Regarded as a dance classic and as a precursor of human beatboxing, artists still refer to this song today.

The song has been sampled, covered or remixed by many artists, including M|A|R|R|S, Kevin Aviance, Pulsedriver, Flo Rida and The Roots.

[11] He then duplicates his vocals on his drum kit, creating a call and response pattern.

[11] The song's tempo is 122 bpm and its original title, Trommeltanz, means "drum dance" in German.

In Kranz's native Germany, the track peaked at number 28 and spent 12 weeks on the charts, from February to May 1984.

In the United States, the single became a club smash, spending two weeks at number one on the Billboard Dance Club Play chart in January 1984, before being knocked off by Laid Back's "White Horse".