The Beat Goes On

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"The Beat Goes On" is a 1967 pop song by Sonny & Cher, known for its distinctive bass line and commentary on changing social trends.

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Label Occurrences
The Beat Goes On canonical 6
Beat Goes On 2
“The Beat Goes On” 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
artist Sonny & Cher NERFINISHED
bSideOf Single The Beat Goes On
chartedIn Australia Go-Set NERFINISHED
Canada RPM Top Singles NERFINISHED
US Billboard Hot 100 NERFINISHED
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 6
composer Sonny Bono NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
decadeOfRelease 1960s
genre pop
psychedelic pop
hasBSide Love Don’t Come NERFINISHED
hasCoverVersionBy Buddy Rich NERFINISHED
Dizzy Gillespie NERFINISHED
Herbie Mann NERFINISHED
The All Seeing I NERFINISHED
Vince Guaraldi NERFINISHED
hasCulturalReference 1960s social change
fashion trends
music trends
hasDistinctiveFeature prominent bass line
hasInstrumentation bass guitar
drums
electric guitar
keyboards
hasLyricalTheme changing social trends
generational change
hasNotableInstrument bass guitar
hasNotableLine And the beat goes on NERFINISHED
Drums keep pounding a rhythm to the brain
hasRefrain And the beat goes on, the beat goes on
includedInAlbum In Case You’re in Love NERFINISHED
isSignatureSongOf Sonny & Cher NERFINISHED
language English
length 3:28
originalReleaseYear 1967
performer Sonny & Cher NERFINISHED
producer Sonny Bono NERFINISHED
recordingDate 1966
recordLabel Atco Records NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1967-01-14
tempo medium
timeSignature 4/4
vocalist Cher NERFINISHED
Sonny Bono NERFINISHED
writer Sonny Bono NERFINISHED

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Sonny and Cher notableWork The Beat Goes On
Sonny and Cher notableSong The Beat Goes On
...Baby One More Time hasTrack The Beat Goes On
Love Generation precededBy The Beat Goes On
The Cher Show featuresSong The Beat Goes On
this entity surface form: “The Beat Goes On”
Doin' Our Thing hasTrack The Beat Goes On
Hard Candy hasPart The Beat Goes On
this entity surface form: Beat Goes On
Hive Mind hasPart The Beat Goes On
this entity surface form: Beat Goes On
The Wrecking Crew workedOn The Beat Goes On