... and the Beat Goes On!

...and the Beat Goes On! is the debut studio album by German dance group Scooter. Four singles were released from it: "Hyper Hyper", "Move Your Ass!", "Friends" and "Endless Summer".

...and the Beat Goes On!
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 31, 1995 (1995-01-31)[1]
Recorded1994–1995
StudioThe Ambience Studio, Germany
Length58:25
LabelClub Tools
ProducerThe Loop!
Scooter chronology
...and the Beat Goes On!
(1995)
Our Happy Hardcore
(1996)
Singles from ...and the Beat Goes On!
  1. "Hyper Hyper"
    Released: 26 May 1994
  2. "Move Your Ass!"
    Released: 27 January 1995
  3. "Friends"
    Released: 11 May 1995
  4. "Endless Summer"
    Released: 24 July 1995

Production edit

After the success of the single "Hyper Hyper", Scooter decided to make their debut album. Released in early 1995, it contains brand new tracks and reworked "The Loop!"-remixes. There are no gaps between the tracks, it sounds like an imaginary Scooter gig (on the LP release, however, all tracks are unmixed and 7 tracks, not released as singles, are even without the crowd noises).

The album was re-released in 2013 in the "20 Years of Hardcore Expanded Edition" series. This version contains 3 CDs: the first is the digitally remastered original album; the other two contain the singles, B-sides, live recordings, and remixes related to the album.

The album was re-released on LP in 2020 to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the album's release.

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by H.P. Baxxter, Rick J. Jordan, Jens Thele, and Ferris Bueller

No.TitleLength
1."Different Reality"5:33
2."Move Your Ass!"5:38
3."Waiting for Spring"4:28
4."Endless Summer"4:04
5."Cosmos"6:06
6."Rhapsody in E"6:02
7."Hyper Hyper"5:00
8."Raving in Mexico"6:05
9."Beautiful Vibes"5:13
10."Friends"5:10
11."Faster Harder Scooter"5:06
Notes
  • "Waiting for Spring" is based on The Loop!'s remix of the 1994 single "Parade" by Community Featuring Fonda Rae, entitled "Parade (Waiting 4 Spring)". The Loop! was composed of H.P. Baxxter, Rick J. Jordan and Ferris Bueller before they became Scooter.
  • "Hyper Hyper" takes elements from Scottish group Ultra-Sonic's 1993 song "Annihilating Rhythm", much to Ultra-Sonic's chagrin.[2]
  • "Faster Harder Scooter" is a different track than "FasterHarderScooter" from the 1999 album "Back to the Heavyweight Jam".

Charts edit

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] 27
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 25
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5] 31
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[6] 18
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 29

References edit

  1. ^ "Scooter – ...And The Beat Goes On! (1995, CD)" – via www.discogs.com.
  2. ^ Lee, Mallorca (August 1997). "Goodbye Hardcore". M8 Magazine. p. 6.
  3. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Scooter – ... and the Beat Goes On!" (in German). Hung Medien.
  4. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Scooter – ... and the Beat Goes On!" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
  5. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Scooter – ... and the Beat Goes On!" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  6. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Scooter – ... and the Beat Goes On!". Hung Medien.
  7. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Scooter – ... and the Beat Goes On!". Hung Medien.