About The Song
“Dr. Beat” is the first international single released by the American band Miami Sound Machine, led by Cuban-American singer Gloria Estefan, on their first English language, but eighth overall, studio album, Eyes of Innocence (1984). The song was written by the band’s drummer Enrique “Kiki” Garcia and was released worldwide in 1984 becoming a hit in several Europe countries and propelled the album to success.
“Dr. Beat” was not quite as popular in the US as some of Miami Sound Machine’s later singles, only peaking at number 17 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. However, it became one of the group’s biggest international hits, reaching the top 10 in Spain and peaking at number six in the United Kingdom.
The song has maintained popularity through inclusion on a number of 1980s retrospective albums. It also became popular again in 2005 when Scottish DJ and producer Mylo mashed the song up with his hit “Drop the Pressure” to create “Doctor Pressure”, which became a hit single in its own right.
In 2024, the song’s 2000 remix “Emergency 911” by Prezioso & Marvin went viral on social media, becoming popular on video-sharing platforms like TikTok and Instagram. It was remixed again in budots style by Dj Johnrey as “Emergency Budots” in 2024 which would spawn a viral TikTok dance trend that same year.
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Lyrics
Emergency!
Paging Dr. Beat
Emergency!
Doctor, I’ve got this feelin’ deep inside of me, deep inside of me
I just can’t control my feet when I hear the beat, when I hear the beat
Hey doctor, could you give me somethin’ to ease the pain, to ease the pain?
‘Cause if you don’t help me soon gonna lose my brain
Gonna go insane
I just don’t know, don’t know how I’m gonna deal with you (Dr., Dr., Dr., Dr., Dr. Beat)
I just don’t know, don’t know
Won’t you help me doctor beat
(Dr., Dr., Dr. Beat, won’t you help me Dr. Beat?)
(Dr., Dr., Dr. Beat, won’t you help me Dr. Beat?)
(Dr., Dr., Dr. Beat, won’t you help me Dr. Beat?)
Say, say, say, doctor
I got this fever that I can’t control
That I can’t control
Music makes me move my body
Makes me move my soul
Makes me move my soul
Doc, you better give me somethin’
‘Cause I’m burnin’ up
Yes, I’m burnin’ up
Doc, you’ve got to find a cure
Or we’re gonna die
Yes, we’re gonna die
I just don’t know, don’t know how I’m gonna deal with you (Dr., Dr., Dr. Beat?)
I just don’t know, don’t know won’t you help me Dr. Beat?
(Dr., Dr., Dr. Beat, won’t you help me Dr. Beat?)
(Dr., Dr., Dr. Beat, won’t you help me Dr. Beat?)
Doctor, doctor, won’t you please help me? (Dr., Dr., Dr. Beat, won’t you help me Dr. Beat?)
You gotta help me, you gotta help me (Dr., Dr., Dr. Beat, won’t you help me Dr. Beat?)
If you got trouble, can’t stop your feet pay a little visit to Dr. Beat
Doctor, doctor, won’t you please help me? (Dr., Dr., Dr. Beat, won’t you?)
(Dr., Dr., Dr. Beat, won’t you help me Dr. Beat?) You gotta help me, you gotta help me
(Dr., Dr., Dr. Beat, won’t you?)
If you got trouble, can’t stop your feet pay a little visit to Dr. Beat
(Dr., Dr., Dr. Beat, won’t you help me Dr. Beat?)
(Dr., Dr., Dr. Beat, won’t you help me Dr. Beat?) You gotta help me, you gotta help me
(Dr., Dr., Dr. Beat, won’t you?)
(Dr., Dr., Dr. Beat, won’t you help me Dr. Beat?)
(Dr., Dr., Dr. Beat, won’t you?)
Doctor, doctor, won’t you please help me?
(Dr., Dr., Dr. Beat, won’t you help me Dr. Beat?)
(Dr., Dr., Dr. Beat, won’t you help me Dr. Beat?) Help me
(Dr., Dr., Dr. Beat, won’t you help me Dr. Beat?) You gotta help me