Genius of Love
E529758
"Genius of Love" is a 1981 funk and post-disco song by Tom Tom Club, widely recognized for its infectious groove and extensive sampling in hip-hop and pop music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Genius of Love canonical | 7 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| albumArtist | Tom Tom Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Tom Tom Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartedOn |
Billboard Hot Dance Club Play
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Billboard Hot Soul Singles NERFINISHED ⓘ UK Singles Chart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuresArtist |
Adrian Belew
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chris Frantz NERFINISHED ⓘ Steven Stanley NERFINISHED ⓘ Tina Weymouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBySingle | Under the Boardwalk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
dance
ⓘ
funk ⓘ new wave ⓘ post-disco ⓘ |
| hasBPM | 103 ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
R&B production
ⓘ
dance-pop music ⓘ hip hop production ⓘ |
| hasKey | G major ⓘ |
| hasLength | 5:34 ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Tom Tom Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being widely sampled in hip hop music
ⓘ
being widely sampled in pop music ⓘ |
| peakPositionOnBillboardDance | 1 ⓘ |
| peakPositionOnBillboardSoul | 31 ⓘ |
| peakPositionOnUKSingles | 65 ⓘ |
| performer | Tom Tom Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBySingle | Wordy Rappinghood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Chris Frantz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Steven Stanley NERFINISHED ⓘ Tina Weymouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1981 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Island Records
ⓘ
Sire Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1981-09-06 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| sampledIn |
Fantasy by Mariah Carey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Genius Rap by Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde NERFINISHED ⓘ Wordy Rappinghood (various remixes) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| singleBSide | Lorelei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Adrian Belew
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chris Frantz NERFINISHED ⓘ Steven Stanley NERFINISHED ⓘ Tina Weymouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.