I Need a Beat

~ Recording by LL Cool J

Annotation

Released May, 1986; From the album "Radio".

Annotation last modified on 2009-10-18 01:40 UTC.

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.7I Need a Beat4:32L.L. Cool JRadioL.L. Cool JAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Def Jam Recordings (US)CK 40239
1.7I Need a Beat4:32L.L. Cool JRadioL.L. Cool JAlbum
Def Jam Recordings (US)314527352-2
1.8I Need A Beat (Remix)4:31L.L. Cool JRadioL.L. Cool JAlbum
Def Jam Recordings (US), Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)BFC 40239, FC 40239
1.8I Need a Beat4:32L.L. Cool JRadioL.L. Cool JAlbum
Def Jam Recordings (US)P2-27352
1.8I Need a Beat4:32L.L. Cool JRadioL.L. Cool JAlbum
  • US1995-03-28
Def Jam Recordings (US)314 527 352-2
1.8I Need a Beat4:32L.L. Cool JRadioL.L. Cool JAlbum
  • US1995-03-28
Def Jam Recordings (US)314 527 352-4
1.13I Need a Beat4:33LL Cool JAll WorldLL Cool JAlbum + Compilation
  • US1996-11-05
Def Jam Music Group314 534 125-2
1.13I Need a Beat4:33LL Cool JAll WorldLL Cool JAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1996-11-05
Def Jam Recordings (US)534 740-2
1.13I Need a Beat4:33LL Cool JAll WorldLL Cool JAlbum + Compilation
Def Jam Recordings (US)P2-34125
1.13I Need a Beat4:33LL Cool JAll WorldLL Cool JAlbum + Compilation
  • -1996
Def Jam Records, Inc.534 125-2
1.13I Need a Beat4:33LL Cool JAll WorldLL Cool JAlbum + Compilation
  • -1996
1.4I Need a Beat4:33LL Cool JDef Jam's Greatest Hits: HardcoreVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.7I Need a Beat4:32L.L. Cool JRadioL.L. Cool JAlbum
Def Jam Recordings (US)527 352-2
1.7I Need a Beat4:32L.L. Cool JRadioL.L. Cool JAlbum
Def Jam Recordings (US)DEF 461034 2

Relationships

producer:Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Def Jam Records, Inc. (in 1986)
recorded at:Chung King House of Metal in New York, New York, United States (from 1984 until 1985)
recording of:I Need a Beat

Related works

I Need a Beat

composer:James Todd Smith
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)