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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| 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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