Nacional Records is proud to announce the release of Tom Tom Club's 'Genius Of Live.' I'm gonna have some fun (What do you consider fun?) [7][8], Frantz and Weymouth performed the song as Tom Tom Club in the 1984 Talking Heads concert movie Stop Making Sense, as an interlude to allow Talking Heads frontman David Byrne to change into costume for the film's performance of "Girlfriend is Better".[9]. I ended up waking the assistant engineer - he was asleep under the console - and I showed him the part, and he played it. You're watching the official music video for Tom Tom Club - \"Genius Of Love\" from their 1981 self-titled debut album. In May 2016, a version of the song by Tinashe was used in a television advertising campaign for Target Corporation. Song by Yoko Ono from her 1981 album Season of Glass. It reached number one on the Billboard Disco Top 80 chart. "Genius of Love" is a 1981 hit song by Tom Tom Club from their 1981 eponymous debut album. So we did what we had to do. Report abuse. Genius of Love. It was featured during the Season Nineteen episode, "Stunning and Brave". Genius of Love, a Single by Tom Tom Club. Print and download Genius of Love sheet music by Tom Tom Club. I had the idea for the title and Tina wrote the rest of the lyrics and the melody, except for the last line. 65 in the UK Singles Chart, while both of the other two singles released from the Tom Tom Club LP achieved Top 30 placings in the UK. Chris Frantz credited the success of the single for convincing David Byrne to "soldier on with Talking Heads". I really love the way the normal rhythm of the phrase "gen-i-us of love" is completely distorted, making "genius" trisyllabic followed by the two beats "of love", creating an asymmetrical 3/2 metric as the flow of syllables come to an abrupt stop. The single also became a club success all around Europe, and peaked at number 28 in New Zealand, the first of three Top 40 hits for the band there. Verified Purchase. Sire 1981. Tom Tom Club performs in the music video "Genius of Love" from the album "Tom Tom Club" recorded for Sire and Warner Brothers Records. I wrote: He's a genius of love He's got a greater depth of feeling Yes, he's the genius of love He's so deep Sheet music arranged for Piano/Vocal/Guitar in E Minor. The melody is playful and almost child-like, using catchy syncopation. Chris (Frantz) was mad, but I really couldn't play; my hand wouldn't even close. One of the most dramatic tracks on the album to address her husband John Lennon's murder. 31 on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 1982,[12] becoming the Tom Tom Club's only entry on the Hot 100. Tom Tom Club Sire 1981. 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On some pressings, the song is sometimes credited to Mr. Yellow and, on others, it is credited to Yella. The vast Rhino catalog of more than 5,000 albums, videos, and hit songs features material by Warner Music Group artists such as Van Halen, Madonna, Duran Duran, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, The Doors, Chicago, Black Sabbath, John Coltrane, Yes, Alice Cooper, Linda Ronstadt, The Ramones, The Monkees, Carly Simon, and Curtis Mayfield, among many others. It appears in the season 19 premiere of South Park named "Stunning and Brave" (2015). Key and BPM for Genius of Love by Tom Tom Club. Tina Weymouth sings the lead and also co-wrote the song: although she was responsible for writing the bassline and intended to play it on record, she was forced to pass on the latter task to another musician. The band and the Cucumber Studios Ltd produced the animated music video of the song.[10]. The lyrics and video imply that the singer is in jail although why she's imprisoned is not explained, aside from one reference to illegal drug use, "We went insane when we took cocaine". A song based on the keyboards-and-bass rhythm in "Genius of Love" was later used in a long-running TV advertising campaign in the UK by the Bird's desserts company between 1985 and 1992, the commercials featuring a spin on the psychedelic animation of the Tom Tom Club video using rudimentary CGI. by X-Ecutioners feat. Read more. Producers: Steven Stanley, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz. Genius of Love by Tom Tom Club (1981) Multiple Elements Rock / Pop. Biz Markie and Tom Tom Club. Master Po. Helpful. I had never played in the studio around the clock like we were doing, so I didn't even know that could happen. In 2002, it was also used in a popular TV commercial for Kia Motors. With Tom Tom Club. Buy on Vinyl/CD. Tom Tom Club - Genius Of Love (Official Music Video) - YouTube Also see Camelot, duration, release date, label, popularity, energy, danceability, and happiness. It reached number one on the Billboard Disco Top 80 chart. "Genius of Love" is a 1981 hit song by Tom Tom Club from their 1981 eponymous debut album. Other artists have incorporated "Genius of Love" into their works, including Public Enemy's "Leave This Off Your F**kin Charts", Redman's "Brick City Mashin'", Cam'ron's "Me, My Moms & Jimmy", 2nd II None's "Niggaz Trippin'", Fresh Kid Ice's "Roll Call", 2Pac's "High Speed", Seagram's "I Don't Give a Fuck", Busta Rhymes' "One", Ant Banks' "Roll 'Em Phat", P.M. But they instead used an instrumental version which is good too but not like the really beautiful vocal version included on the Tom Tom Club album. Frank Zappa, in an interview with MTV, mentioned that the music video was his favorite at the time, due to it being "animated and clever."[13]. About Genius Of Love "Genius of Love" is a 1981 hit song by Tom Tom Club from their 1981 eponymous debut album. The only problem is they should have used the vocal edit in long version form and they'd have had a winner on their hands. Become A Better Singer In Only 30 Days, With Easy Video Lessons! Tags: New Wave, Funk, Sampled in More Than 100 Songs, US One-hit Wonder, Drum Break. Sample appears at 0:04 and 0:24. jump. Producers: Steven Stanley, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz. Genius Of Love, by Tom Tom Club as expected a true 80's song that somehow got missed from my playlist, but no longer Read more. Get DJ recommendations for harmonic mixing. \"Genius Of Love\" is sampled by Mariah Carey in \"Fantasy\".Subscribe to the Rhino Channel! These things happen."[6]. Fun, natural fun I'm in heaven Genres: New Wave, Synth Funk. / Fun, natural fun / I'm in Heaven / With my boyfriend, my laughing boyfriend Thanks to "Genius Of Love," it went Gold, outselling not only the Byrne/Eno album, but any Talking Heads album released to that point. The B-side of the "Genius of Love (Long Version)" 12" vinyl has a lesser-known underground hit called "Yella". Built From Scratch Loud 2002. It reached number one on the Billboard Disco Top 80 chart. 5.0 out of 5 stars Brings back fond memories. Brings back fond 1980s memories. Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2016. Download this Track. It later went on to peak at No. [11] On its release in November 1981, "Genius of Love" became a huge hit in the clubs and on the R&B and dance charts worldwide, soon earning the Tom Tom Club LP a Gold Sales Award in 1982. Tom Tom Club. We didn't finish it until a couple of weeks later. by Tom Tom Club. 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