We Got the Beat

We Got the Beat by The Go-Go's is featured in The Purple Piano Project, the first episode of Season Three. It is sung by the New Directions with solos from Brittany, Rachel, and Santana.

It is sung as an attempt to attract new members for the Glee Club, but the entire time through, no one seems to be interested, giving awkward and uncomfortable expressions. After the song, Jacob screams "Food Fight!" which leads to everyone in the cafeteria throwing food at the Glee Club members. Sugar Motta can be seen during the performance, to which she later attempts to join the Glee Club in The Choir Room.

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Trivia

• It is similar to Season Two's Empire State of Mind.
  • Both performed outside the choir room (Courtyard/Food Cafeteria).
  • Both Rachel and Santana have solos in the songs.
  • It is performed to attract and recruit new members for the Glee Club.
  • After watching the performance, new members auditioned for the Glee Club (Sam and Sunshine in Season 2, Sugar in Season 3).
  • Something unexpected happened after the performance (No one—except for Sam and Sunshine—noticed their performance/Food Fight).
  • Both were the first song performed in the season.
• Chris Colfer hurt his foot while dancing on a table during this number. He talks about it here.
• This marks the first group number of Season Three with everyone in the Glee Club participating in it.

Mistakes

• While Santana, Brittany, and Rachel are dancing/singing on the tables, they continuously change locations. Originally Brittany is in the middle with Rachel on her right and Santana on her left, but in the next scene, Santana is in the middle with Brittany to her right and Rachel to her left. They then go back to their original places in the next scene.
• Near the end of the performance, there's a random line of Rachel saying "Whooo."

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The Purple Piano Project We Got the Beat • Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead • It's Not Unusual Anything Goes/Anything You Can Do • You Can't Stop the Beat I Am Unicorn Somewhere • I'm the Greatest Star • Something's Coming Asian F Spotlight • Run the World (Girls) • Cool • It's All Over • Out Here on My Own • Fix You Pot o' Gold Bein' Green • Last Friday Night • Waiting for a Girl Like You • Candyman • Take Care of Yourself The First Time Tonight • Uptown Girl • A Boy Like That/I Have A Love • America • One Hand, One Heart Mash Off Hot for Teacher • You and I/You and I • Hit Me with Your Best Shot/One Way or Another I Can't Go for That/You Make My Dreams • Rumour Has It/Someone Like You I Kissed a Girl Perfect • I'm the Only One • Girls Just Want to Have Fun • Jolene • I Kissed a Girl • Constant Craving Hold on to Sixteen Red Solo Cup • Buenos Aires • Survivor/I Will Survive • ABC • Control • Man in the Mirror • We Are Young Extraordinary Merry Christmas All I Want for Christmas Is You • Blue Christmas • River • Extraordinary Merry Christmas Let It Snow • My Favorite Things • Santa Claus Is Coming to Town • Christmas Wrapping Do They Know It's Christmas • Santa Baby Yes/No Summer Nights • Wedding Bell Blues • Moves Like Jagger/Jumpin' Jack Flash The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face • Without You • We Found Love Michael Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' • Bad • Scream • Never Can Say Goodbye • Human Nature Ben • Smooth Criminal • I Just Can't Stop Loving You • Black or White • I Want You Back The Spanish Teacher Sexy and I Know It • Don't Wanna Lose You • Bamboleo/Hero • La Isla Bonita • A Little Less Conversation Heart L-O-V-E • Let Me Love You • Stereo Hearts • Home • I Will Always Love You You're the Top • Cherish/Cherish • Love Shack On My Way Cough Syrup • Stand • Glad You Came • Fly/I Believe I Can Fly • What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger) • Here's to Us Big Brother I'm Still Standing • Hungry Like the Wolf/Rio • Fighter • Up up Up • Somebody That I Used to Know Saturday Night Glee-ver You Should Be Dancing • Night Fever • Disco Inferno • If I Can't Have You How Deep Is Your Love • Boogie Shoes • More Than a Woman • Stayin' Alive Dance with Somebody How Will I Know • I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) • Saving All My Love for You So Emotional • It's Not Right but It's Okay • I Have Nothing • My Love Is Your Love Choke The Music of the Night • School's Out • Cell Block Tango • Not the Boy Next Door The Rain in Spain • Shake It Out • Cry Prom-asaurus Big Girls Don't Cry • Dinosaur • Love You Like a Love Song • What Makes You Beautiful • Take My Breath Away Props I Won't Give Up • Because You Loved Me • Mean • Flashdance... What a Feeling Nationals Edge of Glory • It's All Coming Back to Me Now • Paradise by the Dashboard Light Starships • Pinball Wizard • Tongue Tied • We Are the Champions Goodbye Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat • Forever Young • I'll Remember • You Get What You Give In My Life • Glory Days • Roots Before Branches • Not the End