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Power of American Natives
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Power of American Natives
| cover = Dance_2_Trance-Power_of_American_Natives.jpg
| type = single
| artist = Dance 2 Trance featuring Linda Rocco
| album = Moon Spirits
| released =
| recorded =
| genre = *Trance
*techno
| length =
| label = *Blow Up
*Dance Pool
*Logic Records
| writer = *DJ Dag
*Jam El Mar
*Linda Rocco
| producer = Dance 2 Trance
| prev_title = Hello San Francisco
| prev_year = 1995
| next_title = Take a Free Fall
| next_year = 1993
| misc =
}}
'"Power of American Natives"' is a 1992 song by German techno duo Dance 2 Trance, featuring vocals by USA-born, Germany-based singer Linda Rocco. It is their most commercially successful single, and is now widely considered as a classic of its genre. Taken from their first album, 'Moon Spirits' (1992), it peaked within the Top 10 in Austria, Belgium, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Spain. In the UK, it reached Top 30, peaking at number 25, but fared even better on the dance chart, peaking at number three. The single sold 250,000 records and was awarded a gold disc. A video was made and reached the mainstream networks such as MTV. In 1998, the song was released in a new remix by DJ Quicksilver, charting in Austria, Germany and Sweden. Also in 1997 and 2009, remixes were released.
Background and release
In the 2020 book 'Move Your Body (2 The 90s): Unlimited Eurodance' by Juha Soininen, singer Linda Rocco told about making the song, "I had been working for a long time already with Rolf Elmer (Jam el Mar) and one day he asked if I would be interested in singing on Dance 2 Trance's new song. They had already released Power Of American Natives as an instrumental but didn't have much success with it. I then wrote the spoken verses, sang the hook, and the rest is history." She added, "And yes, people know exactly who I am on this song. It is still played numerous times a day around the world!!"
Critical reception
Music writer James Masterton wrote in his weekly UK chart commentary, "Another dance hit that crosses over having finally been released, this could well make a big impact on the chart in future having already picked up a great deal of radio airplay even before its release, which probably prompted this relatively strong new entry." Andy Beevers from 'Music Week' gave the song three out of five, describing it as a "trancey tribute to American Indians". He added that "with its nice pan pipe samples and exclusive UK remix by Jam & Spoon, it is now getting plenty of club exposure here and should sell well." James Hamilton from the magazine's 'RM' Dance Update viewed it as an "Andean pan-pipes tootled trancey Hi-NRG galloper".
Track listing
* '12", Germany (1992)'
#"P.ower of A.merican N.atives" (Vocal Mix) 6:34
#"P.ower of A.merican N.atives" (Ethno Instrumental Mix) 5:57
#"P.ower of A.merican N.atives" (Airplay Edit) 3:51
* 'CD single, the Netherlands (1992)'
#"Power of American Natives" (Airplay Edit) 3:52
#"Power of American Natives" (Vocal Mix) 6:34
* 'CD maxi, Germany (1992)'
#"Power of American Natives" (Airplay Edit) 3:52
#"Power of American Natives" (Vocal Mix) 6:34
#"Power of American Natives" (Ethno Instrumental Mix) 5:57
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
Category:1992 singles
Category:1998 singles
Category:1996 songs
Category:English-language German songs
Category:Dance Pool singles
Category:Logic Records singles
Category:Techno songs
Category:Trance songs
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