ResuRection explained

ResuRection
Cover:	PPK_-_ResuRection_single_cover.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	PPK
Album:	Reload
Recorded:	November 1999^[1]
Genre:	Trance^[2]
Length:	3:12
Label:	PPK Management (Russia) Perfecto
Producer:	Alexander Polyakov
Prev Title:	Hey DJ!
Prev Year:	2001
Next Title:	Reload
Next Year:	2002

"ResuRection" (ru|Воскрешение,^[3] pronounced as /ru/,) is a song by Russian trance music group PPK. It was released in November 2001 as the lead single from their debut album, Reload. The melody is based on the original melody «Поход» ("Crusade") written by Eduard Artemyev for the 1979 Soviet movie Siberiade.

The song was the first by a Russian act to enter the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart,^[4] peaking at number three in December 2001 and earning a silver certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Elsewhere, the song reached the top 10 in Flanders, Ireland, and the Netherlands while also charting in Australia, Finland, and Wallonia. In the United States, the song peaked at number 26 on the Billboard Dance Club Play chart in April 2002. In 2021, the song was ranked number 70 in A State of Trances "Trance Top 1000" list.^[5]

Paul Oakenfold signed the record to his label Perfecto Records upon hearing it when he was playing a set at Gorky Park in Moscow. During an episode of his Planet Perfecto Podcast in January 2021, Oakenfold revealed that PPK handed him the record, which he listened to on his headphones, and signed the record immediately.^[6]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001–2002)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[7]	15
Greece (IFPI)^[8]	4
Ireland Dance (IRMA)^[9]	1
Romania (Romanian Top 100)^[10]	61
US Dance Club Play (Billboard)^[11]	26

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)	Position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[13]	55
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[14]	76
UK Singles (OCC)^[15]	193

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
Russia	26 November 2001			^[16]
United Kingdom			Perfecto	^[17]
Australia	11 February 2002	CD		^[18]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Новости. News. ppk.ru. ru. https://web.archive.org/web/20010816123445/http://ppk.ru/news/index.htm?year=1999. 16 August 2001. 8 December 2023.
2. Web site: Remix Hot New Dutch Dj Sandro Silva's Resurrection And Win Record Deal . Top40-Charts.com . 27 June 2022.
3. Воскрешение. Resurrection. ППК. 2001. Russian CD single liner notes. PPK Management, Perfecto Records. PPKCD009.
4. Web site: Week Ending December 8th 2001. Masterton. James. James Masterton. Chart Watch UK. 2 December 2001. 26 April 2021.
5. Web site: Armin van Buuren's All-Time A State Of Trance Top 1000 List!. A State of Trance. 27 June 2022.
6. Web site: Perfecto Podcast: featuring Paul Oakenfold: Planet Perfecto Podcast 532 ft. Paul Oakenfold on Apple Podcasts. 25 March 2021. Apple Podcasts.
7. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 19. 51. 11. 15 December 2001. 28 June 2020.
8. Web site: Top 50 Singles. IFPI. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20021201130851/http://www.ifpi.gr/chart03.htm. 1 December 2002. 28 June 2020.
9. Web site: Top 10 Dance Singles, Week Ending 22 November 2001. GfK Chart-Track. 2 June 2019.
10. Web site: Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 7, saptamina 18.02–24.02, 2002. Romanian Top 100. ro. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20050214115557/http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10008.html. 14 February 2005. 6 May 2020.
11. Dance Club Songs. Billboard. 27 April 2002. subscription. 22 June 2023.
12. Web site: The Official UK Singles Chart 2001. UKChartsPlus. 23 May 2018.
13. Web site: Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 2002. Dutch Top 40. 27 March 2020.
14. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 2002. nl. 23 May 2018.
15. Web site: The Official UK Singles Chart 2002. UKChartsPlus. 23 May 2018.
16. Web site: History. ppk.ru. https://web.archive.org/web/20020208115428/http://english.ppk.ru/history.htm. 8 February 2002. 8 December 2023.
17. New Releases – For Week Starting November 26, 2001: Singles. Music Week. 31. 24 November 2001. 18 August 2021.
18. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 11th February 2002. ARIA. 25. 11 February 2002. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20020220130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/Issue624.pdf. 20 February 2002. 18 August 2021.