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that turned into a groove, then a completed arrangement, and then they put the lyrics at the very end...This song was built upon that one repeating bass track, and that was the jam that blossomed into a whole complete song." Rouben also remarked how the title for this song, along with many other hits
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According to engineer Jack Rouben, the foundation of the song started with its bassline: " was a musical idea that
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magazine ranked it as the 12th biggest R&B single of 1981. A later single released, featuring "
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by the band, was a phrase coined by co-writer Rudy Taylor.
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Burn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)

Single
The Gap Band
The Gap Band III
A-side
B-side
Humpin'
Genre
Funk
Label
Mercury
Songwriter(s)
The Gap Band
Party Lights
Humpin'
"Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)" (TopPop, 1981)
YouTube
The Gap Band
Charlie Wilson
Lonnie Simmons
Charlie
Minimoog
Billboard Hot 100
Cash Box
Humpin'
Dave Grohl
Smells Like Teen Spirit
"What a Fool Believes Edition"
Slate

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