Connected (Stereo MCs song)

"Connected"
Single by Stereo MCs
from the album Connected
B-side
  • "Disconnected"
  • "Fever"
Released
  • September 1992 (UK)
  • March 1993 (US)
Format
Length 3:59
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Stereo MCs
Audio sample
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"Connected" is the title track and first single from the British group Stereo MCs third studio album, released on 5 October 1992. The song samples "Let Me (Let Me Be Your Lover)" by Jimmy "Bo" Horne.[1]

"Connected" peaked at number 18 on the UK Singles Chart. Internationally, it peaked within the top ten of the charts in Austria and Switzerland and peaked within the top twenty of the charts in the United States. The song appeared in the movie Hackers, starring Angelina Jolie and Jonny Lee Miller. Rob Lowe personally chose the song to be the theme to his programme Dr. Vegas (2004).

Impact and legacy

Paste placed the song at number 8 in their list of "25 Awesome One-Hit Wonders of the 1990s" in 2011.[2] The Daily Telegraph ranked "Connected" at number 34 in their "Top 50 Dance Songs" list in 2015.[3] ThoughtCo listed the song at number 65 in their list of "The Best 100 Songs from the 1990s" list in 2018.[4]

Use in other media

The song appears in the movie, Saving Silverman. It has also been used in commercials promoting the USA Network's program Burn Notice, and by The Carphone Warehouse.[5] "I remember performing the track in late 1992," vocalist Rob Birch told Q. "The Brixton Academy was just around the corner from our neighbourhood in London, near where we recorded the album. We were supporting the Happy Mondays for their tour in the United Kingdom, and at that venue it was just amazing. The Connected album had only been out for a while, and we thought people were just starting to get into it. When we came on to the intro of the track, the whole audience was singing along to the tune and there was just an amazing vibe and energy. Everyone connected, basically."[6]

Track listings

CD maxi – Germany, United Kingdom
  1. "Connected" (edit) – 4:05
  2. "Connected" (full length) – 5:16
  3. "Disconnected" – 6:06
  4. "Fever" – 3:15
7" single
  1. "Connected" (edit) – 3:59
  2. "Fever" – 3:15
12" maxi – Germany, United Kingdom
  1. "Connected" (full length) – 5:12
  2. "Connected" (reprise) – 1:43
  3. "Disconnected" – 6:04
  4. "Fever" – 3:15
12" maxi – Promo – France
  1. "Connected" (Future Sound of London mix) – 6:19
  2. "Disconnected" – 6:04
US promo cassette
Side A
  1. "Connected" (edit)
Side B
  1. "Step It Up"
  2. "Don't Let Up"
  3. "Ground Level"

Charts

Chart (1992–1993) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 47
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8] 5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[9] 19
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[10] 7
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[11] 7
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[12] 32
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[13] 36
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[14] 14
France (SNEP)[15] 27
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16] 54
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[17] 24
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 8
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 6
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[20] 18
US Billboard Hot 100[21] 20
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[21] 26
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[21] 5
US Billboard Rhythmic Top 40[21] 38
US Billboard Top 40 Mainstream[21] 11
US Cash Box[22] 15

References

  1. ↑ Cromelin, Richard (13 May 1993). "Stereo MC's: Rapping to the Top With an English Beat : Pop music: One of the few U.K. rap acts to gain a foothold in the United States, the band's 'Connected' is moving up the singles charts". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Barrett, John (28 September 2011). "25 Awesome One-Hit Wonders of the 1990s". Paste. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Top 50 dance songs". The Daily Telegraph. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  4. ↑ Lamb, Bill (23 September 2018). "The Best 100 Songs From the 1990s". ThoughtCo. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  5. ↑ Lynskey, Dorian (25 July 2008). "Pop review: Stereo MCs, Double Bubble". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
  6. ↑ Q, May 2001
  7. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Stereo MC's – Connected". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Stereo MC's – Connected" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Stereo MC's – Connected" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 1787." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  11. ↑ "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 1787." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  12. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0986." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  13. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10 no. 2. 9 January 1993. p. 11. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  14. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  15. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Stereo MC's – Connected" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  16. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Stereo MC's – Connected" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  17. ↑ "Charts.nz – Stereo MC's – Connected". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  18. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Stereo MC's – Connected". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  19. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Stereo MC's – Connected". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  20. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  21. 1 2 3 4 5 "Stereo MC's – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  22. ↑ CASH BOX Top 100 Pop Singles – Week ending MAY 29, 1993 at the Wayback Machine (archived 10 October 2012). Cash Box magazine.
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