Lost in Music (Stereo MC's song) explained

Lost in Music
Cover:Lost_in_Music_(Stereo_MCs_song).jpg
Type:single
Artist:Stereo MCs
Album:Supernatural[1]
Released:1991[2]
Genre:
Length:3:34 (USA edit)
4:46 (album version)
Producer:Stereo MCs
Prev Title:Elevate My Mind
Prev Year:1990
Next Title:Connected
Next Year:1992

"Lost in Music" is a song by English hip hop/electronic dance group Stereo MCs, released in 1991 as the second single from their second album, Supernatural (1990). The song spent a week at number one on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club chart,[3] and also peaked at number 46 on the UK Singles Chart.[4]

Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "Stereo MC's drop some dope (and topical) rhymes on the funk-line hip-hopper "Lost In Music". Remixes by Ultimatum maintain the streetwise vibe of the album version while adding proper club-viable nuances. Love the Hammond organ fills and wriggling bass. Get "lost"."[5] Andrew Smith from Melody Maker commented, "Call me a cynic, but sometimes when I listen to Stereo MCs, I still can't believe that Britain could be capable of producing rap music this good. [...] It lopes and lilts along with the easy grace of a cat toying with its prey, full of little rhythmic twists and melodic flourishes. If you're looking for comparisons, the Jungle Brothers and De La Soul are good places to start, but that only tells part of the story."[6] James Hamilton from Music Week described the song as "Jagger-cum-ragga style drawled catchy rumblingly chugging pop rap."[7]

Charts

Chart (1991)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)46
UK Dance (Music Week)[8] 12
US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard)1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Supernatural. Discogs.
  2. Web site: Lost In Music (master). Discogs.
  3. Web site: Hot Dance Club Songs, issue date October 19, 1991. Billboard.
  4. Web site: Stereo MCs. The Official Charts Company.
  5. Larry . Flick . Dance Trax: Christopher Gets It 'Right'; New ABC; Mute Sounds . . 24 August 1991 . 24 . 11 October 2020 . Larry Flick.
  6. Andrew. Smith. Singles. Melody Maker. 2 March 1991. 36. 5 April 2023.
  7. James . Hamilton . Dance: Pick of the Week . . 16 February 1991 . 6 . 3 October 2020 . James Hamilton (DJ and journalist).
  8. Top 60 Dance Singles . . 23 March 1991 . 26 . 27 September 2020.