LSI (Love Sex Intelligence) explained

LSI (Love Sex Intelligence)
Cover:LSI_(song).jpg
Type:single
Artist:the Shamen
Album:Boss Drum
B-Side:
  • "Make It Mine"
  • "Possible Worlds"
Released:6 July 1992
Length:3:43
Label:One Little Indian
Producer:The Shamen
Prev Title:Move Any Mountain
Prev Year:1991
Next Title:Ebeneezer Goode
Next Year:1992

"LSI (Love Sex Intelligence)" is a song by Scottish band the Shamen with vocals by Jhelisa Anderson. Having been remixed by the Beatmasters, it was the first single taken from their fifth album, Boss Drum (1992). Released in July 1992, it achieved success in Finland, where it reached number one, Sweden, where it peaked at number four, and the United Kingdom, where it rose to number six. On the Eurochart Hot 100, "LSI" peaked at number 16. Its music video was directed by Mathew Glamorre. The CD single also contains a remix of "Make It Mine", a song from the En-Tact album.

Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "Wildly popular British rave act previews its upcoming U.S. sophomore set, Boss Drum, with an NRGetic workout that is splashed with acidic keyboard lines and pouty female vamping."[1] Andy Kastanas from The Charlotte Observer found that "This has the ravish flavour of the Shamen's music with some additional female vocals thrown in for texture. Don't miss the house, techno, and break beat versions."[2] Linda Ryan from the Gavin Report called it a "high-energy, no-apologies dance track". She stated that Jhelisa Anderson's vocal talent "is the ace-in-the-hole here, and this siren makes "LSI" move in a really big way."[3] A reviewer from Melody Maker reckoned that the raps "are as strong as those" of "Move Any Mountain".[4]

Andy Beevers from Music Week described the song as "intelligent acidic techno".[5] Roger Morton from New Musical Express writing, "Clean as a whistle, the Shamen's first single of '92 pulses along flashing polished technology and irrefutable slogans. It's a piece of seamless, aerobic '90s pop automation that would do very nicely as a soft drink commercial theme".[6] Another editor stated that "this should push the Shamen back into the charts."[7] Johnny Dee from Smash Hits gave it five out of five, commenting, "LSI? Love, Sex, Intelligence if you're interested. And you will be, 'cos, like "Move Any Mountain", this is a corkin' Hi-NRG anthem that snaps at your heels like an annoying Yorkshire Terrier and demands you dance. Odd folk but they know a cuffin' good groove when it tweaks their ear-lobes."[8]

Music video

The music video for the song was directed by Mathew Glamorre.

Track listings

7-inch single

Europe

  1. "LSI" (Beat edit)  – 3:45
  2. "LSI" (Alternative edit)  – 3:45

12-inch maxi

Australia

  1. "LSI" (Freaked Out V1.02)
  2. "LSI" (Club Deep mix)
  3. "LSI" (dance vocal)
  4. "Possible Worlds"
  5. "LSI" (Dub Rave vocal)

Germany

  1. "LSI" (dance vocal)  – 5:12
  2. "Possible Worlds"  – 3:27
  3. "LSI" (Freaked Out V1.02)  – 5:13
  4. "LSI" (Club Deep mix)  – 11:25

Denmark, France, UK

  1. "LSI" (Freaked Out V1.02)  – 5:13
  2. "LSI" (Club Deep mix)  – 11:25
  3. "LSI" (dance vocal)  – 5:12
  4. "Possible Worlds"  – 3:27

US

  1. "LSI" (Ed Richards 12-inch mix)  – 5:11
  2. "LSI" (Beatmasters 12-inch mix)  – 5:14
  3. "LSI" (Shamen Alternative vocal)  – 6:06
  4. "LSI" (Frank De Wulf Dub Rave)  – 4:29
  5. "LSI" (Shamen Deep dub)  – 6:00
  6. "LSI" (Well Hung Parliament dub)  – 5:41

CD maxi

Europe

  1. "LSI" (Beat edit)  – 3:45
  2. "LSI" (Alternative vocal)  – 6:06
  3. "LSI" (Dub Rave vocal)  – 4:37
  4. "Make It Mine" (U.S. dub mix)  – 4:25

US

  1. "LSI" (Beatmasters 7-inch)  – 3:40
  2. "LSI" (Shamen 7-inch)  – 3:51
  3. "LSI" (E-Smoove 7-inch mix)  – 3:35
  4. "LSI" (Ed Richards 12-inch mix)  – 5:11

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1992–1993)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[9] 53
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[10] 16
Europe (European Dance Radio)[11] 10
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[12] 1
UK Dance (Music Week)[13] 10
US Dance Club Play (Billboard)[14] 1
US Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)[15] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)Position
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[16] 38
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[17] 93
UK Singles (OCC)[18] 64

Notes and References

  1. Larry. Flick. Single Reviews. Billboard. 1 August 1992. 25 January 2018. Larry Flick.
  2. Kastanas, Andy (12 August 1992). "Sounds of Progress". p. 18. The Charlotte Observer.
  3. Linda . Ryan . Alternative: New Releases . . 31 July 1992 . 44 . 17 October 2020 .
  4. Push. Albums. Melody Maker. 12 September 1992. 43. 20 February 2023.
  5. Andy . Beevers . Dance . . 4 July 1992 . 8 . 2 October 2020.
  6. Roger. Morton. Singles. New Musical Express. 4 July 1992. 17. 18 February 2023.
  7. Sherman at the Controls. Vibes: Groove Check. NME. 4 July 1992. 25. 21 February 2023.
  8. Johnny. Dee. New Singles. Smash Hits. 8 July 1992. 51. 16 May 2019.
  9. 250.
  10. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 9. 33. 19. 15 August 1992. 21 March 2018.
  11. European Dance Radio. Music & Media. 22 August 1992. 24. 24 October 2021.
  12. Book: Pennanen, Timo. 2006. Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972. fi. 1st. Tammi. 978-951-1-21053-5. Helsinki.
  13. Top 60 Dance Singles. Music Week. 20. 18 July 1992. 29 September 2020.
  14. Dance Club Songs. Billboard. 12 September 1992. 25 July 2023.
  15. Dance Singles Sales. Billboard. 24 October 1992. 25 July 2023.
  16. The RPM Top 50 Dance Tracks of 1992. RPM. 56. 25. 25. 19 December 1992. 5 May 2020.
  17. 1992 Year-End Sales Charts. Music & Media. 9. 51/52. 17. 19 December 1992. 31 January 2020.
  18. Year End Charts: Top Singles. Music Week. 8. 16 January 1993.

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