Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick

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"Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick" is a 1978 new wave song by Ian Dury and the Blockheads that became a UK number-one single and one of Dury's signature hits.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
artist Ian Dury and the Blockheads NERFINISHED
associatedAct The Blockheads NERFINISHED
chart UK Singles Chart NERFINISHED
chartPosition UK Singles Chart number one NERFINISHED
composer Chaz Jankel NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
era late 1970s
featuresInstrument bass guitar
drums
guitar
piano
saxophone
genre new wave
rock
hasBside There Ain't Half Been Some Clever Bastards NERFINISHED
hasLyricalCharacteristic humorous lyrics
multilingual phrases
wordplay
hasMusicalStyle funk-influenced
rhythm and blues-influenced
hasRhythmCharacteristic up-tempo groove
hasTempo fast
hasTimeSignature 4/4
includedIn compilation albums of Ian Dury and the Blockheads
isSignatureSongOf Ian Dury NERFINISHED
label Stiff Records NERFINISHED
language English
length approximately 3 minutes and 45 seconds
notableFor becoming a UK number-one single
being one of Ian Dury's signature hits
originalMedium 7-inch single
partOf Ian Dury and the Blockheads discography
peakChartPosition 1
performer Ian Dury and the Blockheads NERFINISHED
producer Ian Dury and the Blockheads NERFINISHED
Laurie Latham NERFINISHED
recorded 1978
releaseDate 1978
vocalist Ian Dury NERFINISHED
writer Chaz Jankel NERFINISHED
Ian Dury NERFINISHED

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Ian Dury notableWork Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick