The Big Beat (song)

"The Big Beat"
Song by Billy Squier
from the album The Tale of the Tape
Released1980
GenreRock
Length3:39
Songwriter(s)Billy Squier
Producer(s)
Music video
"The Big Beat" music video on YouTube

The Big Beat is a 1980 song by Billy Squier from his debut album The Tale of the Tape.[1] While it never charted, the song has become a sampling staple in hip-hop music.[2] As of 2020, the song has been sampled in almost 300 recordings.[3] The "big beat" itself was performed by drummer Bobby Chouinard overdubbed with Squier himself beating a snare case with his hands.[4]

  1. ^ "The Tale of the Tape - Billy Squier". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  2. ^ Callahan, Maureen (November 16, 2013). "The hip-hop rebirth of Billy Squier". New York Post.
  3. ^ Samples of The Big Beat by Billy Squier | WhoSampled
  4. ^ Billy Squier - The Tale Of The Tape at Discogs