Rapture (iiO song)

"Rapture" (sometimes referenced as "Rapture (Tastes So Sweet)") is a song by American recording duo iiO. It was chosen as the lead single from their debut studio album, Poetica (2005). The song was written by both the members; Nadia Ali and Markus Moser, while production was handled just by Moser. The song was released on October 29, 2001, by Universal Records. Musically, the song is a dance-oriented song, which was very popular around the early 2000s. The dance-pop song incorporates some of the styles of disco and trance.

"Rapture"
Single by iiO
from the album Poetica
ReleasedOctober 29, 2001 (2001-10-29)[1]
Recorded2001
GenreDance-pop
Length3:12
LabelUniversal
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Markus Moser
IiO singles chronology
"Rapture"
(2001)		 "At the End"
(2002)
Audio sample
Iio - "Rapture"
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Music video
"Rapture" on YouTube

With the song winning positive reviews from music critics, citing it as catchy and one of the best songs of the year, the song was a commercial success. The song charted inside the top ten in countries including the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Romania, and Ireland. It managed to chart inside the top 50 on the US Billboard Hot 100. A music video was also shot, showing the group in a futuristic city with visual lighting.

In 2010, the song was re-released by former iiO frontwoman Nadia Ali as a single from her remix compilation, Queen of Clubs Trilogy: the Best of Nadia Ali Remixed. This version was her most successful solo release, peaking at number 3 in Romania while also charting in several European countries.

Background and composition

At the time, 17-year-old Nadia Ali was working in the New York offices of Versace, when a co-worker introduced her to producer Markus Moser, who was looking for a female singer to collaborate on some of his productions for a girl group.[2] The two teamed up and started a group that was originally named "Vaiio", named after the Sony VAIO laptop Ali used to write lyrics on.[3] They later dropped the "va", on the advice of their label, to avoid causing problems in the future with Sony.[4] Working with Moser, she wrote the lyrics and the vocals for the songs.

According to John Bush at Allmusic, the song "is pure pop, in a dance sense: a post-trance version of vocoder-ized disco, complete with modulating Moroder bassline, an evocative female vocal, and an unmissable hook repeated endlessly."[5]

Critical reception

The song received favorable reviews from music critics. John Bush from AllMusic awarded the song two stars out of five, however. Steward Mason from the same publication highlighted the song as an album standout, saying "The gathered single sides, "Kiss You," "[Rapture]," "Smooth," and "At the End," are here in new and more pop-oriented mixes that show off not only Moser's knack for melody, but also the duo's key asset: singer [Nadia Ali]'s alluring purr of a voice."[6]

StickyBoots from About.com said "'Rapture'... surely you've heard this track countless times, whether in the club, on the radio, or on your favorite mix compilation, and surely you have some specific memory that it conjures up."[7]

Chart performance

Commercially, the song was a huge success worldwide. The song peaked inside the top 40 in countries including the Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Finland and Denmark. The song peaked inside the top 50 in the United States, peaking at 44 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song also peaked at number 2 in the United Kingdom and the US Hot Dance Club Songs, as well as number 4 in Canada.

The song was successful in both Australia and New Zealand. The song entered inside the top 20 on the Australian Singles Chart, while entering inside the top 40 on the New Zealand Singles Chart. The song eventually peaked inside the top 10 in both countries, at numbers 3 and 8 respectively.

Music video

The video to "Rapture" was directed by Andy Hylton and features the duo, one of the few electronica videos that does so, since usually models are hired to appear in the video, and the artists do a cameo. The video takes place in a futuristic city where Nadia Ali is seen in a room full of machines that scan her, digitize her, and project a hologram of her high above the city, while Markus Moser is seen in a car driving through the city.

The 2008 release of Rapture Reconstruction features a limited re-edited video as a multimedia bonus. It does not change the "storyline" of the clip, but includes many different angles and scenes to the original version.

Track listings
No.TitleLength
1."Rapture" (original radio edit)3:12
2."Rapture" (original extended)6:48
3."Rapture" (John Creamer & Stephane K French Edit)3:51
4."Rapture" (John Creamer & Stephane K Edit)4:28
5."Rapture" (John Creamer & Stephane K Remix)9:54
6."Rapture" (Riva Edit)4:05
7."Rapture" (Riva Remix)7:36
8."Rapture" (Deep Dish Space Remix)12:29
9."Rapture" (Deep Dish Miami Dub)10:51
10."Rapture" (Aloud Remix)5:50
11."Rapture" (Soulside Remix)6:35
12."Rapture" (Armin van Buuren Edit)4:15
13."Rapture" (Armin van Buuren Remix)9:24
14."Rapture" (Armin van Buuren Made Radio Edit)3:09
15."Rapture" (Paul van Dyk Remix)7:29
16."Rapture" (Paul van Dyk Remix) (vinyl bonus track)10:14

Rapture Reconstruction: Platinum Edition

No.TitleLength
1."Rapture" (Starkillers Dirty Girl Made Single Edit)3:32
2."Rapture" (Starkillers Dirty Girl Remix)8:33
3."Rapture" (Starkillers Undone Made Single Edit)3:03
4."Rapture" (Starkillers Undone Remix)9:36
5."Rapture" (Hardware & Orue Electro Remix)8:18
6."Rapture" (Hardware & Orue Electro Dub)8:16
7."Rapture" (Friscia & Lamboy Remix)10:44
8."Rapture" (Friscia & Lamboy Dub)10:37
9."Rapture" (Lametta Harmony Remix)5:53
10."Rapture" (Lametta Made2Chill Remix)3:58

Charts and certifications

Nadia Ali re-release
"Rapture"
Single by Nadia Ali
from the album Queen of Clubs Trilogy: Onyx Edition and Queen of Clubs Trilogy: Diamond Edition
ReleasedDecember 3, 2010 (2010-12-03)
LabelSmile in Bed
Songwriter(s)
  • Nadia Ali
  • Markus Moser
Producer(s)
  • Tristan Garner
  • Gareth Emery
  • Tim Bergling
Nadia Ali singles chronology
"Fantasy"
(2010)		 "Rapture"
(2010)		 "Pressure"
(2011)
Music video
"Rapture" (Avicii Remix) on YouTube

Nadia Ali re-released the song as a single from her remix compilation Queen of Clubs Trilogy. Released as the only single from the compilation, it was remixed by Avicii, Gareth Emery and Tristan Garner. Ali said she chose the three to remix the track because they were considered tastemakers in electronic dance music.[48] She said she also chose to re-release the track because she wanted to introduce it to a new generation of music listeners who were not familiar with the original iiO version.[49]

Music video

The music video for "Rapture" was shot in December 2010 in Sacramento, California and directed by Brando Neverland.[50] The video premiered on 24 January 2011 on YouTube and was set to the Avicii Remix. The concept of the video portrays Ali's elevation as the "Queen of Clubs".

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Rapture" (Avicii New Generation Radio Edit)3:42
2."Rapture" (Avicii New Generation Remix)7:08
3."Rapture" (Tristan Garner Elevation Radio Edit)3:42
4."Rapture" (Tristan Garner Elevation Remix)8:02
5."Rapture" (Gareth Emery Radio Edit)3:37
6."Rapture" (Gareth Emery Remix)7:16

Weekly charts
Chart (2010–2012) Peak
position
Australian Dance (ARIA)[51] 21
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[52] 28
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[53] 17
CIS (Tophit)[54]
Avicii Remix		 57
France (SNEP)[55] 24
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[56] 77
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[57] 3
Romania (Romania Radio Airplay)[58]
Avicii Remix		 1
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[59] 23
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[60] 63
UK Singles (OCC)[61] 40
UK Dance (OCC)[62] 7
UK Indie (OCC)[63] 3

Year-end charts
Chart (2011) Position
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[64] 40
Chart (2012) Position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[65] 191

Release history
Region Date Label Format
Netherlands[66] 3 December 2010 Armada Digital download
Belgium[67]
United States[68] 8 December 2010 Smile in Bed
Germany[69] 21 December 2010 PinkStar
Spain[70] 12 January 2011 Blanco Y Negro
Norway[71] 14 January 2011 Catchy Tunes
Sweden[72]
United Kingdom[73] 27 March 2011 Ministry of Sound
Australia[74] 8 April 2011 Ministry of Sound

Cover versions
  • Hong Kong singer Sandy Lam covered the song in Cantonese under the name "Diva" on her album Encore in 2002.
  • British girl group Bananarama released their own version of the song on their album Viva in 2009.

See also

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