Slave to the Music (Twenty 4 Seven song)

"Slave To The Music"

CD Maxi
Single by Twenty 4 Seven
from the album Slave To The Music
Released 13 August 1993
Format CD single
CD maxi
12" maxi
Recorded 1992
Genre Eurodance, dancehall, hip house
Length 4:01
Label Indisc, ZYX Music, Possum
Writer(s) Twenty 4 Seven
Ruud van Rijen
Stay-C
Producer(s) Twenty 4 Seven
Ruud van Rijen
Certification Platinum, Gold
Twenty 4 Seven singles chronology
"It Could Have Been You"
(1992)		 "Slave to the Music"
(1993)		 "Is It Love"
(1993)
US cover

"Slave to the Music" is a song by Dutch eurodance group Twenty 4 Seven. It was released in 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 all over the world during the summer of 1993. The song was released to the U.S. but it did not top the "Billboard". It reached the Top 5 in Australia in 1994 and was certified platinum by ARIA, peaking at number 2 on the Australian Singles Chart.
"Slave to the Music"
Sample of "Slave to the Music", the 3rd and first song from Slave to the Music (Twenty 4 Seven album)
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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
  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
CD maxi
  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
Australia
  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"

Netherlands
  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

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, it also shows Stay-C & Nance singing. The music video contains different colored backgrounds. During the making a green screen was used..

Charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 19
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[4] 7
Germany (Media Control Charts)[5] 8
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6] 6
Norway (VG-lista)[7] 5
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 14
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 4
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[10] 104
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 12

End of year charts

End of year chart (1994) Position
Australia (ARIA)[11] 46
Germany (Media Control Charts) 24
Switzerland(Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 49

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified[13]
Australia (ARIA)[14] Platinum 24 March 1994 70,000
Germany (BVMI)[15] Gold 18 April 1994 10,000
Poland (ZPAV) 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. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Twenty 4 Seven feat. Stay-C and Nance – Slave to the Music". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  3. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Twenty 4 Seven feat. Stay-C and Nance – Slave to the Music" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  4. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  5. ↑ "Chartverfulgong > Twenty 4 Seven feat. Stay-C and Nance > Slave to the Music – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  6. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Twenty 4 Seven feat. Stay-C and Nance search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
  7. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Twenty 4 Seven feat. Stay-C and Nance – Slave to the Music". VG-lista.
  8. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Twenty 4 Seven feat. Stay-C and Nance – Slave to the Music". Swiss Singles Chart.
  9. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Twenty 4 Seven feat. Stay-C and Nance – Slave to the Music". Singles Top 60.
  10. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  11. ↑ "1994 Australian Singles Chart". aria. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  12. ↑ "1994 Swiss Singles Chart" (in German). Swisscharts. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  13. ↑ "Certification for every country in the world" (PDF). IFPI. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  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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