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Beat Boy (song)

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B-side
  
"Beat Boy" (Dub)

Format
  
7", 12"

Genre
  
Synthpop, new wave

Released
  
4 November 1984

Recorded
  
Trident Studios, 1983

Length
  
3:30

"Beat Boy" is a 1984 song by the British pop band Visage, released as a single in November 1984.

Contents

The track was taken as the second single from Visage's third album, Beat Boy, and became the band's last single before they split up in 1985. The single was a commercial failure and did not chart.

Music video

The music video was directed by Jean-Claude Luyat and shot in Africa, as a part of a full-length video incorporating songs from The Anvil and Beat Boy. It pictures dancing tribes and Steve Strange traveling across savanna. The clip was later included on the Visage video album in 1986.

Track listings

  • 7" single (1984)
    • A. "Beat Boy" – 3:30 B. "Beat Boy" (Dub) – 3:48
  • 12" single (1984)
    • A. "Beat Boy" (Dance Mix) – 7:15 B. "Beat Boy" (Dance Dub) – 5:23
  • 12" promotional single (1984)
    • A. "Beat Boy" (Machine Mix (10 Min) Dance Mix) – 9:54 B. "Beat Boy" ((10 Min) Dance Mix) – 8:45

    Personnel

  • Steve Strange — vocals
  • Rusty Egan — drums, electronic drums programming
  • Steve Barnacle — bass
  • Dave Formula — synthesizer
  • Andy Barnett — guitar
  • Marsha Raven — backing vocals
  • Karen Ramsey — backing vocals
  • Rose Patterson — backing vocals

    • References

    Beat Boy (song) Wikipedia
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