Looking for the Perfect Beat

"Looking for the Perfect Beat" is a song by Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force. The song was produced by Arthur Baker and John Robie and was the follow-up track for the group following "Planet Rock". The track took much longer to develop than "Planet Rock" with Baker using cocaine and the pressure involved with creating a follow-up single. The group was developed for months in Robie's apartment while Afrika Bambaataa and the Soul Sonic Force were touring.

"Looking For the Perfect Beat"
Single by Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force
ReleasedDecember 1982 (1982-12)
GenreElectro
Length6:56
LabelTommy Boy
Composer(s)Arthur Baker, John Robie, Afrika Bambaataa Aasim, SoulSonic Force
Lyricist(s)Arthur Baker, MC G.L.O.B.E.
Producer(s)Arthur Baker, John Robie
Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force singles chronology
"Planet Rock"
(1982)
"Looking For the Perfect Beat"
(1982)
"Renegades of Funk"
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The track was released in December 1982 and was later ranked at number 13 among the "Tracks of the Year" for 1983 by the NME.

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