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"Lost in Music" was one of the group's biggest hits. The song charted at No. 35 on the US Billboard R&B chart (then called the [[Hot Soul Singles]] chart)<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/sister-sledge-mn0000746666/awards|title=Sister Sledge|publisher=[[Allmusic]]}}</ref>). It also reached the UK top twenty in three separate decades. The original version reached #17 in 1979,<ref name="officialcharts"/> while a remixed version<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v_IyT35pJCgC&pg=PT307 |page=307 |title=80s Chart-Toppers: Every Chart-Topper Tells a Story |first=Sharon |last=Davis |publisher=Random House |year=2012 |isbn=9781780574110}}</ref> reached No. 4 in 1984.<ref name="officialcharts"/> |
"Lost in Music" was one of the group's biggest hits. The song charted at No. 35 on the US Billboard R&B chart (then called the [[Hot Soul Singles]] chart)<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/sister-sledge-mn0000746666/awards|title=Sister Sledge|publisher=[[Allmusic]]}}</ref>). It also reached the UK top twenty in three separate decades. The original version reached #17 in 1979,<ref name="officialcharts"/> while a remixed version<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v_IyT35pJCgC&pg=PT307 |page=307 |title=80s Chart-Toppers: Every Chart-Topper Tells a Story |first=Sharon |last=Davis |publisher=Random House |year=2012 |isbn=9781780574110}}</ref> reached No. 4 in 1984.<ref name="officialcharts"/> |
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A cover version of the song appeared on British post-punk band [[The Fall (band)|the Fall]]'s 1993 album ''[[The Infotainment Scan]]'';<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thequietus.com/articles/11815-the-fall-infotainment-scan-anniversary |title=A Past Gone Rad: The Fall's Infotainment Scan 20 Years On |last1=Macdonald |first1=Neil |date=15 April 2013 |website=[[The Quietus]] |accessdate=27 October 2014}}</ref> their "radically different" version has been read as a critique of the "unfair derision of the disco genre".<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4dEaBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA188 |page=188 |title=Cynicism in British Post-War Culture: Ignorance, Dust and Disease |first=Kieran |last=Curran |publisher=Springer |year=2014 |isbn=9781137444356}}</ref> |
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| Single by Sister Sledge | ||||
| from the album We Are Family | ||||
| B-side | "Thinking of You" | |||
| Released | July 11, 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
| Studio | The Power Station New York City, New York, U.S. | |||
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| Length | 3:24 (single version) 4:47 (album version) | |||
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| Sister Sledge singles chronology | ||||
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"Lost in Music" is a 1979[1] song by American vocal group Sister Sledge, released as the third single from their third studio album, We Are Family (1979). The song was written and produced by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards (of the group Chic).
Reception
A reviewer from Cash Box described "Lost in Music" as a "very Chic tune" with "sparse, elegant instrumentation and a "fascinating" hook.[2] Alan Jones from Music Week gave the 1993 remix three out of five, adding that "once again the original Chic hallmarks are ditched to turn the track into an edgy, percussive rattling slab of Nineties dance music."[3]
"Lost in Music" was one of the group's biggest hits. The song charted at No. 35 on the US Billboard R&B chart (then called the Hot Soul Singles chart)[4]). It also reached the UK top twenty in three separate decades. The original version reached #17 in 1979,[1] while a remixed version[5] reached No. 4 in 1984.[1]
Cover
A cover version of the song appeared on British post-punk band the Fall's 1993 album The Infotainment Scan;[6] their "radically different" version has been read as a critique of the "unfair derision of the disco genre".[7]
Charts
| Chart (1979) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop) | 14 |
| Ireland (IRMA) | 30 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) | 15 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100) | 12 |
| UK Singles (OCC) | 17 |
| US Hot Soul Singles (Billboard) | 35 |
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
| Ireland (IRMA) | 6 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) | 6 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100) | 4 |
| UK Singles (OCC) | 4 |
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[8] | 48 |
| Europe Dance (Music & Media)[9] | 4 |
| Ireland (IRMA) | 10 |
| UK Singles (OCC) | 14 |
| UK Dance (Music Week)[10] | 2 |
References
- ^ a b c "Sister Sledge". The Official Charts Company.
- ^ "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. July 28, 1979. p. 13. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ^ Jones, Alan (1993-02-20). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 22. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
- ^ "Sister Sledge". Allmusic.
- ^ Davis, Sharon (2012). 80s Chart-Toppers: Every Chart-Topper Tells a Story. Random House. p. 307. ISBN 9781780574110.
- ^ Macdonald, Neil (15 April 2013). "A Past Gone Rad: The Fall's Infotainment Scan 20 Years On". The Quietus. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ Curran, Kieran (2014). Cynicism in British Post-War Culture: Ignorance, Dust and Disease. Springer. p. 188. ISBN 9781137444356.
- ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. March 20, 1993. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ "European Dance Radio Top 25" (PDF). Music & Media. April 10, 1993. p. 9. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
- ^ "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. March 13, 1993. p. 18. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
