| Hyperreal | |
| Cover: | Shamen-Hyperreal.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The Shamen |
| Album: | En-Tact |
| B-Side: | In the Bag |
| Released: | 25 March 1991 |
| Recorded: | 1990 |
| Producer: |
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| Prev Title: | Make It Mine |
| Prev Year: | 1990 |
| Next Title: | Move Any Mountain |
| Next Year: | 1991 |
"Hyperreal" is a song by British electronic music group The Shamen. After it was remixed by William Orbit, it was released on 25 March 1991 as the fourth single from their 1990 album En-Tact. A duet between Colin Angus and Plavka, it reached number 29 on the UK Singles Chart, their most successful single before the re-release of "Move Any Mountain" four months later. A remix 12-inch with remixes by Jack Dangers from Meat Beat Manifesto was released six weeks after the regular single, on 6 May 1991.[1]
In the song, the title is not pronounced the usual way (hyper-real), but as four distinct syllables, with the stress on the second syllable: hy-per-ri-al. The kanji on the cover might be 吊 (tsu, suspended).
Allmusic's John Bush deemed the song an "infectious techno-pop anthem".[2]
| Title | Length | Remixer | Available on | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Hyperreal" | 4:31 | En-tact (1990) | ||
| "Hyperreal LPEdit" | 3:34 | 7", Cass | ||
| "Hyperreal Orbit" | 5:45 | William Orbit | 12", CD | |
| "Hyperreal Orbit" (Early fade) | 5:22 | William Orbit | En-tact (1991) | |
| "Hyperreal Orbitedit" | 3:13 | William Orbit | CD, 7", Cass | |
| "Hyperreal Dub" | 3:25 | William Orbit | 12" | |
| "Hyperreal Selector" | 7:45 | Jack Dangers | Remix 12" | |
| "Hyperreal Selector" (Edit) | 4:03 | Jack Dangers | En-tact (1991) | |
| "Hyperreal Dirty Dubbing" | 3:50 | Jack Dangers | Remix 12" | |
| "Hyperreal Dirtiest Dub" | 3:10 | Jack Dangers | CD | |
| "Hyperreal Maguire 1" | 5:20 | Mark McGuire | 12" | |
| "Hyperreal McGuire 2" | 5:38 | Mark McGuire | Remix 12" | |
| "Hyperreal" (Remix) | 5:03 | Rico Conning | Volume One | |
| "Hyperreal" (Live BBC 1, 1991) | 3:20 | On Air |
All released in 1991, except En-tact (1990) and On Air • The BBC Sessions (1993). The "Hyperreal" single was released in five different formats in the UK: 7", Cassette, CD, 12" and Remix 12".