Hyperreal (The Shamen song)

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"Hyperreal"
Shamen-Hyperreal.jpg
Single by The Shamen
from the album En-Tact
B-side "In the Bag"
Released25 March 1991
Recorded1990
Length3:13
Songwriter(s)
  • Colin Angus
  • The Shamen
Producer(s)
  • Colin Angus
  • The Shamen
The Shamen singles chronology
"Make It Mine"
(1990)		"Hyperreal"
(1991)		"Move Any Mountain"
(1991)
Music video
"Hyperreal" on YouTube

"Hyperreal" is a song by British electronic music group The Shamen. After it was remixed by William Orbit, it was released on 25 March 1991 as the fourth single from their 1990 album En-Tact . A duet between Colin Angus and Plavka, it reached number 29 on the UK Singles Chart and No.1 on the Indie Chart [1] , their most successful single before the re-release of "Move Any Mountain" four months later. A remix 12-inch with remixes by Jack Dangers from Meat Beat Manifesto was released six weeks after the regular single, on 6 May 1991. [2]

In the song, the title is not pronounced the usual way (hyper-real), but as four distinct syllables, with the stress on the second syllable: hy-per-ri-al. The kanji on the cover might be 吊 (tsu, suspended).

Allmusic's John Bush deemed the song an "infectious techno-pop anthem". [3]

Versions

TitleLengthRemixerAvailable on
"Hyperreal"4:31En-tact (1990)
"Hyperreal LPEdit"3:347", Cass
"Hyperreal Orbit"5:45 William Orbit 12", CD
"Hyperreal Orbit" (Early fade)5:22William OrbitEn-tact (1991)
"Hyperreal Orbitedit"3:13William OrbitCD, 7", Cass
"Hyperreal Dub"3:25William Orbit12"
"Hyperreal Selector"7:45Jack DangersRemix 12"
"Hyperreal Selector" (Edit)4:03Jack DangersEn-tact (1991)
"Hyperreal Dirty Dubbing"3:50Jack DangersRemix 12"
"Hyperreal Dirtiest Dub"3:10Jack DangersCD
"Hyperreal Maguire 1"5:20Mark McGuire12"
"Hyperreal McGuire 2"5:38Mark McGuireRemix 12"
"Hyperreal" (Remix)5:03 Rico Conning Volume One
"Hyperreal" (Live BBC 1, 1991)3:20On Air

All released in 1991, except En-tact (1990) and On Air • The BBC Sessions (1993). The "Hyperreal" single was released in five different formats in the UK: 7", Cassette, CD, 12" and Remix 12".

References

  1. ↑ "Indie Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 4 May 1991. p. 38. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "The Shamen - Hyperreal (Remix) Images". Discogs. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "The Shamen En-Tact". Allmusic. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
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