| Disco's Revenge | |
| Cover: | Gusto - Discos Revenge single.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Gusto |
| B-Side: | Remix |
| Released: | February 1996 |
| Recorded: | 1995 |
| Genre: | House |
| Length: | 4:03 |
| Producer: | Gusto |
| Prev Title: | The Spirit |
| Prev Year: | 1995 |
| Next Title: | Let's All Chant |
| Next Year: | 1996 |
"Disco's Revenge" is a song recorded by American house producer Gusto. It was released in February 1996 as a single only. The song, which mainly consists of a looped sample from Harvey Mason's 1979 song "Groovin' You", reached number nine in the United Kingdom and number one on the RPM Dance/Urban chart in Canada. The title quotes Frankie Knuckles, who had described house music as being "disco's revenge".[1]
A reviewer from Music Week gave "Disco's Revenge" three out of five, adding that "New Jersey's Gusto delivers a classy, bassy track, which has been championed by Radio One but has limited crossover potential."[2] James Hamilton from the Record Mirror Dance Update described it as a "Harvey Mason 'Groovin' You' riff based 'bum bum bum' bumbling simple hypnotic strider".[3] DJ Freshy-D from Smash Hits gave it four out of five, saying, "Simple 'n' irresistible! 'Disco's Revenge' is better known in the clubs as the one that goes boom... boom... boom! Gusto's heaving bassline, pumpin' beats and repetitive giant's vocal make for a stormin' floor-filler you just can't get out of your head!"[4]
| Chart (1996) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] | 22 | |
| Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[6] | 1 | |
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] | 23 | |
| France (SNEP) | 26 | |
| Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[8] | 30 | |
| Ireland (IRMA)[9] | 27 | |
| Italy (Musica e dischi)[10] | 22 | |
| Netherlands (Mega Top 100) | 23 | |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) | 59 | |
| UK Singles (OCC)[11] | 9 | |
| UK Dance (OCC)[12] | 1 | |
| UK Club Chart (Music Week)[13] | 1 |