Sadeness (Part I)
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| Single by Enigma from the album MCMXC a.D. |
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| Released | December, 1990 | ||||
| Format | CD, cassette, 12" | ||||
| Recorded | ? | ||||
| Genre | New Age | ||||
| Length | 4:17 | ||||
| Label | Charisma / Virgin / EMI | ||||
| Writer(s) | Curly M.C. F. Gregorian David Fairstein |
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| Producer | Michael Cretu | ||||
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"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.
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[edit] History
"Sadeness" was written by Michael Cretu (under the pseudonym Curly M.C.), Frank Peterson (under the pseudonym F. Gregorian), and David Fairstein. The lyrics are in Latin and French; the Latin text includes a quotation from Psalm 24:7-8.
The song 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.
It was followed by a pseudo-sequel named "Mea Culpa (Part II)", which was less popular than "Sadeness".
[edit] Track listing
- 4-track CD single for the UK
- "Sadness Part I" (Radio Edit) – 4:17
- "Sadness Part I" (Extended Trance Mix) – 5:04
- "Sadness Part I" (Meditation Mix) – 3:01
- "Sadness Part I" (Violent US Remix) – 5:03
- 5-track CD single for the U.S.
- "Sadeness Part I" (Violent US Remix) – 5:03
- "Sadeness Part I" (Meditation Mix) – 3:01
- "Sadeness Part I" (Extended Trance Mix) – 5:04
- "Sadeness Part I" (Radio Edit) – 4:17
- "Introit: Benedicta sit sancta Trinitas" – 3:04
- 2-track promotional CD single for Japan
- "Sadness Part I" (Ebi-Kuma Mix)
- "Sadness Part I" (Meditation Mix)
- 2-track 7-Inch single for France
- "Sadeness Part I" (Radio Edit) – 4:17
- "Sadeness Part I" (Meditation Mix) – 2:57
[edit] Trivia
On October 16, 2002, the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Anne Dudley performed a live version of "Sadeness (Part I)".
The video was featured in The Brothers Grunt episode "The Ceremony".
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 films such as Charlie's Angels and Exit To Eden.
[edit] Video
The video shows a scholar, possibly a reference to Marquis de Sade, who falls asleep at a desk in his room whilst writing ... and has a fantastic, seductive, and enlightening dream. The scholar finds himself wandering among cathedral ruins. He comes up to Auguste Rodin's The Gates of Hell, which is probably the "Forbidden Door", according to the album concept. As the young man looks on, he sees a beautiful young woman beyond it. She whispers the main lyric to him in a seductive tone - "Sade, dis-moi" "Sade, donne-moi" or translated- "Sade, tell me" "Sade, give me". The man turns and tries to flee, but relents to his desires and is "sucked" back through the door. At this point, the young man wakes from the dream and looks around anxiously, but finds only a light from his window shining down on him.
[edit] Lyrics
(Latin) Procedamus in pace, In nomine Christi, Amen
(Translation) Let us go forth in peace, In the name of Christ, So be it
(Latin) Cum angelis et pueris, fideles inveniamur
(Translation) We shall find the faithful in the company of angels and children
(Latin) Attollite portas, principes, vestras et elevamini, portae aeternales et introibit Rex gloriae. Quis est iste Rex gloriae?
(Translation) Lift up ye heads o ye glorious gates, And be ye lifted up ye everlasting doors, And the king of glory shall come in. Who is the king of glory?
(French) Sade, dis-moi
(Translation) Sade, tell me
(French) Sade, donne-moi
(Translation) Sade, give me
(Latin) Procedamus in pace, In nomine Christi, Amen
(Translation) Let us go forth in peace, In the name of Christ, So be it
(French) Sade, dis-moi, qu'est-ce que tu vas chercher? Le bien par le mal, la vertu par le vice? Sade, dis-moi, pourquoi l'évangile du mal? Quelle est ta religion, où sont tes fidèles? Si tu es contre Dieu, tu es contre l'homme. Sade, dis-moi, pourquoi le sang pour le plaisir? Le plaisir sans l'amour? N'y a-t-il plus de sentiment dans le culte de l'homme? Sade, es-tu diabolique ou divin?
(Translation) Sade, tell me, what is it that you seek? The rightness of wrong, The virtue of vice? Sade tell me, why the Gospel of evil? What is your religion or where are your faithful? If you are against God, you are against man. Sade, tell me, why blood for pleasure? Pleasure without love? Is there no longer any feeling in man's faith? Sade, are you diabolical or divine?
(French) Sade, dis-moi
(Translation) Sade, tell me
(French) Sade, donne-moi
(Translation) Sade give me
(French) Sade dis-moi
(Translation) Sade, tell me
(French) Sade, donne-moi
(Translation) Sade, give me
(Latin) In nomine Christi, Amen
(Translation) In the name of Christ, so be it
[edit] Charts
The single became a #1 hit in over 24 countries[1], including UK, and sold over 7 million copies worldwide. The single remained on #1 of Eurochart for 9 weeks. In the United States, the song peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in April, 1991, making it the most recent foreign language song to climb that high. The record sold over 1 million copies in the USA and was certified platinum [2].
| Chart (1990-1991)[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] | Peak | Certification |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 5 | Platinum |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 1 | Platinum |
| U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 6 | Platinum |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 67 | Platinum |
| Eurochart Hot 100 Singles | 1 (9 weeks) | |
| Argentina Top 40 | 1 | |
| Australia ARIA Singles Chart | 2 | Gold |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 1 | Gold |
| Belgian VRT Top 30 Singles Chart | 1 | |
| Brazilian Hot 100 Singles & Tracks | 1 | |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 2 | |
| Danish Singles Chart | 1 | |
| France SNEP Singles Chart | 1 | Gold |
| Finnish Singles Chart | 6 | |
| German Singles Chart | 1 (10 weeks) | Platinum |
| Greece IFPI Singles Chart | 1 | |
| Hong Kong Foreign Singles Chart | 1 | |
| Japan Oricon Weekly International Singles Chart | 1 | |
| Irish Singles Chart | 1 | |
| Israeli Singles Chart | 1 | |
| Italian FIMI Singles Chart | 1 | Silver |
| Malaysia Singles Chart | 1 | Gold |
| Netherlands Top 40 Singles Chart | 1 | Gold |
| New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart | 2 | Gold |
| Norway VG-lista Singles Chart | 1 | |
| Portuguese Airplay Chart | 1 | |
| Singapore Singles Chart | 1 | |
| South African Radio-5 Airplay Chart | 1 | |
| Spanish Singles Chart | 1 | Gold |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 1 | Platinum |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 1 | |
| Thailandese Singles Chart | 4 | |
| UK Singles Chart | 1 | Gold |
[edit] References
- ^ "Sadeness Part I", in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 14, 2008)
- ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved April 14, 2008)
- ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 14, 2008)
- ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 14, 2008)
- ^ Billboard Billboard.com (Retrieved April 14, 2008)
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