The Power (Snap! song)

"The Power"
Single by Snap!
from the album World Power
B-side"Remix"
Released3 January 1990[1]
Genre
Length
  • 3:47 (single version)
  • 5:45 (album version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Benito Benites
  • John "Virgo" Garrett III
  • Toni C.
Producer(s)Snap!
Snap! singles chronology
"The Power"
(1990) 		"Ooops Up"
(1990)
Music video
"The Power" on YouTube

"The Power" is a song by German Eurodance group Snap!, released as their debut single. It was released on 3 January 1990 by Ariola and Arista as the lead single from their debut studio album, World Power (1990). The song reached number one in Greece, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, the UK and Zimbabwe, as well as on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play and Hot Rap charts. On the Billboard Hot 100, "The Power" managed to reach number two for one week. In 2022, Rolling Stone featured it in their list of the "200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time".[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference AUT was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Amter, Charlie (9 November 2010). "'Euro-hop' music invades America". CNN. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  3. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Hip-House". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010.
  4. ^ Dolan, Jon; Lopez, Julyssa; Matos, Michaelangelo; Shaffer, Claire (22 July 2022). "200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 30 October 2022.