Rame (song)

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"Rame"
Snap!-Rame.jpg
Single by Snap!
from the album Welcome to Tomorrow
B-side "Remix"
ReleasedFebruary 1996 [1]
Recorded1994
Genre
Length3:54
Label
Songwriters
  • John "Virgo" Garrett III
  • Benito Benites
Producer Snap!
Snap! singles chronology
"The World in My Hands"
(1995)		"Rame"
(1996)		"The Power '96"
(1996)
Music video
"Rame" on YouTube

"Rame" is a 1996 song by German Eurodance project Snap!, released in February 1996, by Ariola, Arista and BMG, as the fourth and final single from their third studio album, Welcome to Tomorrow (1994). It features vocals by Indian vocalist Neela Ravindra credited under the alias "Rukmani", and was a top-30 hit in the Netherlands and Belgium and a top-40 hit in Austria, Germany and Sweden. The accompanying music video was directed by Angel Gracia, [4] who had previously directed several videos for Snap!.

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Critical reception

Alan Jones from Music Week wrote, "The most consistent Euro act of the past few years, Snap! are back with the oddly-titled 'Rame', an excellent song on which they venture into the ethnic dance arena inhabited by Deep Forest and Enigma. A throbbing dance beat overlaid with softer tones provide the backing to a wailing exotic female vocalist. A deserved hit." [2] James Hyman from the Record Mirror Dance Update gave it a score of four out of five. He added, "Well-layered and exceedingly well-produced slice of Teutonic trance with Eastern wailing residing harmoniously over a fast bpm-ed backing and 'Moments in Love'-ish notes. The slomo version could practically pass as an 'Im Nin' Alu' for the Nineties and a mix from Resistance D toughens everything into dubby hard Euro-house. Already doing well around Europe, this deserves to succeed." [3]

Track listing

Charts

Chart (1996)Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [10] 34
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [11] 24
Germany (GfK) [12] 34
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [13] 28
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [14] 28
Scotland (OCC) [15] 72
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [16] 40
UK Singles (OCC) [17] 50

References

  1. ↑ "Snap singles".
  2. 1 2 Jones, Alan (9 March 1996). "Talking Music" (PDF). Music Week . p. 12. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 Hyman, James (13 April 1996). "Hot Vinyl" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 13. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Snap feat. Rukmani - Rame (viva tv 1996) HD Audio". YouTube . Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "Snap! Feat. Rukmani – Rame". Discogs.com. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Snap! Feat. Rukmani – Rame". Discogs.com. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Snap! Feat. Rukmani – Rame". Discogs.com. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Snap! – Rame". Discogs.com. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "Snap! Feat. Rukmani – Rame". Discogs.com. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  10. ↑ "Snap! feat. Rukmani – Rame" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
  11. ↑ "Snap! feat. Rukmani – Rame" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
  12. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
  13. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Snap! feat. Rukmani" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
  14. ↑ "Snap! feat. Rukmani – Rame" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
  15. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 07 April 1996 - 13 April 1996". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  16. ↑ "Snap! feat. Rukmani – Rame". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
  17. ↑ "SNAP". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 16 August 2021.
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