Rip It Up
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"Rip It Up" is a 1956 rock and roll song by Little Richard that became one of his signature high-energy hits and a classic of the early rock era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rip It Up canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rock and roll song
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| artist | Little Richard ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Specialty Records era of Little Richard ⓘ |
| bSide | Ready Teddy ⓘ |
| characteristic |
driving piano
ⓘ
high-energy performance ⓘ shouted vocals ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
hit on the Billboard R&B chart
ⓘ
hit on the Billboard pop chart ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coveredBy |
Bill Haley & His Comets
ⓘ
surface form:
Bill Haley and His Comets
Elvis Presley ⓘ The Beatles (live performances) ⓘ |
| criticalReputation | classic of early rock and roll ⓘ |
| danceability | high ⓘ |
| era | early rock era ⓘ |
| firstReleaseFormat | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre | rock and roll ⓘ |
| hasMood | celebratory ⓘ |
| hasSignatureLine | Well, it's Saturday night and I just got paid ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
partying
ⓘ
weekend celebration ⓘ |
| includedIn | various Little Richard compilation albums ⓘ |
| influenceOn | subsequent rock and roll artists ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
bass
ⓘ
drums ⓘ piano ⓘ saxophone ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 2 minutes and 20 seconds ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of Little Richard's signature songs
ⓘ
influence on early rock and roll ⓘ |
| partOf | Little Richard's classic 1950s singles ⓘ |
| performer | Little Richard ⓘ |
| producer | Bumps Blackwell ⓘ |
| recordedAt | New Orleans ⓘ |
| recordingLabelCatalogNumber | Specialty 579 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Specialty Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| rhythmStyle | strong backbeat ⓘ |
| side | A-side ⓘ |
| tempo | up-tempo ⓘ |
| vocalist | Little Richard ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | gospel-influenced rock and roll vocals ⓘ |
| writer |
John Marascalco
ⓘ
Robert Blackwell ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.