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Songs Performed or Written by The BeatTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

The Beat (known in the United States and Canada as the English Beat and in Australia as the British Beat) are an English band formed in Birmingham in 1978. Their music fuses Latin, ska, pop, soul, reggae and punk rock. The Beat, consisting of Dave Wakeling (vocals, guitar), Ranking Roger (vocals), Andy Cox (guitar), David Steele (bass), Everett Morton (drums) and Saxa a.k.a. Lionel Augustus Martin (saxophone), joined by keyboard player Dave "Blockhead" Wright in 1980, released three studio albums... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Mirror in the Bathroom - #2: Can't Get Used to Losing You - #3: Tears of a Clown / Ranking Full Stop - #4: Too Nice to Talk To - #5: Hands Off...She's Mine

The Beat

12/1979

#3 Tears of a Clown / Ranking Full Stop
The Beat

from I Just Can't Stop It

111 pts

written by Henry Cosby, William "Smokey" Robinson, Stevie Wonder & The Beat

02/1980

#5 Hands Off...She's Mine
The Beat

from I Just Can't Stop It

92 pts

dance

charted as Hands Off...She's Mine / Mirror in the Bathroom / Twist & Crawl in US dance charts
written by Dave Wakeling, Ranking Roger, Andy Cox, David Steele, Everett Morton & Saxa

05/1980

#1 Mirror in the Bathroom
The Beat

from I Just Can't Stop It

143 pts

dance

charted as Hands Off...She's Mine / Mirror in the Bathroom / Twist & Crawl in US dance charts
written by Dave Wakeling, Ranking Roger, Andy Cox, David Steele, Everett Morton & Saxa

08/1980

Best Friend / Stand Down Margaret (Dub)
The Beat

from I Just Can't Stop It

44 pts

written by Asgard, Crooks, Robinson, Dave Wakeling, Ranking Roger, Andy Cox, David Steele, Everett Morton & Saxa

12/1980

#4 Too Nice to Talk To
The Beat

102 pts

written by Dave Wakeling, Ranking Roger, Andy Cox, David Steele, Everett Morton & Saxa

04/1981

Drowning / All Out to Get You
The Beat

from Wha'ppen?

47 pts

written by Dave Wakeling, Ranking Roger, Andy Cox, David Steele, Everett Morton & Saxa

06/1981

Doors of Your Heart
The Beat

from Wha'ppen?

27 pts

written by Dave Wakeling, Ranking Roger, Andy Cox, David Steele, Everett Morton, Saxa & Colin Osborne

12/1981

Hit It
The Beat

10 pts

written by Dave Wakeling, Ranking Roger, Andy Cox, David Steele, Everett Morton & Saxa

04/1982

Save It for Later
The Beat

from Special Beat Service

21 pts

106

dance

charted as Save It for Later / Sole Salvation in US dance charts
[I.R.S. 9909]
written by Dave Wakeling, Ranking Roger, Andy Cox, David Steele & Everett Morton