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Released on Tommy Boy, also Gangsta’s Paradise (Coolio), The Humpty Dance (Digital Underground) and Jump Around (House of Pain)
Written by Arthur Baker, also Anyone but Me (Carly Simon), Thieves Like Us (New Order) and Confusion (New Order)
Part of Planet Rock: The Album, also They Made a Mistake, Who You Funkin’ With? and Frantic Situation (Frantic mix)
Written by John Robie, also I.O.U. (Freeez), Shellshock (New Order) and Renegades of Funk (Rage Against the Machine)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Afrika Bambaataa wrote 6 of Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force’s top 9 songs
Arthur Baker wrote 6 of Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force’s top 9 songs
Arthur Baker wrote 34 songs on fono
John Robie wrote 19 songs on fono
Credits
All 8 credits
- Written by
- Afrika Bambaataa, Arthur Baker, John Miller, John Robie, Mr. Biggs and Robert Darrell Allen
- Part of
- Planet Rock: The Album
- Released on
- Tommy Boy
- Written by
- Afrika Bambaataa, Arthur Baker, John Miller, John Robie, Mr. Biggs and Robert Darrell Allen
- Part of
- Planet Rock: The Album
- Released on
- Tommy Boy
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Arthur Baker
Same writer: John Robie
Same writer: Afrika Bambaataa
Same label: Tommy Boy
Same release: Planet Rock: The Album
TMSame writer: Arthur Baker
Same writer: John Robie
Same writer: Afrika Bambaataa
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Looking for the Perfect Beat was written by Afrika Bambaataa
Looking for the Perfect Beat was written by Afrika Bambaataa
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2MusicBrainz Looking for the Perfect Beat was written by Arthur Baker
Looking for the Perfect Beat was written by Arthur Baker
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3MusicBrainz Looking for the Perfect Beat was written by John Miller
Looking for the Perfect Beat was written by John Miller
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4MusicBrainz Looking for the Perfect Beat was written by John Robie
Looking for the Perfect Beat was written by John Robie
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5MusicBrainz Looking for the Perfect Beat was written by Mr. Biggs
Looking for the Perfect Beat was written by Mr. Biggs
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6MusicBrainz Looking for the Perfect Beat was written by Robert Darrell Allen
Looking for the Perfect Beat was written by Robert Darrell Allen
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7MusicBrainz Looking for the Perfect Beat is part of the release Planet Rock: The Album
Looking for the Perfect Beat is part of the release Planet Rock: The Album
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8MusicBrainz Tommy Boy is the label of the song Looking for the Perfect Beat
Tommy Boy is the label of the song Looking for the Perfect Beat
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9MusicBrainz Looking for the Perfect Beat was released on 1986-12-01
Looking for the Perfect Beat was released on 1986-12-01
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026