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Wikipedia article




"'Turn Up the Beat'" is the debut single by Australian pop singer Tina Arena, released under the name of 'Tina'.

Background and release



From 1976, Arena was a regular on Australian television show 'Young Talent Time'. She left the show in October 1983, ahead of her 16th birthday. After leaving the show, Tina began playing music with 'Young Talent Time's floor manager Greg Petherick and the pair recorded some demos that were submitted to record labels. Arena was eventually signed as the first artist on Brian Cadd's new label Graffiti Records. Cadd bought the rights to a song called "Turn Up the Beat", which Arena liked because "it was up-tempo and fun, a song about how sometimes music is more important that just about anything else".

A music video was released, but with the song peaking at number 92, the planned album was scrapped.

Track listings



7" single

*A1. "Turn Up the Beat"

*B1. "Dreamer"

12" single

*A1. "Turn Up the Beat" (Extended Beat Mix)

*B1. "The Chant"

*B2. "Dreamer"

Charts



References



Category:Tina Arena songs

Category:1984 songs

Category:1985 debut singles

Category:Songs written by Pam Reswick

Category:Australian synth-pop songs

Category:Songs written by Steve Werfel

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