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"Slave to the Music"
Song

"Slave to the Music" is a song by the Dutch Eurodance group Twenty 4 Seven.

Release

It was released on 13 August 1993, as the third single and first song from their second studio album Slave To The Music.[1] The song charted all over European countries, and it topped the international charts as well in Australia. It became a significant worldwide hit during the summer of 1993. The song was released in the U.S., and made the Billboard Hot Dance and Bubbling Under charts. It reached the Top 5 in Australia in 1994 and was certified platinum by ARIA, peaking at number 2 on the Australian Singles Chart.

Track listing

CD single
Europe
  1. "Slave To The Music" (Ultimate Dance Single Mix) — 4:01
  2. "Slave To The Music" (Ferry & Garnefski Club Mix) — 5:02

CD maxi

US CD-Maxi - ZYX Music (Including U.S. Remixes)
  1. "Slave To The Music" (DJ EFX's Funky Tribalist Mix) — 6:20
  2. "Slave To The Music" (DJ EFX's Bonus A La Pump) — 3:08
  3. "Slave To The Music" (Tyler's Radio Mix) — 4:03
  4. "Slave To The Music" (Tyler's Club Mix) — 6:19
  5. "Slave To The Music" (Ferry & Garnefski Club Mix) — 5:02
  6. "Slave To The Music" (Razormaid Mix) — 6:04
US CD-Maxi - ZYX Music (Including Mass Attack Radio Edit)
  1. "Slave To The Music" (Mass Attack Radio Edit) — 4:32
  2. "Slave To The Music" (Ultimate Dance Single Mix) — 4:01
  3. "Slave To The Music" (Tyler's Radio Edit) — 4:03
  4. "Slave To The Music" (Digital Mix) — 6:04
Germany CD-Maxi - ZYX Music (Including New Remix)
  1. "Slave To The Music" (Ultimate Dance Single Mix) — 4:01
  2. "Slave To The Music" (Ferry & Garnefski Club Mix) — 5:02
  3. "Slave To The Music" (Ultimate Dance Extended Mix) — 6:08
  4. "Slave To The Music" (Ferry & Garnefski Acid Mix) — 5:09
  5. "Slave To The Music" (Re-Mix) — 5:57
Australia & New Zealand CD single - Possum
  1. "Slave To The Music" (Ultimate Dance Single Mix) — 4:01
  2. "Slave To The Music" (Ferry & Garnefski Club Mix) — 5:02
  3. "Slave To The Music" (Ultimate Dance Extended Mix) — 6:08
  4. "Slave To The Music" (Ferry & Garnefski Acid Mix) — 5:09

Vinyl 12"

Greece
  1. "Slave To The Music" (Ultimate Dance Single Mix) — 4:01
  2. "Slave To The Music" (Ferry & Garnefski Club Mix) — 5:02
Netherlands - Indisc
  1. "Slave To The Music" (Ultimate Dance Extended Mix) — 6:08
  2. "Slave To The Music" (Extended Instrumental Mix) — 5:10
  3. "Slave To The Music" (Ultimate Dance Single Mix) — 4:01
  4. "Slave To The Music" (Ferry & Garnefski Club Mix) — 5:02
  5. "Slave To The Music" (Ferry & Garnefski Acid Mix) — 5:09

Music video

File:Slave To The Music.png
Nancy Coolen as seen dancing in the video.

The music video for the song was released in September 1993 by Garcia Media Production, a studio company of Garcia Media based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It was videoed by Fernando Garcia and Steve Walker. The video features scenes with a jumping toad and a dancing boy called Dion, the scene shows Stay-C & Nance singing. The music video contains different coloured backgrounds. During the making a green screen was used.[1].





Charts

Chart (1993/1994) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 23
Denmark (Tracklisten)[4] 7
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) 20
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles) 50
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] 7
Germany (Media Control Charts) [2] 8
Israel (Israeli Singles Chart)[6] 17
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[3] 5
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4] 6
Norway (VG-lista)[7] 5
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 14
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 4
US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles 3
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 12

Year-end charts

Chart (1993/1994) Position
Australia (ARIA)[10] 12
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 40
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles) 88
Germany (Media Control Charts) [5] 97
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] 47
Norway (VG-lista)[7] 10
Switzerland(Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 49
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 37

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified[13]
Australia (ARIA)[14] Platinum 24 March 1994 70,000
Germany (BVMI)[15] Gold 18 April 1994 250,000
Poland (ZPAV) [6] Gold 1993 15,000

References

  1. ^ "Twenty 4 Seven Featuring Stay-C And Nance – Slave To The Music". discogs.com. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Twenty 4 Seven feat. Stay-C and Nance – Slave to the Music". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  3. ^ a b "Twenty 4 Seven feat. Stay-C and Nance – Slave to the Music" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  4. ^ "Hits of the World: Denmark (IFPI/Nielsen Marketing Research) 10/10/93". Billboard. 109 (5). Nielsen Business Media: 49. 10 October 1993. ISSN 0006-2510.
  5. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  6. ^ "Twenty 4 Seven featuring Stay-C and Nance - Slave to the Music" (PDF). Music & Media. p. 2. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Twenty 4 Seven feat. Stay-C and Nance – Slave to the Music". VG-lista.
  8. ^ "Twenty 4 Seven feat. Stay-C and Nance – Slave to the Music". Swiss Singles Chart.
  9. ^ a b "Twenty 4 Seven feat. Stay-C and Nance – Slave to the Music". Singles Top 100.
  10. ^ "1994 Australian Singles Chart". aria. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  11. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Twenty 4 Seven feat. Stay-C and Nance" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  12. ^ "1994 Swiss Singles Chart" (in German). Swisscharts. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  13. ^ "Certification for every country in the world" (PDF). IFPI. Archived from the original (pdf) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ "1994 Australian Awards". aria. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  15. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('Slave To The Music')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
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