Rapture
Blondie
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Toe to toe Dancing very close Barely breathing Almost comatose Wall to wall People hypnotized And they're stepping lightly Hang each night in Rapture Back to back Sacroiliac Spineless movement And a wild attack Face to face Sadly solitude And it's finger popping Twenty-four hour shopping in Rapture Fab Five Freddie told me everybody's high DJ's spinnin' are savin' my mind Flash is fast, Flash is cool Francois sez fas, Flashe' no do And you don't stop, sure shot Go out to the parking lot And you get in your car and you drive real far And you drive all night and then you see a light And it comes right down and lands on the ground And out comes a man from Mars And you try to run but he's got a gun And he shoots you dead and he eats your head And then you're in the man from Mars You go out at night, eatin' cars You eat Cadillacs, Lincolns too Mercury's and Subaru's And you don't stop, you keep on eatin' cars Then, when there's no more cars You go out at night and eat up bars where the people meet Face to face, dance cheek to cheek One to one, man to man Dance toe too toe Don't move to slow, 'cause the man from Mars Is through with cars, he's eatin' bars Yeah, wall to wall, door to door, hall to hall He's gonna eat 'em all Rapture, be pure Take a tour, through the sewer Don't strain your brain, paint a train You'll be singin' in the rain I said don't stop, to punk rock Well now you see what you wanna be Just have your party on TV 'Cause the man from Mars won't eat up bars when the TV's on And now he's gone back up to space Where he won't have a hassle with the human race And you hip-hop, and you don't stop Just blast off, sure shot 'Cause the man from Mars stopped eatin' cars and eatin' bars And now he only eats guitars, get up!
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Written by: Deborah Harry, Christopher Stein
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13 facts about this song
Music Genre"Rapture" by Blondie is considered the first number one hit song in the U.S. that prominently featured rap vocals.
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Notable AchievementIt was the first rap music video ever broadcasted on MTV, broadening the audience for the previously underground genre.
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Musical InfluencesBlondie's band members were influenced by Hip-Hop culture they encountered on the streets of New York and parties at The Mudd Club and integrated it into their music.
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Unique CompositionThe song is almost two songs in one—the first part is a pop song, while the later half evolves into a rap, showcasing lead singer Debbie Harry’s rapping skills.
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Album Information"Rapture" was the second single from their fifth studio album, "Autoamerican," released in 1980.
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SongwritingThe song was written by Debbie Harry and Chris Stein, showing their versatility in songwriting.
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Musical InspirationThe rap section of the song was inspired by hip-hop artists like Grandmaster Flash and the Sugarhill Gang.
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Chart Success"Rapture" went number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1981, making it a major pop hit.
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Pop Culture InfluenceThe phrase "Man from Mars" that is repeated several times throughout the song has been interpreted as an early example of Blondie's pioneering new wave sounds.
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LegacyIn 2019, "Rapture" was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
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Notable CollaborationsFor the video of the song, graffiti artists Fab 5 Freddy and Lee Quiñones, and breakdancer Crazy Legs were invited, marking one of the first times rap culture was represented in popular media.
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Debunked MythContrary to popular belief, Debbie Harry did not invent rap with "Rapture," despite it being the first rap song to reach the number one position on the Billboard charts. Rap had been part of black and Latino communities for at least a decade before "Rapture" was released.
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Song Duration"Rapture" is approximately 6 minutes and 33 seconds long, a substantially long runtime compared to average 3-minute songs, allowing for the evident genre blend in the song.
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