| Demagogue | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Urban Dance Squad |
| Album: | Persona Non Grata |
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| Released: | 5 April 1994 |
| Studio: | Ridge Farm Studios, Studio 4 Recording |
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| Length: | 4:06 |
| Label: | BMG Ariola Benelux / Virgin |
| Producer: | Phil Nicolo, Stiff Johnson |
| Prev Title: | Grand Black Citizen |
| Prev Year: | 1992 |
| Next Title: | Candy Strip Experience |
| Next Year: | 1994 |
"Demagogue" is a single by Dutch band Urban Dance Squad. It was released as the lead single for the band's third studio album, Persona Non Grata. It is a rap metal song.[2] The song reached number 31 on the Dutch Charts, becoming their highest-charting song in the region.[3] It also reached number 38 on the Belgian charts.[4]
The single was released by Virgin Records in the United States on 7 March 1995,[5] to coincide with a limited tour of small clubs in America.[6] The song received airplay on college, metal and modern rock stations in the United States but failed to chart on any of the mainstream music charts.
The B-side to the single contained two main remixes by the Dust Brothers, a metal style and a hip-hop version.[6] The song's video also received airplay on MTV.
Rick Anderson at Allmusic wrote: "Demagogue, the album's opener and centerpiece, is an utterly bracing concoction of raw-throated rap and spare, bright metal guitar, all underlaid with minimalist funk drums."[7]