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" Rapture " is a song by American rock band Blondie from their fifth studio album Autoamerican (1980). Written by band members Debbie Harry and Chris Stein, and produced by Mike Chapman, the song was released as the second and final single from Autoamerican on January 12, 1981, by Chrysalis Records.
[Verse 1] Toe to toe, dancing very close. Barely breathing, almost comatose. Wall to wall, people hypnotized. And they're stepping lightly. Hang each night in rapture. [Verse 2] Back to back,...
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This was the first #1 hit song with a rap. Artists like Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaataa, and Kurtis Blow had been rapping since the mid-'70s, and The Sugarhill Gang cracked the Hot 100 in 1979 with " Rapper's Delight ," but until "Rapture," rap had never been incorporated into a hit pop song.
Blondie’s “Rapture” is often credited as one of the pioneering songs that brought rap into the mainstream. While it may not be the first rap song ever released, it was one of the first to gain widespread commercial success.
