Sussudio

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This is a song that chugs and churns along at a gingerly pace, set to a beat that is sure to get car speakers thumping. At the time, it was like nothing you had ever heard before on the radio. The word "Sussudio" may not have meant anything, but the song itself was pure magic. [15]

Other reviewers have criticised the song. David Fricke of Rolling Stone said that songs like "Sussudio", with the heavy use of a horn section, were "beginning to wear thin." [16] In 2001, the chief rock and pop critic of The Guardian , Alexis Petridis, called the song a "vapid funk workout". [1] In 2013, Tom Service, also of The Guardian, wrote: "Sussudio brings me out in a cold sweat; the production, the drum machine, the inane sincerity of the lyrics; there's no colder or more superficial sound in popular music, precisely because it takes itself so seriously." [17]

"Sussudio" was the first track released as a single in the UK and the second to be released in the US. In the UK, the song reached number 12. In the US, the song entered frequent rotation on MTV in May and, by 6 July, both the single and the album had reached No. 1 on their respective US Billboard charts. [4] [18] A remix of the song appeared on Collins' 12"ers album.

Track listings

7-inch: Virgin / VS736 (UK)

  1. "Sussudio"
  2. "The Man with the Horn"

7-inch: Atlantic / 7-89560 (US)

  1. "Sussudio"
  2. "I Like the Way"

12-inch: Virgin / VS736-12 (UK)

  1. "Sussudio" (extended remix)
  2. "Sussudio"
  3. "The Man with the Horn"

CD: WEA International / WPCR 2065 (Japan)

  1. "Sussudio"
  2. "Sussudio" (extended mix)

Personnel

Charts

"Sussudio"
Phil Collins Sussudio.jpg
Single by Phil Collins
from the album No Jacket Required
B-side
Released14 January 1985 (1985-01-14)
Genre
Length
  • 4:23 (album version)
  • 6:36 (extended version)
Label
Songwriter(s) Phil Collins
Producer(s)
Phil Collins singles chronology
"Easy Lover"
(1984)		"Sussudio"
(1985)		"One More Night"
(1985)
Audio sample

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [50] Silver200,000‡
United States (RIAA) [51] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom14 January 19857-inch vinyl Virgin [52]
United States30 April 1985
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
 Atlantic [51]

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