Dr. Beat
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| Single by Miami Sound Machine from the album Eyes Of Innocence |
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| Released |  August, 1984 |
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| Format | CD Single Cassette Single Vinyl 7" Single Vinyl 12" Maxi-Single |
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| Recorded | 1983-1984 | ||||
| Genre | Pop-Dance | ||||
| Length | 4:26 | ||||
| Label | Epic Records | ||||
| Certification | Gold (ARIA) Silver (BPI) |
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"Dr. Beat" is the first single released by the American band Miami Sound Machine leaded by Gloria Estefan on their first English language but eight studio album overall Eyes Of Innocence. The single was released worldwide in 1984 becoming a top success across Europe where the album impacted the charts with this hit.
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[edit] Song history
"Dr. Beat" is a hit single recorded by Miami Sound Machine (who later became Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine) from their 1984 Epic/Columbia release, Eyes of Innocence. It was not quite as popular in the US as some of her later singles, only peaking at number 15 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. However, it has become one of the group's biggest international hits, reaching the Top 10 in Spain and peaking at number 6 in the United Kingdom.
The song has maintained popularity through inclusion on a number of 1980s retrospective albums. It also became popular again in 2005 when dance artist Mylo mashed the song up with his hit "Drop The Pressure" to create "Doctor Pressure", which became a hit single in its own right.
The single was certified Silver by the BPI at the United Kingdom for its sales of 200,000 copies and Gold by the ARIA at Australia for its sales of 35,000 units[1].
[edit] Formats and track listings
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Dr. Beat".
U.S. Vinyl 12" Maxi-Single (49 05023)
- "Dr. Beat" (Long Version)
- "Dr. Beat" (Instrumental Version)
Worldwide Vinyl 7" Single (34 04574)
- "Dr. Beat" (Album Version)
- "When Someone Comes Into Your Life" (Album Version)
[edit] Charts performance
"Dr. Beat" became a sensation in the charts across Europe becoming in the band's first song to enter the charts in a career for more than eight years, the song firstly entered the chart in the UK at the Top Ten, and then started to made debut at some another charts at other countries of Europe.
The single released also at the United States, was a complete failure in comparison to the other countries only entering to the Top 20 at the Dance Club Play charts.
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
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| Dutch Top Singles Chart[2] | 3 |
| France Singles Chart[3] | 23 |
| Germany Top Singles Chart[4] | 7 |
| Ireland Top Singles Chart[5] | 16 |
| Switzerland Singles Chart[6] | 5 |
| UK Top Singles Chart[7] | 6 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[8] | 17 |
[edit] Official versions
Original versions
- Album Version — 4:26
- Long Version — 6:26
- Instrumental Version — 5:26
[edit] References
- ^ Dr. Beat (Single - 1984)
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