[Back to the ’90s!] Dance music in Western pop that was a hit in the 1990s
The 1990s were a period in which electronic music saw remarkable growth compared to any previous era.
Genres like Eurobeat and dance-pop attracted particular attention and went on to influence modern styles such as artcore and deep house.
In this piece, I’d like to introduce dance music from the 1990s.
Alongside global smash hits, I’ve also included more niche tracks with a Eurobeat flavor.
For those interested in the evolution of electronic music, there are many must-hear tracks here, so please take your time and enjoy.
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[Back to the ’90s!] Western dance music hits from the 1990s (61–70)
Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)US3
A track by the jazz-rap group Us3.
It was released as a single in 1993 by Blue Note Records.
It samples Herbie Hancock’s track “Cantaloupe Island.” It reached No.
9 on the U.S.
charts and has been used in many films and TV dramas.
Go WestPet Shop Boys
This song is a cover; it was originally a hit by the American band Village People.
The title is said to derive from a speech by a politician from the American Westward Expansion era, and the song was sung in search of a place of gay liberation on the West Coast.
It is also said that the Pet Shop Boys performed it influenced by the end of the Cold War.
The song later gained popularity and was even covered in Japan.
UnbelievableEMF
A track released as a single in 1990 by the British band EMF.
It became a hit across the world, starting in Europe, and reached No.
1 on the U.S.
charts.
The track was used in the 2000 romantic film “Coyote Ugly.”
Born SlippyUnderworld
The song “Born Slippy” was used in the last scene of the 1996 film Trainspotting, becoming a hot topic in the mainstream music scene and a hit.
The track was by Underworld, a British electronic music group.
BelieveCher
American singer and actress Cher released this song, Believe, at the end of 1998.
With this track, she went on to win the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording the following year.
Notably, the vocals feature an effect known as the “Cher effect.”