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Debra (song)

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Recorded
  
1998

Length
  
5:43

Genre
  
Soul, funk

Label
  
DGC

Released
  
November 16, 1999 (1999-11-16)

Writer(s)
  
Hansen, John King, Michael Simpson

"Debra" is a song by Beck. He had originally attempted to record "Debra" with the Dust Brothers for Odelay, but he thought that it was too tongue-in-cheek. It was debuted mainstream in 1996, and, as Beck noted, "it became the centerpiece of the whole set. It was the song that people would react to more than the songs that they'd heard on the radio. So we kept playing it and playing it." The song finally made it on to Midnite Vultures in 1999. The song maintains a cult following.

The song was covered by German industrial artist Kompressor. Kompressor's version is called "Kompressor Want To Get With You."

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Debra (song) Wikipedia