"Drunk on Love" is a 1994 song by Polish-born singer Basia from her third album, The Sweetest Illusion (1994). The track was a no. 1 on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart and remains one of Basia's biggest hits.
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| Single by Basia | ||||
| from the album The Sweetest Illusion | ||||
| Released | 1994 | |||
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| Length | 4:06 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
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| "Drunk on Love" on YouTube | ||||
Overview
editThe song was written by Basia Trzetrzelewska, Danny White and Peter Ross, and produced by Danny and Basia. It is an uptempo jazz-pop composition with layered scat singing. The track served as the third overall single from The Sweetest Illusion, preceded in 1993 by "More Fire Than Flame", released only in Japan, and the US-only single "Yearning" earlier in 1994. Remixed by Roger Sanchez into what has been described as a "gospel-house" track,[1][2] "Drunk on Love" turned out very popular in clubs and eventually reached no. 1 on the US Dance Club Songs (called Club Play at that time),[3] spending a total of twelve weeks on the chart.[4]
"Drunk on Love" received positive feedback from Billboard and Cash Box magazines in 1994.[5][6] In a retrospective review on AllMusic, the song was rated 3.5 out of five stars.[2]
Music video
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The accompanying music video for the song was directed by Nick Morris, assisted by cinematographer Alastair Meux.[7] It was filmed in spring 1994, largely in the streets of Soho in London's West End. Basia is pictured performing the song with numerous musicians and people dancing in the street, and singing on a rooftop accompanied by her partner Kevin Robinson (later of Simply Red) who then performs a trumpet solo. The pair is also pictured riding an open top car through the streets at night. The video shows footage of Cambridge Circus and Soho Square, and briefly features popular local places Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, Bar Italia, Soho Brasserie on Old Compton Street, and the now-defunct hair salon Cuts on Frith Street. Distant shots of London landmarks BT Tower, Big Ben and St Paul's Cathedral are also included. In 2009, the video was released on a bonus DVD included in the special edition of Basia's album It's That Girl Again.[8]
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References
edit- ^ Flick, Larry (1994-07-30). "Morales Takes Charge; Vicious Rolls With Loleatta". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. p. 27. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
- ^ a b John Bush. "Drunk on Love - Basia | Songs, Reviews, Credits". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
- ^ "Hot Dance Music". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. 1994-10-29. p. 37. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 30.
- ^ Flick, Larry (1994-07-23). "Single Reviews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. p. 59. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
- ^ Troy J. Augusto (1994-07-30). "Pop Singles – Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. p. 7. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
- ^ "Basia - "Drunk on love"". mvdbase.com. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- ^ "magic RECORDS - KATALOG PŁYT - Basia: It's That Girl Again (edycja specjalna)" (in Polish). magicrecords.pl. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
- ^ "European Dance Radio Top 25" (PDF). Music & Media. 1994-07-30. p. 14. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ "BASIA | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
- ^ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 1994-10-01. p. 6. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- ^ "Basia Chart History". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- ^ "Basia - Awards : AllMusic". www.allmusic.com. Archived from the original on 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
- ^ "The Year in Music". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. 1994-12-24. p. 48. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2018-08-30.