Lost in Music (Stereo MC's song)

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"Lost in Music"
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Single by Stereo MCs
from the album Supernatural [1]
Released1991 [2]
Genre
Length3:34 (USA edit) [2]
4:46 (album version) [2]
Songwriter(s)
  • Nick Hallam
  • Rob Birch [3]
Producer(s) Stereo MCs [3]
Stereo MCs singles chronology
"Elevate My Mind"
(1990)
"Lost in Music"
(1991)
"Connected"
(1992)

"Lost in Music" is a 1991 song by English hip hop/electronic dance group Stereo MCs. It was released as the second single from their second album, Supernatural . The single spent a week at number one on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club chart, [4] and also peaked at number 46 on the UK Singles Chart. [5]

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Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard commented, "Stereo MC's drop some dope (and topical) rhymes on the funk-line hip-hopper "Lost In Music". Remixes by Ultimatum maintain the streetwise vibe of the album version while adding proper club-viable nuances. Love the Hammond organ fills and wriggling bass. Get "lost"." [6] James Hamilton from Music Week described the song as "Jagger-cum-ragga style drawled catchy rumblingly chugging pop rap." [7]

Charts

Chart (1991)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)46
UK Dance ( Music Week ) [8] 12
US Hot Dance Club Play ( Billboard )1

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