Counting the Beat reached number one in Australian charts

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"Counting the Beat" is a 1981 new wave pop song by New Zealand band The Swingers that became a major hit and enduring Australasian classic.

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instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
associatedAct The Swingers ⓘ
chartPosition number one in Australian singles chart ⓘ
number one in New Zealand singles chart ⓘ
countryOfOrigin New Zealand ⓘ
describedAs enduring Australasian classic ⓘ
major hit ⓘ
genre new wave ⓘ
pop ⓘ
hasCulturalImpact widely remembered in Australian popular culture ⓘ
widely remembered in New Zealand popular culture ⓘ
hasMelodyType upbeat ⓘ
hasMusicVideo yes ⓘ
hasPart B-side: One Good Reason ⓘ
linked to: One Good Reason
hasRhythm danceable beat ⓘ
language English ⓘ
notableFor signature song of The Swingers ⓘ
originalMedium 7-inch vinyl single ⓘ
partOf The Swingers discography ⓘ
performer The Swingers ⓘ
producer David Tickle ⓘ
publicationDate 1981 ⓘ
recordedIn 1980 ⓘ
recordLabel Mushroom Records ⓘ
releaseRegion Australasia ⓘ
linked to: Asia-Pacific
use featured in television advertisements in Australia ⓘ
featured in television advertisements in New Zealand ⓘ
writer Bones Hillman ⓘ
Buster Stiggs ⓘ
Phil Judd ⓘ

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The Swingers → songChartSuccess → Counting the Beat reached number one in Australian charts ⓘ