Home | Songs By Year | Songs from 1996
Pray (DJ BoBo song)
Buy Pray (DJ BoBo song) now from AmazonFirst, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the song. And once you've experienced the song, tell everyone what you thought about it.
Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Pray
| cover = DJ_BoBo-Pray.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = DJ BoBo
| album = World in Motion
| released = September 2, 1996
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Eurodance
| length = 3:50
| label = *EAMS
*EMI
*Yes Music
*ZYX Music
| writer = *Alex Trime
*Axel Breitung
*Ren Baumann
*Sven Delgado Jordan
| producer = Ren Baumann
| prev_title = Love Is the Price
| prev_year = 1996
| next_title = Respect Yourself
| next_year = 1996
| misc =
}}
"'Pray'" is a song by Swiss artist DJ BoBo, released in September 1996 as the lead single from his third album, 'World in Motion' (1996). It features vocals by American singers Lori Glori and Jocelyn Brown, and the choir United Spirits. Successful in Europe, it peaked at number two in Finland and Switzerland, number three in France and Germany, number five in Hungary and number six in Austria. On the Eurochart Hot 100, the single reached number 13 in October 1996. It sold to Gold in Germany.
Critical reception
Pan-European magazine 'Music & Media' wrote, "An excellent combination of a fast radio friendly beat, Eurodance raps and an impressive gospel choir. It's already doing well in the GSA countries, but this should charm EHR programmers everywhere."
Music video
The music video for "Pray" was shot in autumn of 1996 and was directed by Bernd-Peter Rothfuss.
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
Category:1996 singles
Category:1996 songs
Category:DJ BoBo songs
Category:English-language Swiss songs
Category:Jocelyn Brown songs
Category:Songs written by Axel Breitung
Category:Songs written by DJ BoBo
Category:ZYX Music singles
Buy Pray (DJ BoBo song) now from Amazon
<-- Return to songs from 1996