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Sussudio Information

"Sussudio" is a song by Phil Collins, released as a single in February 1985. The song is also the first track on Collins' third album, No Jacket Required, released in January of the same year. The song entered frequent rotation on MTV in May, and by 6 July, both the single and the album reached number one on their respective US Billboard charts.[1] The music video, which was filmed in a pub owned by Richard Branson, featured Collins playing the song to a crowd that is bored at first, but gets excited and starts dancing when Collins begins performing.

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Production

The main lyric came about as Collins was improvising lyrics to a drum machine track he had programmed: "suss-sussudio" was a wording that scanned improperly. After trying to find an alternative word to fit the rhythm, the singer decided to keep "Sussudio" as the song title and lyric. Collins has said that he "improvised" the lyric.[3] Collins was just playing around with a drum machine, and the lyric "sus-sussudio" was what came out of his mouth.[3] "So I kinda knew I had to find something else for that word, then I went back and tried to find another word that scanned as well as 'sussudio,' and I couldn't find one, so I went back to 'sussudio,'" Collins said.[3] According to Collins, the lyrics are about a schoolboy crush on a girl at school.[3]

The synthesizer, rhythm and synth bass arrangement, sound design, and programming was done by David Frank of the System and the horn arrangement was done later based on the motif from the bassline.

The music video for the song was filmed at a pub owned by Richard Branson in London.[4] The accompanying music video features Collins, as well as long-time collaborators Daryl Stuermer and Chester Thompson.[5] It begins with an outdoor shot of a pub, then cuts to Collins and his band playing for an uninterested crowd.[5] The crowd slowly migrates toward the band as the song progresses, leaving them cheering at the end.[5] Renowned bass player Lee Sklar also appears in the video, however neither Sklar nor Thompson played on the actual studio recording.[5]

"Sussudio", from Collins' No Jacket Required The dance pop of No Jacket Required, including this number one hit, won Collins a Grammy for Album of the Year.
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Reception

Reception for the song was mostly positive. Keegan Hamilton of the Riverfront Times said that the song was the best track on the album, saying that it's "catchy gibberish."[6] "Even though this song isn't on the Flashdance soundtrack, it makes me want to put on some goofy legwarmers and kick out an aerobics routine. Where the vast majority of artists from this era try out the synthesizer/keyboard/horn section soup and fail miserably, Collins seems to have the recipe down to a science," Hamilton adds.[6] However, Geoff Orens of allmusic believes that the song is "dated."[7] Robert Hilburn of The Los Angeles Times thought the song had a "friskier R&B style" as compared to Collins' other songs, and agreed that it sounded very much like a Prince song.[8]

Michael R. Smith of The Daily Vault believed that "Sussudio" was the best track on the album, calling it a "monster track," also adding that "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."[9] David Fricke of Rolling Stone was not a fan, saying that songs like "Sussudio," with the heavy use of a horn section, were "beginning to wear thin."[10]

It was heavily criticized for sounding too much like Prince's song "1999," a claim which Collins does not deny, saying that he is a big fan of Prince's work.[11]

"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 on the UK charts. In the US, the song entered frequent rotation on MTV in May, and by 6 July, both the single and the album had reached number one on their respective US Billboard charts.[1][12] A remix of the song appeared on Collins' 12"ers album.

It is one of Collins' more famous songs and is referenced in many different media, including books, stand-up comedy acts and television shows. Collins has said that this is the song people most often sing to him when they spot him on the street.[13] The protagonist of the novel and film adaption of American Psycho, Patrick Bateman, briefly discusses the song, before engaging in sexual intercourse with two prostitutes while it plays loudly from his CD player in the background, amongst other work by Phil Collins.

Track listing

7": Virgin / VS736 (UK)

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

7": Atlantic / 7-89560 (US)

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

12": 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)

Charts

Chart (1985) Peak position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[14] 13
Germany (Media Control Charts) 17
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 12
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)[15] 12
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[12] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[12] 4
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[12] 7
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks[12] 10
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[12] 30

References

  1. ^ a b c Dean, Maury (2003). Rock N' Roll Gold Rush. Algora. pp. 160. ISBN 0-87586-207-1.
  2. ^ Phil Collins: Sussudio at Discogs (list of releases)
  3. ^ a b c d "VH-1 Storytellers: Phil Collins". VH-1 Storytellers. 1997-04-14.
  4. ^ "17 January 2005". philcollins.co.uk. http://www.philcollins.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=111. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
  5. ^ a b c d Pareles, Jon (1986-11-02). "HOME VIDEO; Recent Releases Of Video Cassettes: Photos and 'White Suit'". New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DE1DD1F3AF931A35752C1A960948260&scp=1&s%20%20%20q=Phil%20Collins:%20no%20jacket%20required%20EP&st=cse. Retrieved 2008-11-06.
  6. ^ a b "Second Spin: Phil Collins, No Jacket Required". Riverfront Times. 17 February 2009. http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/atoz/2009/02/second_spin_phil_collins_no_jacket_required_genesis_lamb_lies_down_broadway_reunion_tour.php. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
  7. ^ "allmusic ((( No Jacket Required > Overview )))". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r4333. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
  8. ^ Hilburn, Robert (5 June 1985). "Pop Music Review: One More Time, One More Night". The Los Angeles Times. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/64459214.html?dids=64459214:64459214&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+4%2C+1985&author=ROBERT+HILBURN&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&edition=&startpage=1&desc=POP+MUSIC+REVIEW+ONE+MORE+TIME%2C+ONE+MORE+NIGHT. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
  9. ^ "The Daily Vault Music Reviews: No Jacket Required". The Daily Vault. 27 January 2008. http://www.dailyvault.com/toc.php5?review=5269. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
  10. ^ "Phil Collins: No Jacket Required : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. 9 May 1985. http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/philcollins/albums/album/245563/review/5941462/no_jacket_required. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
  11. ^ Bronson, Fred (1998). The Billboard Book of Number One Hits. New York: Billboard Books. pp. 624. ISBN 0-8230-7641-5.
  12. ^ a b c d e f "Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Phil Collins". billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=4332&model.vnuAlbumId=555318. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
  13. ^ Gimme a Minute with Jill Martin at the halftime of the New York Knicks vs. Miami Heat game on the MSG Network, aired on 29 October 2008.
  14. ^ Nyman, Jake (2005) (in Finnish). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  15. ^ "Everyhit". everyhit.com. http://www.everyhit.com/. Retrieved 10 April 2009.

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