The Beat, known in the United States and Canada as The English Beat (and the British Beat in Australia and New Zealand) in order to avoid confusion with Paul Collins' band of the same name, was a popular Two Tone ska and pop music group. Formed in the English city of Birmingham in 1978, The Beat disbanded in 1983, but has reformed in the early 2000s with some of the original line-up.
One of the more popular and enduring groups of a short-lived trend, The Beat released three albums: "I Just Can't Stop It" (1980), "Wha'ppen" (1981) and "Special Beat Service" (1982), and a string of excellent singles including "Mirror in the Bathroom", the politically-charged "Stand Down Margaret" (which refers to controversial British PM Margaret Thatcher), "Save It For Later" and "I Confess".
Style over time
Genres of the artist's albums over the years: the higher the line, the stronger the genre on that album
Similar artists
Artists on air on the same radio stations and in the same genres
The Beat members
Current members: David Steele, Ranking Roger, Dave Wakeling, Andy Cox, Micky Billingham, Everett Morton (drums (drum set)), Papa Saxa, Antonee First Class
Fans
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On the radio
Stations that played The Beat in the last 30 days
- Tears of a Clown
Radio Augusta International
Côte d’Ivoire · Rock
- 62×
Tonic Ska Radio
United Kingdom · Reggae - 17×
Teenage Kicks Radio
France · Rock - 14×
Teenage Kicks Radio
United Kingdom · Rock - 14×
Yammat FM Romantic Rebels & Pop Waves
Croatia · Rock - 13×
Classic Alternative.. VillageRadio.Net
United States · Rock - 12×
80s New Wave Radio
Canada · Rock - 12×
OUI FM REGGAE
France · Roots Reggae - 11×
New Wave - BestNet Radio
United States · Rock - 11×
ALT/80
Canada · Rock - 11×
J80s - Fun Facts & Tracks!
United Kingdom · Rock - 10×
Rock The Cradle
United States · Rock - 9×
StarBox Reggae
United Arab Emirates · Ska
