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| Single by The Swingers from the album Counting the Beat |
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| Released | 1981 | ||||
| Format | 7" | ||||
| Recorded | 1980 | ||||
| Genre | New Wave | ||||
| Writer(s) | Phil Judd | ||||
| Producer | The Swingers | ||||
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"Counting the Beat" is a single by New Zealand rock band The Swingers released in 1981 from their album of the same name, Counting the Beat. The Swingers were a New Zealand rock band Formed out of the remnants of The Suburban Reptiles, the founding members were Phil Judd (guitar vocals Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 A gramophone A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Philip Judd is a singer/songwriter and one of New Zealand 's most acclaimed musicians perhaps best known for being one of the founders of Split Enz. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing The Swingers were a New Zealand rock band Formed out of the remnants of The Suburban Reptiles, the founding members were Phil Judd (guitar vocals New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The Swingers were a New Zealand rock band Formed out of the remnants of The Suburban Reptiles, the founding members were Phil Judd (guitar vocals Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981
History
The single was performed by a New Zealand band, The Swingers with frontman Phil Judd from Split Enz. Philip Judd is a singer/songwriter and one of New Zealand 's most acclaimed musicians perhaps best known for being one of the founders of Split Enz. Split Enz was a successful New Zealand band during the 1970s and early 1980s featuring Phil Judd and brothers Tim Finn and Neil Finn. The group is considered a one hit wonder as this was their only real charting single. A one-hit wonder is a Music industry term to describe an artist generally known for only one hit single. It is well known for its catchy beat and memorable music video. The music track was also featured in advertisements for Kmart during the 90s. It was included on an episode of the Australian TV program 20 to 1, the topic was "One hit wonders", where it rated number 13, and was wrongly identified as Australian in origin. 20 to 1 is an Australian television series hosted by Bert Newton that counts down Australian Pop culture 's most defining moments
The song was No. 1 in Australia in March of 1981. The song was also the number one charting song of 1981 in Australia according to the Kent Music Report end of year chart. The Kent Music Report was a weekly Record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by a music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through
Popular culture
- From the early-mid 1990s until the early 2000s, the song was used as the theme for New Zealand soft drink, Lemon and Paeroa. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island L & P redirects here you may also be looking for Lea & Perrins.
- In the late 1990s, the song was used as the theme for Kmart. Kmart Australia is a discount department store chain that operates in Australia (and New Zealand trading as Kmart New Zealand
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