Buffalo Stance

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"Buffalo Stance"
Single by Neneh Cherry
from the album Raw Like Sushi
Released 1988
Recorded 1988
Genre Dance, Electro-hop
Length 5:42 (full-length version)
4:07 (7" edit)
Label Virgin
Writer(s) Neneh Cherry, Jamie Morgan, Ramacon, Cameron McVey, Tim Simenon[1]
Producer Tim Simenon ("Bomb the Bass") and Mark Saunders
Neneh Cherry singles chronology
"Buffalo Stance"
(1988)		 "Manchild"
(1989)

"Buffalo Stance" is a 1988 song that peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart recorded by Neneh Cherry from her album Raw Like Sushi.

Contents

[edit] History

[edit] "Looking Good Diving"

An early version of the song appeared as the B-side on the 1986 Stock Aitken & Waterman produced single "Looking Good Diving" by duo Morgan-McVey, which was made up of Jamie Morgan and Cherry's future husband, Cameron McVey. The song, titled "Looking Good Diving with the Wild Bunch", was sung by Cherry. Cherry also appears in the video of the song, playing guitar.

[edit] "Buffalo Stance"

Tim Simenon ("Bomb the Bass") was asked to help with the reworking of the song and Cherry pays homage to Simenon during the song's breaks ("Yeah, Timmy! Tell it like it is!" and "Bomb the Bass, rock this place!").

The title refers to Buffalo, a group of photographers, models, musicians, hair and makeup artists, etc. formed by fashion stylist Ray Petri, of whom Cherry, Morgan and McVey were all members.[2] Thus the meaning is to stand like you are posing for a photo-shoot in a London fashion magazine in the 1980s.

The song's name is also a reference to Malcolm McLaren's 1983 song "Buffalo Gals", which is sampled in "Buffalo Stance". Other samples came from Rock Steady Crew's "Are You Ready?" and the saxophone break came from Miami's[1] 1974 song "Chicken Yellow".[1]

Cherry notably performed the song live on Top of the Pops while seven months pregnant.[1]

[edit] Music video

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[edit] Track listing

Unlike most singles it was released as a 3-inch CD single, a format which has more or less disappeared.

  1. "Buffalo Stance (Extended Mix)" – 5:43
  2. "Buffalo Stance (Scratchapella)" – 1:38
  3. "Buffalo Stance (Electro Ski)" – 3:38
  4. "Give Me a Muthufucking Break Beat (Sukka mix)" - 5:19

[edit] Charts

This song, as well as being her debut hit, was Cherry's international breakthrough, reaching #3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, #3 on the UK Singles Chart, and #1 on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart.

Chart Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 21
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[4] 7
Canadian Top Singles (RPM)[5] 3
Canadian Dance/Urban Singles (RPM)[6] 1
Germany (Media Control AG)[7] 2
Ireland (Irish Singles Chart)[8] 7
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9] 1
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[10] 1
New Zealand (RIANZ)[11] 14
Norway (VG-lista)[12] 3
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 2
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[15] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[16] 3
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[17] 1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[18] 30

[edit] Original versions

  • 7" Mix (Mark Saunders, Tim Simenon) 4:07
  • 12" Mix 5:43

[edit] Remixes and covers

  • Give Me A Muthufucking Break Beat/ Sukka Mix 5:19
  • There's Nothing Wrong Mix/ Sukka Mix II (The Dynamik Duo & DJ Mushroom) 5:30
  • Electro Ski Mix (Mark Saunders, Tim Simenon) 3:35
  • Extended Mix
  • Scratchapella 1:41
  • 1/2 Way 2 House Mix (Arthur Baker) 7:44
  • Nearly Neuebeat (Arthur Baker) 7:06
  • Kevin Saunderson's Techno Stance Mix I (Kevin Saunderson) 6:41
  • Kevin Saunderson's Techno Stance Mix II (Kevin Saunderson)5:17
  • Instrumental 5:41
  • Fast Pop Mix (Arthur Baker) 5:41
  • Cosmic Re-Edit 2004 3:35
  • Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See N. Cherry vs Busta Rhymes (Pop Chop) 4:26
  • Buffalo Stance vs Brimful Of Asha N. Cherry vs Cornershop (Soulwax)
  • DJ Rock Your Buffalo Body N. Cherry Vs Justin Timberlake (DJ Jonny Moiree)

[19]

The song was also featured on the soundtrack of Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City. Also, Westlife performed the song on the medley part of their Where the Dreams Come True Tour. It was also featured in the movie Slaves of New York which stars Bernadette Peters and directed by James Ivory.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Hitlåtens historia, "Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance", Sveriges Television, 3 January 2012.
  2. ^ Flett, Kathryn (17 September 2000). "Style: Ray Petri". London: The Observer. http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2000/sep/17/features.magazine37. Retrieved 2010-04-27. 
  3. ^ "Australian-charts.com – Neneh Cherry – Buffalo Stance". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien.
  4. ^ "Neneh Cherry – Buffalo Stance – Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien.
  5. ^ "Top Singles - Volume 50, No. 11, July 10 1989". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.6377. Retrieved September 11, 2011. 
  6. ^ "Dance/Urban - Volume 50, No. 3, May 15 1989". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.6837. Retrieved September 11, 2011. 
  7. ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  8. ^ "Irish Singles Chart – Search for song". Irish Recorded Music Association. http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement. Retrieved September 11, 2011. 
  9. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 8, 1989" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Stichting Nederlandse Top 40.
  10. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Neneh Cherry – Buffalo Stance" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  11. ^ "Charts.org.nz – Neneh Cherry – Buffalo Stance". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien.
  12. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Neneh Cherry – Buffalo Stance". VG-lista. Hung Medien.
  13. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Neneh Cherry – Buffalo Stance". Singles Top 60. Hung Medien.
  14. ^ "Neneh Cherry – Buffalo Stance – swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien.
  15. ^ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. Official Charts Company.
  16. ^ "Neneh Cherry Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Neneh Cherry. Prometheus Global Media.
  17. ^ "Neneh Cherry Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play for Neneh Cherry. Prometheus Global Media.
  18. ^ "Neneh Cherry Album & Song Chart History" Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Neneh Cherry. Prometheus Global Media.
  19. ^ Neneh Cherry Online retrieved April 4, 2008
Preceded by
"Like a Prayer" by Madonna		 Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
April 29, 1989		 Succeeded by
"Real Love" by Jody Watley
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Remix albums
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Live albums
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Video albums
  • The Rise of Neneh Cherry (1989)
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