 "Cold Sweat" is the first recording in which Brown calls for a drum solo (with the famous exclamation "give the drummer some") from Clyde Stubblefield, beginning the tradition of rhythmic "breaks" that would become important in dance music and form the foundation of sampling.It also features a saxophone solo by Maceo Parker.Sometimes cited as "the first true funk song", "Cold Sweat" was recognized as a radical departure from pop music conventions at the time of its release.