Cult of Snap

"Cult of Snap"
Single by Snap!
from the album World Power
B-side Blasé Blasé
Released September 1, 1990
Format CD single, CD maxi
Recorded 1990
Genre Eurodance
Length 3:59 (radio edit)
Label Logic Records
Writer(s) John "Virgo" Garrett III, Durron Butler, Benito Benites
Producer(s) Benito Benitez
John "Virgo" Garrett III
Snap! singles chronology
"Ooops Up"
(1990)
"Cult of Snap"
(1990)
"Mary Had a Little Boy"
(1990)
Music video
"Cult of Snap" on YouTube

"Cult of Snap" is a song recorded by German Eurodance group Snap!. It was released as the third single from their debut studio album, World Power in September 1990. It was No.1 in Spain for four weeks. Snap! performed the song on the British TV show Top of the Pops.

The song was re-recorded and included on their in 2003, remix album, "The Cult of Snap!" featuring Roy Malone.

Music Video

A tribal music video was released to promote the song. It sees the band members belly dancing and charming a snake.

Track listings

  1. "Cult of Snap" (World Power Radio Mix) — 3:59
  2. "Blasé Blasé" — 4:32
  1. "Cult of Snap" (World Power Mix)— 6:30
  2. "Cult of Snap" (Album Version)— 5:18
  3. "Cult of Snap" (World Power Radio Mix) — 3:59
  4. "Cult of Snap" (E-Version)— 5:54
  1. "Cult of Snap" (The Modno 2000 Mix) — 5:25
  2. "Cult of Snap" (The Virtual Dub Mix) — 4:39
  3. "Cult of Snap" (The Elektra Mix) — 5:25

Charts

Weekly Charts

“Cult of Snap” peaked in the top 5 in Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Norway and Austria. [2]

Chart (1990) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 27
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 5
Germany (Media Control Charts)[6] 3
Ireland (IRMA)[7] 8
Italy (FIMI)[8] 7
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9] 6
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[10] 15
Norway (VG-lista)[11] 5
Spain (AFYVE)[12] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 12
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 5
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[15] 8

Year-end charts

Chart (1990) Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[16] 68
Italy (FIMI)[8] 37
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[17] 56

See Also

List of number-one singles of 1990 (Spain)

References

  1. "Snap Cult of Snap - remix". discogs.com. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  2. "SNAP! - Cult of Snap (SONG)". Australian-charts. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  3. "Australian-charts.com – Snap! – Cult of Snap". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  4. "Austriancharts.at – Snap! – Cult of Snap" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  5. "Ultratop.be – Snap! – Cult of Snap" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  6. "Officialcharts.de – Snap! – Cult of Snap". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  7. "The Irish Charts – All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  8. 8.0 8.1 "I singoli più venduti del 1990" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Creative Commons. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  9. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Snap! search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  10. "Charts.org.nz – Snap! – Cult of Snap". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  11. "Norwegiancharts.com – Snap! – Cult of Snap". VG-lista. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  12. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  13. "Swedishcharts.com – Snap! – Cult of Snap". Singles Top 60. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  14. "Swisscharts.com – Snap! – Cult of Snap". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  15. "Archive Chart: 1990" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  16. "Jaaroverzichten 1990" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  17. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1990" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 January 2015.