Burn Out (Sipho Mabuse song)

"Burn Out"
Single by Sipho Mabuse
Released1984
GenreTownship Jive, Pop
Length4:00
LabelGallo Music
Songwriter(s)Sipho Mabuse

"Burn Out", a song by Sipho Mabuse, became one of the first major crossover hits in South Africa during the early 1980s, selling more than 500,000 copies.[1][2]

This song paved the way for a distribution deal with Virgin Records in order for it to be released in the UK.[3] It was also released in Germany, Japan and the US.[3]

Over the years the song has been remixed and covered by other artists, such as Timothy Moloi on the album Love That Music.[4]

  1. ^ "Hotstix: Still playing with fire - Arts - Mail & Guardian Online". Mg.co.za. 2007-08-17. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  2. ^ Africa Report - Page 68 1991 Mabuse: I recorded a song called "Burn Out," which came out in 1985, and which was probably one of the very few first songs that
  3. ^ a b "GQ chats to the legendary Sipho 'Hotstix' Mabuse". www.gq.co.za. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
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