N-R-G

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"N-R-G"
Single by Adamski
from the album Liveandirect
B-side "I Love Teknology"
Released8 January 1990 [1]
Recorded1989
Length3:44
Label MCA
Producer(s) Adamski
Adamski singles chronology
"N-R-G"
(1990)		"Killer"
(1990)

"N-R-G" is the debut single by British acid house DJ and producer Adamski, released in early 1990 by MCA Records. The song charted well in both the UK and US, peaking at No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart on 27 January 1990, and at No. 13 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in May 1990. The song first appeared on his 1989 live album Liveandirect , then as an extended version on his debut studio album Doctor Adamski's Musical Pharmacy the following year.

Contents

The single's cover featured a mocked up Lucozade bottle with the name "Lucozade" replaced with "Adamski", and the word "Energy" replaced with "N-R-G". [2] The company had threatened to sue due to the use of the bottle without permission. [3]

Charts

References

  1. ↑ "New Singles". Music Week. 6 January 1990. p. 29.
  2. ↑ "On this day..... Press ad, 1990 -ADAMSKI HQ". 5 February 2022 – via Twitter.
  3. ↑ Kutner, Jon; Leigh, Spencer (26 May 2010). 1,000 UK Number One Hits. Omnibus Press. ISBN   9780857123602 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  5. ↑ "Adamski Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
  6. ↑ "The Record Mirror Year End Club Chart". Record Mirror . Vol. 38, no. 1. 5 January 1991. p. 41. Retrieved 1 September 2025.


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