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"People"
Single by Soul II Soul featuring Marcia Lewis
from the album Vol. II: 1990 – A New Decade
Released1990
Genre
Length3:50
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Soul II Soul singles chronology
"A Dream's a Dream"
(1990) 		"People"
(1990) 		"Missing You"
(1990)
Music video
"People" on YouTube

"People" is a 1990 song by British R&B band Soul II Soul, released as the third single from their second album, Vol. II: 1990 – A New Decade (1990). It features singer Marcia Lewis, who also performed on their previous single "Get a Life", and was a notable hit, peaking at number ten in Italy, number 16 in the Netherlands and number 46 in Germany. It is one of the few songs by the band not to chart in the UK. It reached number three on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in the US.

Critical reception

Greg Sandow from Entertainment Weekly noted that the band "sometimes [are] in a more lighthearted mood", as in "People", "where, to the pulse of a house-music beat, comments on crowds passing in the street evoke a vision of the humanity all of us share."[1]

Track listing

  • 7", UK (1990)
  1. "People" – 3:50
  2. "Feelin' Free" – 4:14
  • 12", UK & Europe (1990)
  1. "People" (12" Mix) – 5:35
  2. "People" (Alternate # 2) – 9:25
  • CD single, UK & Europe (1990)
  1. "People" (7" Mix) – 3:50
  2. "People" (12" Mix) – 5:35
  3. "People" (Alternate #2) – 9:25
  • CD maxi, Europe (1990)
  1. "People" (7" Mix) – 3:50
  2. "People" (LP Version) – 4:55
  3. "People" (12" Mix) – 5:35
  4. "People" (Alternate #1) – 5:26
  5. "People" (Acappella) – 4:56

Charts

Chart performance for "People"
Chart (1990) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 90
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[3] 97
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[4] 12
Germany (Official German Charts) 46
Italy (Musica e dischi)[5] 10
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6] 16
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 17
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] 49
US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard) 3
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) 44

References

  1. ^ Sandow, Greg (1 June 1990). "Vol. II 1990 A New Decade". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  2. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 261.
  3. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 13 October 1990. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  4. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Soul II Soul". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 242. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 30 May 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Soul II Soul".
  6. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Soul II Soul" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Soul II Soul – People" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Soul II Soul – People". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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