"Beat Dis" is a track by British act Bomb the Bass, a studio production formed by producer Tim Simenon, from the act's album Into the Dragon. It, like other hits of the era such as "Pump Up the Volume" by M|A|R|R|S and "Theme from S'Express" by S'Express, largely consisted of samples.

The single was very successful in the United Kingdom, peaking at number two on the UK Singles Chart. It reached #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart for one week and was Bomb the Bass' only chart hit in the U.S.^[1]

The centre label on the record features a smiley lifted from Watchmen.

Samples used [link]

This is an incomplete list of samples used in "Beat Dis".^[2][3] Samples used in different versions may vary.

• Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force - "Looking for the Perfect Beat", originally released in 1982 (12"); first LP release on Planet Rock: The Album, 1986
• Bar-Kays - "Son of Shaft" from Son of Shaft, 1971 (7")
• James Brown - "Funky Drummer", originally released in 1971 (7"); first LP release on In the Jungle Groove, 1986
• Dialogue from an episode of the TV series Car 54, Where Are You?
• Opening title sequence of the TV series Dragnet
• EPMD - "It's My Thing", originally released in 1987 (12"); first LP release on Strictly Business, 1988
• Aretha Franklin - "Rock Steady" from Young, Gifted and Black, 1972 (LP)
• Funky 4+1 - "Feel It (The Mexican)" from Feel It (The Mexican), 1983 (12")
• Hashim - "Al-Naafiysh (The Soul)" from Al-Naafiysh (The Soul), 1983 (EP)
• Indeep - "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" from Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life!, 1982 (LP)
• Jimmy Castor Bunch - "It's Just Begun" from It's Just Begun, 1972 (LP)
• Kurtis Blow - "Christmas Rappin'" from Kurtis Blow, 1980 (LP)
• Line from a radio broadcast by Fiorello H. La Guardia
• Jayne Mansfield - "That Makes It" from Jayne Mansfield Busts Up Las Vegas, 1962 (LP)
• Theme from the 1966 film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, composed by Ennio Morricone
• Original Concept - "Pump That Bass" from Bite'n My Stylee, 1986 (12")
• Prince - "Housequake" from Sign “☮” the Times, 1987 (LP)
• Public Enemy - "Rebel Without a Pause" from It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, 1987 (LP; portion sampled originally sampled from "The Grunt" by The J.B.'s and "Funky Drummer" by James Brown)
• "Russian Roulette" from Stereo Spectacular: Demonstration & Sound Effects, 1963 (LP)
• Schoolly D - "Saturday Night" from Saturday Night! - The Album, 1986 (LP)
• Frankie Smith - "Double Dutch Bus" from Children of Tomorrow, 1981 (LP)
• Opening title sequence of the TV series Thunderbirds
• "Train Sequence", narrated by Geoffrey Sumner from A Journey Into Stereo Sound, 1958 (LP)
• Trouble Funk - "Double Trouble" from Saturday Night Live! From Washington D.C., 1983 (LP)
• Fred Wesley and The J.B.'s - "Blow Your Head" from Damn Right I Am Somebody, 1974 (LP)

References [link]

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