Blondie - Rapture (1981)

Artist:   Blondie
Title:   Rapture
Year:   1981
Genre:   Disco, Rap
Label:   Chrysalis
Producer:   Mike Chapman





"Rapture" is a single by the American new wave band Blondie. It was released in January 1981 and was the second and final song to be released from the band's 1980 top 10 album "Autoamerican".
"Rapture" is a combination of new wave, disco, jazz, pop, and rap music, with the rap section forming an extended coda. While it was not the first single featuring rapping to be commercially successful, it was the first to top the charts. Its lyrics include references to hip-hop pioneers Fab Five Freddy and Grandmaster Flash.