Drunk on Love

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"Drunk on Love"
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Single by Basia
from the album The Sweetest Illusion
Released1994
Genre
Length4:06
Label Epic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Danny White
  • Basia Trzetrzelewska
Basia singles chronology
"Yearning"
(1994)		"Drunk on Love"
(1994)		"Third Time Lucky"
(1994)
Music video
"Drunk on Love" on YouTube

"Drunk on Love" is a song by Polish-born singer Basia, released in 1994 by Epic Records as the third single from her third album, The Sweetest Illusion (1994). The song was co-written and produced by Basia and Danny White. It became a No. 1 hit on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart, while peaking at numbers 41 and 12 on the UK Singles Chart and the UK Dance Singles Chart. The accompanying music video was directed by Nick Morris and filmed in London. "Drunk on Love" remains one of Basia's biggest hits.

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Overview

The song was written by Basia Trzetrzelewska, Danny White and Peter Ross, and produced by Danny and Basia. It is an uptempo jazz-pop composition with layered scat singing. The track served as the third overall single from The Sweetest Illusion, preceded in 1993 by "More Fire Than Flame", released only in Japan, and the US-only single "Yearning" earlier in 1994. Remixed by Roger Sanchez into what has been described as a "gospel-house" track, [1] [2] "Drunk on Love" turned out very popular in clubs and eventually reached no. 1 on the US Dance Club Songs (called Club Play at that time), [3] spending a total of twelve weeks on the chart. [4]

Critical reception

"Drunk on Love" received positive feedback from American magazines Billboard and Cash Box in 1994. [5] [6] Larry Flick from Billboard noted, "Once again, Basia makes her note-hopping performance look deceptively simple while co-producer Danny White surrounds her with bouncy beats, luscious trumpets, and clipped guitar riffs. Layered scatting at the close of the cut is a lovely surprise. What a treat!" Troy J. Augusto from Cash Box said, "Miss Trzetizelewska (whatta mouthful) is in fine vocal form here, though she does endeavor to keep things relatively simple." Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "Other than most '80s celebrities the former Matt Bianco front lady doesn't only fulfil her contractual obligations. Actually, this multi-formatable jazzy tune radiates inspiration." [7] Music Week noted, "'Drunk on Love' sounds overly intricate on first listen, but its powerful instrumentation and feel-good chrous come alive with repeated plays." [8] In a retrospective review on AllMusic, the song was rated 3.5 out of five stars. [2]

Music video

Cambridge Circus in London, where parts of the music video were filmed Cambridge Circus London.jpg
Cambridge Circus in London, where parts of the music video were filmed

The music video for "Drunk on Love" was directed by British film maker Nick Morris, assisted by cinematographer Alastair Meux. [9] It was filmed in spring 1994, largely in the streets of Soho in London's West End. Basia is pictured performing the song with numerous musicians and people dancing in the street, and singing on a rooftop accompanied by her partner Kevin Robinson (later of Simply Red) who then performs a trumpet solo. The pair is also pictured riding an open top car through the streets at night. The video shows footage of Cambridge Circus and Soho Square, and briefly features popular local places Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, Bar Italia, Soho Brasserie on Old Compton Street, and the now-defunct hair salon Cuts on Frith Street. Distant shots of London landmarks BT Tower, Big Ben and St Paul's Cathedral are also included. In 2009, the video was released on a bonus DVD included in the special edition of Basia's album It's That Girl Again . [10]

Track listings

Charts

References

  1. ↑ Flick, Larry (1994-07-30). "Morales Takes Charge; Vicious Rolls With Loleatta". Billboard . Nielsen Business Media. p. 27. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved 2018-09-23.
  2. 1 2 John Bush. "Drunk on Love - Basia | Songs, Reviews, Credits". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  3. ↑ "Hot Dance Music". Billboard . Nielsen Business Media. 1994-10-29. p. 37. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved 2018-09-23.
  4. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 30.
  5. ↑ Flick, Larry (1994-07-23). "Single Reviews". Billboard . Nielsen Business Media. p. 59. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved 2018-09-23.
  6. ↑ Troy J. Augusto (1994-07-30). "Pop Singles – Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box . p. 7. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
  7. ↑ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 11, no. 18. 1994-04-30. p. 11. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
  8. ↑ "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 1994-12-24. p. 26. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  9. ↑ "Basia - "Drunk on love"". mvdbase.com. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  10. ↑ "magic RECORDS - KATALOG PŁYT - Basia: It's That Girl Again (edycja specjalna)" (in Polish). magicrecords.pl. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  11. ↑ "European Dance Radio Top 25" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 11, no. 31. 1994-07-30. p. 14. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  12. ↑ "BASIA | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  13. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
  14. ↑ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 1994-10-01. p. 6. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  15. ↑ "Basia Chart History". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  16. ↑ "Basia - Awards : AllMusic". www.allmusic.com. Archived from the original on 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
  17. ↑ "The Year in Music". Billboard . Nielsen Business Media. 1994-12-24. p. 48. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved 2018-08-30.
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