"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".[1]

"Disco's Revenge"
Single by Gusto
B-side"Remix"
ReleasedFebruary 1996
Recorded1995
GenreHouse
Length4:03
Songwriter(s)Sally Mason, Kenny Mason
Producer(s)Gusto
Gusto singles chronology
"The Spirit"
(1995)
"Disco's Revenge"
(1996)
"Let's All Chant"
(1996)

Critical reception

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A reviewer from Music Week rated "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."[2] James Hamilton from the RM Dance Update described it as a "Harvey Mason 'Groovin' You' riff based 'bum bum bum' bumbling simple hypnotic strider".[3]

Track listings

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  • 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

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References

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  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. ^ a b c d ""Disco's Revenge", International peaks" (in French). Lescharts. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  5. ^ Canada peak
  6. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 9 March 1996. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Nr. 166: Vikuna 20.4. - 26.4. '96" (PDF). Dagblaðið Vísir. 20 April 1996. p. 26. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  8. ^ Search for Irish peaks Archived 9 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 6 June 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Gusto".
  10. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Gusto" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  11. ^ UK peak
  12. ^ UK Dance peak
  13. ^ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert). 24 February 1996. p. 6. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  14. ^ "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.