Set Adrift on Memory Bliss

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"Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" is a popular song by P.M. Dawn. The song is built around samples of "True", a 1983 song by Spandau Ballet, and "Paid In Full", a song by Eric B and Rakim.

[edit] Billboard

• Hot 100 peaked at one in November 30, 1991 for one week
• Hot Dance Club Play peaked at six in 1991
• Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs peaked at sixteen in 1991

[edit] Trivia

• The song was covered by the Backstreet Boys, and appears on their debut album.
• The song was the first number one song after the debut of the SoundScan system, which monitored airplay and sales more closely than before when Billboard had to rely on humans to report sales and airplay data. According to the test charts of the SoundScan system, "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" was at number one for at least three weeks, but officially has a one-week reign at number one.

[edit] See also

• Hot 100 number-one hits of 1991 (USA)

Preceded by "When a Man Loves a Woman" by Michael Bolton

Billboard Hot 100 number one single November 30, 1991

Succeeded by "Black or White" by Michael Jackson