ROCK
1973
124 BPM
Am
Long Train Runnin'
A rare rock track that found favor with hip-hop producers due to its repetitive, hypnotic groove and clean break section
The Doobie Brothers
"Long Train Runnin'"
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Original Track
The Doobie Brothers - "Long Train Runnin'" (1973)
The original track containing the legendary 6.0-second drum break
Break occurs at 0:00 - 0:06
The History
A rare rock track that found favor with hip-hop producers due to its repetitive, hypnotic groove and clean break section.
One of the few mainstream rock hits to achieve significant sampling success in hip-hop.
The track's repetitive, hypnotic groove made it unusually compatible with hip-hop production
Public Enemy's usage in 'Terminator X to the Edge of Panic' proved rock samples could work in hardcore hip-hop
Gang Starr's 'Step in the Arena' demonstrated its effectiveness in boom bap production
House of Pain's 'Jump Around' made it synonymous with aggressive, party-oriented hip-hop
Cypress Hill's 'Insane in the Brain' showed its versatility in alternative hip-hop contexts
The break's clean production made it ideal for sampling despite its rock origins
Onyx's 'Slam' proved its power in hardcore, confrontational hip-hop production
The Doobie Brothers' blues-rock approach created an unexpectedly hip-hop-friendly sound
It became a bridge between rock's repetitive grooves and hip-hop's sampling aesthetic
Who Sampled It
Public Enemy
"Terminator X to the Edge of Panic"
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
1988
Gang Starr
"Step in the Arena"
Step in the Arena
1991
House of Pain
"Jump Around"
House of Pain
1992
Cypress Hill
"Insane in the Brain"
Black Sunday
1993
Onyx
"Slam"
Bacdafucup
1993
💡 This breakbeat has been sampled 5 times in our database
Tags
rock
doobie-brothers
repetitive
hypnotic