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.

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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

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Little Richard notableWork Rip It Up
Elvis (1956 album) hasPart Rip It Up