Passion (Gat Decor song)

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"Passion"
Gat Decor-Passion.jpg
Single by Gat Decor
Released
  • 1992
  • 1996 (remix)
Genre
Length
  • 3:47 (7" Edit)
  • 4:24 (Naked Mix Edit)
Label
  • Blanco Y Negro
  • BMG
  • Buzz
  • Effective Records
  • Flying International
  • Logic Records
  • On the Beat
  • Tag Records
Songwriter(s) Gat Decor
Producer(s) Gat Decor
Gat Decor singles chronology
"Passion"
(1992)
"In the Head/Barefoot in the Head"
(1996)
Music video
"Passion" on YouTube

"Passion" is a 1992 song by English electronic music group Gat Decor. It is their best-known work and was originally released on Effective Records. The 12-inch single contained the original, instrumental version (The Naked Mix) along with Darren Emerson's remix on the B-side. This was Emerson's first remix, and also his first record label. The 1992 release was an immediate success in underground dance clubs, and eventually became a hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 29. [1] In 1996, a new version featuring vocals by Beverley Skeete reached number six in the UK.

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Critical reception

Alan Jones from Music Week described "Passion" as "an uplifting house tune" in his review of the 1992 version. [2]

Impact and legacy

"Passion" is one of the first songs to be referred to as "progressive house". Nick Warren has described the single as one of the first to create a distinctive British house sound. The distinctive "piano-house" progression in its second half was played by Simon Slater who said, "The piano break was played by me and the break is actually 1 semitone up from the bass line which is unusual but it worked and was kept like it is in the track as you know it. Then I delayed the track and added delays to create the piano rhythm." In 1996, Mixmag magazine ranked the 1992 single number 33 on their list of the "50 Most Influential Records of All Time". In addition, Mixmag (and their readers) ranked "Passion" number 22 on Mixmag's list of "100 Best Dance Singles of All Time".

British DJ, Tony De Vit picked the song as one of his favourites in 1996, saying, "I don't like piano tunes but the production here is 101% and I like everything about it. I wish I'd made that record. It's relentless, dancey, soulful and so well put together. It is the perfect song — and I hate piano tunes, that's how good it is. If I made this record I could stop tomorrow." [3]

Since its original release, "Passion" has been officially and unofficially re-issued several times. Remixed by East London DJ Mervyn Victor[ citation needed ] after playing it live in the mix for several years he finally put out a few DJ only copies in 1994 on vinyl calling it "Degrees of Passion" [4] . This was a version of the 1992 seven-minute instrumental with a mixed in vocal from "Do You Want It Right Now?" by Degrees of Motion featuring Biti. The vocal used from Degrees of Motion was sung by Biti Strauchn [5] At the time nearly every major DJ in the UK jumped on it making it a cult hit.[ citation needed ] In 1996 a four-minute version subtitled the "Do You Want It Right Now Mix", featured a new version of the "Do You Want It Right Now" vocal recorded by Beverley Skeete peaked at number six in the UK. [1]

As of 2008, countless bootlegs have been released, consisting of remixes and other mash-ups. The track has appeared on an abundance of compilation albums and DJ-mix sets (both official and unofficial). Other producers who have mixed the song throughout the years include Junior Vasquez and DJ Chus. The track, in both its original and various bootleg forms, is still widely played in nightclubs to this day.

Tomorrowland featured "Passion" in their official list of "The Ibiza 500" in 2020. [6]

Track listing

Charts

Chart (1992)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)29
UK Dance ( Music Week ) [7] 1
Chart (1996)Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [8] 24
Ireland (IRMA)17
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) [9] 9
Netherlands (Dutch Single Tip) [10] 9
Scotland (OCC) [11] 10
UK Singles (OCC) [12] 6
UK Dance (OCC) [13] 2

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [14] Silver200,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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