Hit That Perfect Beat

"Hit That Perfect Beat"
Single by Bronski Beat
from the album Truthdare Doubledare
B-side	"I Gave You Everything"
Released	11 November 1985[1]
Genre	Hi-NRG[2][3][4]
Length	3:38
Label	Forbidden Fruit London
Songwriter(s)	Steve Bronski John Foster Larry Steinbachek
Producer(s)	Adam Williams
Bronski Beat singles chronology
"I Feel Love" (1985) "Hit That Perfect Beat" (1985) "C'mon! C'mon!" (1986)
Audio
"Hit That Perfect Beat" on YouTube

"Hit That Perfect Beat" is a song by British synth-pop band Bronski Beat from their second album, Truthdare Doubledare (1986). It reached number three on the UK Singles Chart in January 1986 and entered the top 10 in several European countries, Australia, and South Africa.

Music video

The video for the song featured frontman and vocalist John Foster in the video seeking to join the group after reading an advert in a newspaper and fronts an audition to join the group. The video also features the other two band members playing with Foster at a Liverpool club called "The State" as well as scenes from in and around Stanley Dock, and flashes from the 1985 film Letter to Brezhnev.

Track listing

7-inch single^[5]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hit That Perfect Beat"
2.	"I Gave You Everything"

UK, Australasian, and Japanese 12-inch single^[6]^[7]^[8]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hit That Perfect Beat" (extended version)	6:25
2.	"I Gave You Everything"	4:00

UK 12-inch single (Instant mix)^[9]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hit That Perfect Beat" (Instant mix)
2.	"Hit That Perfect Beat" (Instant dub)
3.	"I Gave You Everything"

UK 12-inch single (Metropolitan version)^[10]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hit That Perfect Beat" (Metropolitan version)
2.	"Hit That Perfect Beat" (Instant dub)
3.	"I Gave You Everything"

US 12-inch single^[11]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hit That Perfect Beat" (remix)	8:26
2.	"Hit That Perfect Beat" (original mix)	6:25
3.	"Hit That Perfect Beat" (dub)	7:10

Canadian 12-inch single^[12]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hit That Perfect Beat" (extended version)
2.	"Hit That Perfect Beat" (Instant mix)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1985–1986) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report)[13] 3 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[14] 11 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[15] 23 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[16] 91 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[17] 8 Ireland (IRMA)[18] 5 Italy (Musica e dischi)[19] 5 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[20] 16 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[21] 19 South Africa (Springbok Radio)[22] 5 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] 3 UK Singles (OCC)[24] 3 West Germany (GfK)[25] 4

Year-end charts Chart (1986) Position Australia (Kent Music Report)[13][26] 20 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[27] 77 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[28] 29 West Germany (Official German Charts)[29] 32

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[30]	Silver	250,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

In other media

The song appears in Metallica's 1992 documentary A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica, showcasing the recording of their Eponymous fifth studio album. During the credits, a scene showing drummer Lars Ulrich and guitarist Kirk Hammett dancing to the song as bassist Jason Newsted bobs his head comedically.^[31]

References

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4. "Reviews > Dance > Picks > Bronski Beat – Hit That Perfect Beat". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 8. 22 February 1986. p. 71. ISSN 0006-2510.
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6. Hit That Perfect Beat (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Bronski Beat. Forbidden Fruit, London Records. 1985. BITEX 6, 886 007-1.
7. Hit That Perfect Beat (Australasian 12-inch single vinyl disc). Bronski Beat. London Records. 1985. 886 007-1.
8. Hit That Perfect Beat (Japanese 12-inch single sleeve). Bronski Beat. London Records. 1985. L12P 7109.
9. Hit That Perfect Beat (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Bronski Beat. Forbidden Fruit, London Records. 1985. BITER 6, 886 018-1.
10. Hit That Perfect Beat (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Bronski Beat. Forbidden Fruit, London Records. 1985. BITXX 6.
11. Hit That Perfect Beat (US 12-inch single vinyl disc). Bronski Beat. MCA Records, London Records. 1985. MCA-23605.
12. Hit That Perfect Beat (Canadian 12-inch single sleeve). Bronski Beat. London Records. 1985. LDSX 226.
13. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
14. "Bronski Beat – Hit That Perfect Beat" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
15. "Bronski Beat – Hit That Perfect Beat" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
16. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0664." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
17. "European Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 4. 1 February 1986. p. 20.
18. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Hit That Perfect Beat". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
19. "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Bronski Beat".
20. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 2, 1986" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
21. "Bronski Beat – Hit That Perfect Beat" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
22. "SA Charts 1965 – 1989 Songs H–I". rock.co.za. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
23. "Bronski Beat – Hit That Perfect Beat". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
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25. "Offiziellecharts.de – Bronski Beat – Hit That Perfect Beat" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
26. "National Top 100 Singles for 1986". Kent Music Report. No. 650. December 1986. Retrieved 24 January 2023 – via Imgur.
27. "European Hot 100 Singles: Hot 100 of the Year 1986". Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 51/52. 27 December 1986. p. 28.
28. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1986". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 21 February 2022.
29. "Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 1986" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
30. "British single certifications – Bronski Beat – Hit That Perfect Beat". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
31. "10 times Metallica made us laugh".