Sussudio
"Sussudio" | ||||
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Single by Phil Collins | ||||
from the album No Jacket Required | ||||
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Released | 14 January 1985 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Phil Collins | |||
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"Sussudio" is a song by English singer-songwriter
Production and recording
Collins has said that he "
The synthesizer, rhythm and synth bass arrangement, sound design, and programming was done by
Music video
The music video for the song was filmed at a
Critical reception
Some music critics have suggested that the song sounds very similar to "1999" by Prince.[10] Collins does not deny the similarity between the two songs; he stated that he is a fan of Prince's work[11][12] and remembers listening to "1999" frequently while he was on tour with Genesis.[13] Tom Breihan of Stereogum commented in 2020 that "in making funky dance-pop, Collins committed the same sin as almost everyone else who made funky dance-pop in the mid-'80s: he bit Prince." According to Breihan, "if something like that happened today, Collins would've at least had to give Prince a songwriting credit." Breihan acknowledged that "even if one groove is a distinct copy of another, everything else is different."[2]
Keegan Hamilton of
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
Track listings
7-inch: Virgin / VS736 (UK)
- "Sussudio"
- "The Man with the Horn"
7-inch: Atlantic / 7-89560 (US)
- "Sussudio"
- "I Like the Way"
12-inch: Virgin / VS736-12 (UK)
- "Sussudio" (extended remix)
- "Sussudio"
- "The Man with the Horn"
CD: WEA International / WPCR 2065 (Japan)
- "Sussudio"
- "Sussudio" (extended mix)
Personnel
- Phil Collins – vocals, Roland TR-909 drum machine
- Daryl Stuermer – guitar
- The Phenix Horns
- Don Myrick – saxophone
- Louis Satterfield – trombone
- Michael Harris– trumpet
- Rahmlee Michael Davis – trumpet
- Arranged by Tom Tom 84
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[30] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[31] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United Kingdom | 14 January 1985 | 7-inch vinyl | Virgin | [32] |
United States | 30 April 1985 |
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Atlantic | [31] |
References
- ^ a b Petridis, Alexis (9 November 2001). "They are not worthy". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ a b c Breihan, Tom (12 October 2020). "Phil Collins – "Sussudio"". Stereogum. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ Molanphy, Chris (31 May 2019). "The Invisible Miracle Sledgehammer Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ ISBN 0-87586-207-1.
- ISBN 978-1904994107.
- ^ a b c "VH-1 Storytellers: Phil Collins". VH-1 Storytellers. 14 April 1997.
- ISBN 978-1-780-89513-0.
- ^ "17 January 2005". philcollins.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 July 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2009.
- ^ New York Times. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ Mark, Caro (1 May 2007). "Yes, Phil Collins' 'Sussudio' Ripoff of Prince's '1999' is Included". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 24 March 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ISBN 0-8230-7641-5.
- ^ a b c Hamilton, Keegan (17 February 2009). "Second Spin: Phil Collins, No Jacket Required". Riverfront Times. Archived from the original on 20 February 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ Hogan, Ed. "Sussudio review". Allmusic.
- ^ Hilburn, Robert (5 June 1985). "Pop Music Review: One More Time, One More Night". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "The Daily Vault Music Reviews: No Jacket Required". The Daily Vault. 27 January 2008. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
- ^ "Phil Collins: No Jacket Required : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. 9 May 1985. Archived from the original on 2 October 2007. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
- ^ Service, Tom (20 December 2013). "American Psycho musical and Phil Collins' perfectly vacuous music". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- ^ a b c "Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Phil Collins". billboard.com. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - June 29, 1985" (PDF).
- ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
- ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ^ "Phil Collins: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ "Phil Collins Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ "Phil Collins Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ "Phil Collins Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ "Kent Music Report No 599 – 30 December 1985 > National Top 100 Singles for 1985". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 23 January 2023 – via Imgur.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles of 1985- December 28, 1985" (PDF).
- ^ "1985 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 52. 28 December 1985. p. T-21.
- ^ "British single certifications – Phil Collins – Sussudio". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ a b "American single certifications – Phil Collins – Sussudio". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "New Singles". Music Week. 12 January 1985. p. 12. Misprinted as 21 January on source.
External links
- Sussudio video
- Sussudio at Discogs (list of releases)