U.S.U.R.A.
U.S.U.R.A. | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Brescia, Italy |
| Genres | Eurodance |
| Years active | 1991–1998 |
| Labels | Deconstruction |
| Past members | Claudio Varola Michele Comis Elisa Spreafichi |
U.S.U.R.A. was an Italian electronic dance music group active from 1991-1998, best known for their crossover hit "Open Your Mind".[1]
History
[edit | edit source]U.S.U.R.A. was started by Time Records owner Giacomo Maiolini, producers Walter Cremonini and Alessandro Gilardi. The name is derived from that of Maiolini's mother, Ursula. The group is best known for the 1992-93 hit single (and later album) "Open Your Mind", featuring a dialog sample from the film Total Recall, as well as a vocal sound from "Solid" by Ashford & Simpson, and incorporating sampled elements from the Simple Minds song "New Gold Dream" from 1982.[2] Its video morphs the faces of Ronald Reagan, Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin, Ian Paisley, Margaret Thatcher, Richard Nixon, Mary Whitehouse, and Joe McCarthy.
Discography
[edit | edit source]Studio albums
[edit | edit source]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUS [3] | ||
| Open Your Mind |
|
218 |
Singles
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA [4] |
AUS [3] |
AUT [5] |
BEL [6] |
FIN [7] |
GER [8] |
IRE [9] |
NED [10] |
SWE [11] |
SWI [12] |
UK [13] | ||||
| 1993 | "Open Your Mind" | 4 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 7 | Open Your Mind | |
| "Sweat" | 2 | 48 | 9 | 20 | 4 | — | 10 | — | — | 22 | 29 | |||
| "Tear It Up" | 6 | 99 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1994 | "Drive Me Crazy" | 10 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | ||
| 1995 | "Infinity" | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | single releases only | |
| "The Spaceman" | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1996 | "Flying High" | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "In the Bush" | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1997 | "Open Your Mind '97" | 11 | — | 34 | — | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | 21 | ||
| 1998 | "Trance Emotions" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ See New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84)
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