"Ring My Bell" is a 1979 disco song by Anita Ward

Anita Ward

Anita Ward is an American singer and musician. She is best known for her 1979 million selling chart-topper, "Ring My Bell".-Career:Before signing a recording contract, Ward obtained a degree in psychology from Rust College in Holly Springs, Mississippi, and had become a schoolteacher...

. It was originally written for Stacy Lattisaw

Stacy Lattisaw

Stacy Lattisaw is an American R&B, dance, and gospel singer. Since the 1990s, she has exclusively sung gospel music, as a callback to her Christian roots.-Career:...

, but when she signed with a different label, Ward was asked to sing it instead and it became her only major hit

One-hit wonder

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. The song hit number one on the disco charts. "Ring My Bell" went to number one on both the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

, and soul singles chart. It also reached number one on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

."Ring My Bell" has been covered

Cover version

In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...

 by many artists since its original release, including Blondie

Blondie (band)

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, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince

DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince is a hip hop duo from West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Vocalist Will Smith met Jeff Townes while trying to make a name for himself in West Philadelphia's local hip hop scene. After joining forces with Clarence Holmes the team members became local celebrities...

, Ann Lee

Ann Lee (singer)

Ann Lee is a British Electropop/Eurodance singer, who rose to fame in the late 1990s.-Career:...

, Tori Amos

Tori Amos

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, Blood Sisters, Dynamic Duo

Dynamic Duo

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, D'Flow Production Squad, Collette, Saïan Supa Crew

Saïan Supa Crew

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, INOJ

INOJ

Ayanna Porter , better known by her stage name INOJ is an American R&B/bass music musician.She was born in Madison, Wisconsin & raised in New York City, New York...

, Pato Fu

Pato Fu

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, Joey Boy

Joey Boy

-Biography:Born into a Thai-Chinese family, Joey Boy started listening to hip hop when he was 14 years old and skateboarding. In 1994, he was signed to Bakery Music. His first release was a self-titled EP. He recorded nine more albums with the label....

, and Sxip Shirey

Sxip Shirey

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. It has also been remixed many times and is considered a disco-era classic.

Instrumentation

The song is characterized by the sound of chime

Chime

-Musical instrument or tone:* Chime , an array of large bells, typically housed in a tower and played from a keyboard.** An instrument of this kind with 23 bells or more is known as a carillon...

s and of the Synare

Synare

The Synare was a series of electronic drums made by Star Instruments in the mid 1970s through the 1980s. The Synare was a drum synthesizer, meaning it was essentially a synthesizer, but instead of being controlled by a keyboard, it was triggered by hitting rubber pads which were pressure...

 electronic drum

Electronic drum

An electronic drum is an electronic synthesizer which mimics an acoustic drum kit.The electronic drum usually consists of a set of pads mounted on a stand in a disposition similar to an acoustic drum kit. The pads are discs with a rubber or cloth-like coating. Each pad has a sensor which generates...

 playing a decaying high-pitched tom

Tom-tom drum

A tom-tom drum is a cylindrical drum with no snare.Although "tom-tom" is the British term for a child's toy drum, the name came originally from the Anglo-Indian and Sinhala; the tom-tom itself comes from Asian or Native American cultures...

 tone.

Uses in other media

The song was included in the films film Playgirl (1981), A Thin Line Between Love and Hate

A Thin Line Between Love and Hate

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(1996), The Waterboy

The Waterboy

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(1998), Mystery Men

Mystery Men

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(1999), Corky Romano

Corky Romano

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(2001), Dahmer

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(2002), The Possible

The Possible

Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: The Possible by Joey Boy was released by GMM Grammy in December 2006 to accompany the film. Many of the tracks are cover versions of Western pop songs, except with Thai lyrics that are specific to the characters and situations depicted in the film.The album cover...

(2006), Are We Done Yet?

Are We Done Yet?

Are We Done Yet? is a 2007 family comedy film starring Ice Cube. The film is both a remake of the classic Cary Grant comedy Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House and a sequel to 2005's comedy Are We There Yet? The film was directed by Steve Carr from a screenplay by Hank Nelken...

(2007), and The Book of Eli

The Book of Eli

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(2010). It has been used advertisements for Burger King

Burger King

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 (1997), Heinz

H. J. Heinz Company

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 baked beans (2008), and as part of a radio-station loop in the video games True Crime: New York City

True Crime: New York City

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and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

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and a Telus commercial