Sadeness (Part I)

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"Sadeness (Part I)"
Single by Enigma
from the album MCMXC a.D.
Released	December, 1990
Format	CD, cassette, 12"
Recorded	?
Genre	New Age
Length	4:17
Label	Charisma / Virgin / EMI
Producer(s)	Michael Cretu
Chart positions
#1 (Austria, Austria, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Belgium, Eurochart, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK Singles Chart, US Hot Dance Singles Sales, US Hot Dance Club Play, Venezuela) #2 (Australia, New Zealand) #4 (Thailand) #5 (US Hot 100) #6 (Finland, US Modern Rock) #67 (US Top R&B Singles) Source
Enigma singles chronology
N/A	"Sadeness (Part I)" (1990)	"Mea Culpa (Part II)" (1991)

"Sadeness (Part I)" is a 1990 song created by the musical project, Enigma. The single was the first of four singles released from MCMXC a.D.

"Sadeness" was named "Sadeness (Part I)" on its single release in Germany, and "Sadness Part I" on its single release in the United Kingdom and Japan. It is a sensual track with an insistent beat based around "questioning" the sexual desires of Marquis de Sade, hence the German release name of "Sadeness", as opposed to the English word of Sadness.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Trivia 3 Video 4 Charts

[edit] Track listing

• 4-track CD single for the UK

1. "Sadness Part I" (Radio Edit) – 4:17
2. "Sadness Part I" (Extended Trance Mix) – 5:04
3. "Sadness Part I" (Meditation Mix) – 3:01
4. "Sadness Part I" (Violent US Remix) – 5:03

• 5-track CD single for the U.S.

1. "Sadeness Part I" (Violent US Remix) – 5:03
2. "Sadeness Part I" (Meditation Mix) – 3:01
3. "Sadeness Part I" (Extended Trance Mix) – 5:04
4. "Sadeness Part I" (Radio Edit) – 4:17
5. "Introit: Benedicta sit sancta Trinitas" – 3:04

• 2-track promotional CD single for Japan

1. "Sadness Part I" (Ebi-Kuma Mix)
2. "Sadness Part I" (Meditation Mix)

[edit] Trivia

On October 16, 2002, the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Anne Dudley performed a live version of "Sadeness (Part I)".

The song was featured in the "slow motion" sketch, from the 2nd season of Chappelle's Show. It was also used as background music in the film Charlie's Angels.

[edit] Video

The video shows a monk, wearing a red cape, situated in an old cathedral ruin, who falls asleep at a desk whilst writing ... and has a fantastic, seductive, and enlightening dream. The monk walks among ruins. He comes up to a door, which is probably the "Forbidden Door", according to the album concept. One can see a young girl, who whispers the lyrics. At the end of the clip, the young monk wakes up and looks around in very excited way.

[edit] Charts

The single became #1 hit in 24 countries, selling over 7 million copies worldwide.

Enigma
Michael Cretu | Sandra Cretu | Jens Gad Guest singers: Ruth-Ann Boyle | Andru Donalds Former members: Peter Cornelius | David Fairstein | Frank Peterson
Discography
Studio albums: MCMXC a.D. | The Cross of Changes | Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi! | The Screen Behind the Mirror | Voyageur | A Posteriori Compilation albums: Trilogy | Love Sensuality Devotion: The Greatest Hits | Love Sensuality Devotion: The Remix Collection | 15 Years After Singles: "Sadeness (Part I)" | "Mea Culpa (Part II)" | "Principles of Lust" | "The Rivers of Belief" "Carly's Song" | "Return to Innocence" | "The Eyes of Truth" | "Age of Loneliness" | "Out from the Deep" "Beyond the Invisible" | "T.N.T. for the Brain" | "Gravity of Love" | "Push the Limits" "Turn Around" | "Voyageur" | "Following the Sun" | "Boum-Boum" | "Hello and Welcome" | "Goodbye Milky Way" DVDs: Remember the Future | MCMXC a.D.: The Complete Video Album
Related projects
Sandra | Cretu and Theirs | Cornelius and Cretu | Moti Special | Trance Atlantic Air Waves
Related articles
A.R.T. Studios | List of Enigma music videos | The Dusted Variations

Preceded by "Bring Your Daughter...To the Slaughter" by Iron Maiden

UK number-one single January 13, 1991 for 1 week

Succeeded by "Innuendo" by Queen