Just Be Good to Me

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"Just Be Good to Me" is a 1983 R&B and electro-funk song by The S.O.S. Band, produced and written by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, known for its distinctive synth-driven groove and influential status in 1980s dance music.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
artist S.O.S. Band
surface form: The S.O.S. Band
associatedMovement 1980s club culture
post-disco R&B
associatedWithSongwriterTeam Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
chartedIn UK Singles Chart
surface form: United Kingdom singles chart

Billboard R&B/hip-hop charts
surface form: United States R&B charts
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
era early 1980s
genre R&B
dance
electro-funk
post-disco
hasBackingVocals The S.O.S. Band members
hasCoverVersionBy Faithless
Professor Green
Shayne Ward
hasInterpolationIn Dub Be Good to Me
hasMusicalFeature electronic bass line
prominent drum machine rhythm
synth-driven groove
hasRemixOrVersion extended club mix
radio edit
hasTempo mid-tempo groove
hasTheme loyalty in love
romantic relationship expectations
includedInAlbum On the Rise
influencedGenre 1980s dance music
UK garage
house music
language English
notableFor Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis production style
distinctive synth-driven production
influential status in 1980s dance music
originalMedium vinyl single
performer S.O.S. Band
surface form: The S.O.S. Band
performerVocalType female lead vocals
producer Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
surface form: Jimmy Jam

Terry Lewis
recordingTechnology drum machine-based production
synthesizer-based arrangement
recordLabel Tabu Records
releaseDecade 1980s
releaseYear 1983
writer Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
surface form: Jimmy Jam

Terry Lewis

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Beats International containsSample Just Be Good to Me
subject surface form: Dub Be Good to Me
Dub Be Good to Me basedOn Just Be Good to Me