Misplaced Pages

"Disco's Revenge"
Single by Gusto
B-side	"Remix"
Released	February 1996
Recorded	1995
Genre	House
Length	4:03
Songwriter(s)	Sally Mason Kenny Mason
Producer(s)	Gusto
Gusto singles chronology
"The Spirit" (1995) "Disco's Revenge" (1996) "Let's All Chant" (1996)

"Disco's Revenge" is a song recorded by American house producer Gusto. It was released in February 1996 as a single only. The song, which mainly consists of a looped sample from Harvey Mason's 1979 song "Groovin' You", reached number nine in the United Kingdom and number one on the RPM Dance/Urban chart in Canada. The title quotes Frankie Knuckles, who had described house music as being "disco's revenge".

Critical reception

A reviewer from Music Week gave "Disco's Revenge" three out of five, adding that "New Jersey's Gusto delivers a classy, bassy track, which has been championed by Radio One but has limited crossover potential." James Hamilton from the Record Mirror Dance Update described it as a "Harvey Mason 'Groovin' You' riff based 'bum bum bum' bumbling simple hypnotic strider". DJ Freshy-D from Smash Hits gave it four out of five, saying, "Simple 'n' irresistible! 'Disco's Revenge' is better known in the clubs as the one that goes boom... boom... boom! Gusto's heaving bassline, pumpin' beats and repetitive giant's vocal make for a stormin' floor-filler you just can't get out of your head!"

Track listings

• CD maxi - Europe

1. "Disco's Revenge" (Short Dirty Mix) - 3:50
2. "Disco's Revenge" (Church Mix) - 7:04
3. "Disco's Revenge" (Mojo Beats) - 7:08

• CD maxi- Europe (Remixes)

1. "Disco's Revenge" (Short Dirty Mix) - 3:51
2. "Disco's Revenge" (Acappella) - 4:13
3. "Disco's Revenge" (Antonio Bandera's Guitarra Mix) - 6:47
4. "Disco's Revenge" (David Anthony & Tom Moulton Full Vocal) - 12:48
5. "Disco's Revenge" (David Anthony UK Radio mix) - 3:16
6. "Disco's Revenge" (David Anthony UK Vocal mix) - 6:34
7. "Disco's Revenge" (Deep Dish Remix) - 12:31
8. "Disco's Revenge" (GustHouse Remix) - 8:20
9. "Disco's Revenge" (Johnny Vicious Remix) - 9:34

Charts

References

1. "Frankie Knuckles obituary". The Guardian. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
2. "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 10 February 1996. p. 10. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
3. Hamilton, James (24 February 1996). "Dj directory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert). p. 11. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
4. DJ Freshy-D (28 February 1996). "Bangin' Choons". Smash Hits. p. 55. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
5. ^ ""Disco's Revenge", International peaks" (in French). Lescharts. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
6. Canada peak
7. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 10. 9 March 1996. p. 27. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
8. "Íslenski Listinn Nr. 166: Vikuna 20.4. - 26.4. '96" (PDF). Dagblaðið Vísir. 20 April 1996. p. 26. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
9. Search for Irish peaks Archived 9 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
10. "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 6 June 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Gusto".
11. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Gusto" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
12. UK peak
13. UK Dance peak
14. "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert). 24 February 1996. p. 6. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
15. "The RM Club Chart of the Year 96" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 11 January 1997. p. 8. Retrieved 4 May 2022.

• 1995 songs
• 1996 singles
• American house music songs