"Change the Beat" is a song written and recorded by Fab Five Freddy and produced by Bill Laswell’s group Material.
The remix by female vocalist Beside (Ann Boyle) of the band Time Zone is one of the most sampled songs in music history.
The official length of the tracks varies depending on the specific pressing of the single, with some releases mislabeling the running times entirely.
He also performs the chorus of the song, utilizing a vocoder with a white noise carrier to achieve a gritty, robotic effect.
[4] Laswell states that it was his manager Roger Trilling who recorded the sample during earlier sessions for another project.