Beat Acelerado
| "Beat Acelerado" | ||||
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| Single by Metrô | ||||
| from the album Olhar | ||||
| B-side | "Sândalo de Dândi" | |||
| Released | 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1984 | |||
| Genre | New wave, synthpop, synthrock | |||
| Length | 3:46 | |||
| Label | Epic Records | |||
| Writer(s) |
Alec Haiat, Vicente França, Yann Laouenan ("Beat Acelerado") Tavinho Paes ("Sândalo de Dândi") | |||
| Producer(s) | Luiz Carlos Maluly | |||
| Metrô singles chronology | ||||
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"Beat Acelerado" (Portuguese for "Fast Beat") is a single by Brazilian synthpop band Metrô, released in 1984 by Epic Records. Serving as a teaser-of-sorts for their debut studio album Olhar, which would come out in the following year, it was the band's first official release under the name "Metrô" (they were known as A Gota Suspensa from their foundation in 1978 until 1984) and their first of many releases under the Epic label. The song was a huge hit, and was responsible for catapulting the band into fame.[1][2] A music video for it was made in the same year.[3]
Metrô has made two re-recordings of the song during its lifespan: the first re-recording, subtitled "2nd Version", is a much shorter (only 1:11 minutes long) and slower edit of the song, and was included in Olhar. The second one was made for their 2002 album Déjà-Vu, and is a bossa nova-inflected version of the song. A remix of the song by DJ Zé Pedro was subsequently included on the 2016 re-release of Olhar as a bonus track.
Track listing
- Beat Acelerado — 3:46
- Sândalo de Dândi — 3:53
Cover versions
Brazilian singer and TV presenter Angélica has covered the song in her seventh, self-titled studio album, released in 1994.
Personnel
- Metrô
- Virginie Boutaud — vocals
- Daniel "Dany" Roland — drums
- Xavier Leblanc — bass
- Yann Laouenan — keyboards
- Alec Haiat — guitar
- Miscellaneous staff
- Luiz Carlos Maluly — production
References
- ↑ 1985, O Ano em Que o Brasil Recomeçou. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
- ↑ Arthur Dapieve (1996). BRock: o rock brasileiro dos anos 80. Editora 34. p. 187. 8573260084, 9788573260083.
- ↑ Metrô - Beat Acelerado