect Beat

Summary

Looking for the Perfect Beat is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Looking for the Perfect Beat's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Looking for the Perfect Beat's genre is electro[4].
  • Looking for the Perfect Beat followed Planet Rock[5].
  • Looking for the Perfect Beat was followed by Renegades of Funk[6].
  • Among the performers on Looking for the Perfect Beat was Afrika Bambaataa[7].
  • Among the performers on Looking for the Perfect Beat was Soulsonic Force[8].
  • Looking for the Perfect Beat's record label is recorded as Tommy Boy Records[9].
  • Looking for the Perfect Beat's record label is recorded as Warner Bros. Records[10].
  • Looking for the Perfect Beat's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • Looking for the Perfect Beat was released on January 1983[12].
  • Looking for the Perfect Beat's single taken from the album or EP is recorded as Planet Rock: The Album[13].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[14]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6f7a65bb-00f2-4555-ad93-be65618bd320[15]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Afrika Bambaataa[7] and Soulsonic Force[8].

Publication

Looking for the Perfect Beat was released on January 1983[12]. Its genre is electro[4].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Looking for the Perfect Beat followed Planet Rock[5]. It was followed by Renegades of Funk[6].

Why It Matters

Looking for the Perfect Beat ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

Afrika Bambaataa

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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