Trapped (Colonel Abrams song)

"Trapped" is a single released by American musician Colonel Abrams in 1985. It has since become known as Abrams' signature song and still receives airplay on dance radio stations in the UK and the US.

"Trapped"
Single by Colonel Abrams
from the album Colonel Abrams
Released1985
Format12", 7"
Recorded1984
GenreGarage house[1]
Length4:13 (Vocal Version)
LabelMCA (US MCA-23568)
Songwriter(s)Colonel Abrams, Marston Freeman
Producer(s)Richard Burgess
Colonel Abrams singles chronology
"The Truth"
(1985)		 "Trapped"
(1985)		 "I'm Not Gonna Let"
(1985)

This song has arguably remained Abrams' biggest hit on both sides of the Atlantic, topping the US Hot Dance Club Play chart for one week in September 1985 and peaking at number 20 on the soul chart.[2] Overseas, it went to number three on the UK Singles Chart.

This track was also remixed by Boards of Canada under their Hell Interface pseudonym. The resulting track, also called "Trapped", was released on Skam Record's MASK 200.[3]

Mike Stock of Stock Aitken Waterman claims that "Trapped" was a big influence on the 1987 Rick Astley smash hit "Never Gonna Give You Up".[4]

Legacy

On the October 9, 2014 episode of BBC television program Mock the Week, Abrams track "Trapped" featured as a large constituent of a section concerning the use of Private Browsing, in which comedians Dara Ó Briain (hosting), and Ed Byrne (panelist) could not stop laughing during its recording.[5]

In 2014, the track was sampled by Belgian band The Subs in their cover of the track, reaching the charts, and released on their album Hologram.

Track listing
  • 12" single
Radio Version (A-side)
No.TitleLength
1."Trapped (Vocal Version)""4:13
2."Trapped (Dub Version)"4:06
3."Trapped (A Cappella Version)"4:16
Dance Version (B-side)
No.TitleLength
1."Trapped (Vocal Version)"6:30
2."Trapped (Dub Version)"6:44

Charts and certifications

Weekly Charts
Chart (1985) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[6] 1
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[6] 1
US Billboard Hot Black Singles 20
UK Singles Chart 3

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Gold 400,000+^

Personnel

See also
  • List of number-one dance hits (United States)

References
  1. "Trapped" (1985) - list of releases. Discogs.com. Retrieved January 24, 2020
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 22.
  3. "Hell Interface Sample". WhoSampled. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  4. Jonze, Tim (28 March 2017). "'I crawled on my knees to Kylie' – the inside story of Stock, Aitken and Waterman". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  5. "Dara O'Briain tries to explain Private Browsing but can't stop laughing". Mock the Week. BBC. October 9, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2016. Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  6. "Colonel Abrams - Billboard singles on Allmusic". Billboard.com/Allmusic. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
  7. "British single certifications – Colonel Abrams – Trapped". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Trapped in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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