The Big Beat

~ Recording by Billy Squier

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1The Big Beat3:40Billy SquierThe Tale of the TapeBilly SquierAlbum
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)ST-12062
1.4The Big Beat3:40Billy SquierReach for the Sky: The AnthologyBilly SquierAlbum + Compilation
  • JP1996-07-25
Polydor (Japanese domestic artists only, prior to 2023)POCP-7149, POCP-7150
1.4The Big Beat3:41Billy SquierReach for the Sky: The AnthologyBilly SquierAlbum + Compilation
Chronicles (a label under UMG’s Universal Music Enterprises division), Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)529 296-2
1.1The Big Beat3:38Billy SquierBlock Rockin' BreaksVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
ObsessiveEVSCD07
1.1The Big Beat3:40Billy SquierThe Tale of the Tape / Don't Say NoBilly SquierAlbum
Beat Goes On Records (BGO Records)BGOCD624
1.1The Big Beat3:40Billy SquierThe Tale of the TapeBilly SquierAlbum
Rock CandyCANDY008
1.1The Big Beat3:40Billy SquierThe Tale of the TapeBilly SquierAlbumCapitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)CDP 7 48039 2

Relationships

recording engineer and mixer:Rob Davis (engineer)
Eddy Offord
producer:Eddy Offord
Billy Squier
electric bass guitar [bass]:Bucky Ballard
membranophone:Bobby Chouinard
lead vocals:Billy Squier
recorded at and mixed at:Eddy Offord Remote Studio in Woodstock, New York, United States
sampled by:99 Problems by Jay‐Z
Can You Dig It? by Def Squad
Fix Up, Look Sharp by Dizzee Rascal
Fixed by Dan le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip
Get Wit This by EPMD
Respect Due by Freestyle Fellowship (membranophone)
The Knock (Drums of Death, Part 2) by UNKLE feat. Mike D
This Is the Remix by Girl Talk
We Can Get Down by A Tribe Called Quest
mash-ups:Beats vs. The Big Beat by Shlomo vs. Billy Squier
Jayou vs. The Big Beat by Jurassic 5 vs. Billy Squier
The Big Beat vs. Lapdance by Billy Squier vs. N.E.R.D.
recording of:The Big Beat

The Big Beat

lyricist and composer:Billy Squier
publisher:Songs of the Knight
is the basis for:I Don't Mind