Cult of Snap

"Cult of Snap" is a song recorded by German Eurodance group Snap!. It was released as the third single from their debut studio album, World Power in September 1990. The song reached No.1 in Spain for four weeks and it also peaked at No.2 in Austria and Zimbabwe. Snap! performed the song on the British TV show Top of the Pops.

"Cult of Snap"
Single by Snap!
from the album World Power
B-side"Blasé Blasé"
ReleasedSeptember 1990
Recorded1987
GenreHip house, tribal house
Length3:59 (Radio Edit)
LabelLogic Records
Songwriter(s)
  • John "Virgo" Garrett III
  • Durron Butler
  • Benito Benites
Producer(s)
  • Benito Benitez
  • John "Virgo" Garrett III
Snap! singles chronology
"Ooops Up"
(1990)		 "Cult of Snap"
(1990)		 "Mary Had a Little Boy"
(1990)
Music video
"Cult of Snap" on YouTube

The song was re-recorded and included on their 2003 remix album, The Cult of Snap! featuring Roy Malone.

Critical reception

AllMusic editor Andrew Hamilton noted the "choppy rhythms" of the song in his review of World Power.[1] American magazine Billboard described it as a "African-infused house jam".[2] Marisa Fox from Entertainment Weekly said it is "a dark song, with African drumbeats and chanting."[3] Music & Media noted that Turbo B "raps like he's shouting orders over a monotone techno beat, spiced up with oriental and African samples."[4] David Giles from Music Week commented, "The best record from this outfit yet. Snap tap into a slightly salsa-based groove that stands out a mile among all the Funky Drummers, and decorate it with rapping. Afro-harmonies, and oriental melodies. A huge hit."[5] Newcastle Evening Chronicle picked it as one of the best songs from the album.[6]

Chart performance

"Cult of Snap" went on to become a major hit on the charts on several continents. In Europe, it peaked at number-one in Spain and was a Top 10 hit in Austria, Belgium, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. In the latter, the single reached number 8 in its second week at the UK Singles Chart, on September 23, 1990.[7] Outside Europe, "Cult of Snap" went to number 2 in Zimbabwe, number 15 in New Zealand and number 27 in Australia.

Music video

A tribal music video was released to promote the song. It sees the band members belly dancing and charming a snake. The video was directed by Liam Kan.[8] Kan also directed the music video for the group's previous single, "Ooops Up". The music video of "Cult of Snap" was uploaded to YouTube in February 2016.

Track listings
  • 7" single (Logic 113 596)
  1. "Cult of Snap" (World Power Radio Mix) — 3:59
  2. "Blasé Blasé" — 4:32
  • CD maxi (Logic 663 596 )
  1. "Cult of Snap" (World Power Mix)— 6:30
  2. "Cult of Snap" (Album Version)— 5:18
  3. "Cult of Snap" (World Power Radio Mix) — 3:59
  4. "Cult of Snap" (E-Version)— 5:54
  • German Remix CD (Logic 663 639)
  1. "Cult of Snap" (The Modno 2000 Mix) — 5:25
  2. "Cult of Snap" (The Virtual Dub Mix) — 4:39
  3. "Cult of Snap" (The Elektra Mix) — 5:25

Charts

See also

List of number-one singles of 1990 (Spain)

References
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  4. "Previews: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 6 October 1990. p. 18. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  5. Giles, David (22 September 1990). "Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 21. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  6. "SNAP: WORLD POWER". Newcastle Evening Chronicle. 12 June 1990. page 14. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  7. "Official Singles Chart Top 100 23 September 1990 - 29 September 1990". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
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