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| "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" | ||||
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| Single by P.M. Dawn | ||||
| from the album Of the Heart, of the Soul and of the Cross: The Utopian Experience | ||||
| B-side | "A Watcher's Point of View (Don't 'Cha Think)" | |||
| Released | August 5, 1991 | |||
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| Length | 4:10 | |||
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| Producer(s) | P.M. Dawn | |||
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"Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" is a song by American hip-hop group P.M. Dawn, released in August 1991 by Gee Street and Island as the second single from their debut album, Of the Heart, of the Soul and of the Cross: The Utopian Experience (1991). It is built around samples of Spandau Ballet's "True", the Soul Searchers' "Ashley's Roachclip", and the Bob James version of Paul Simon's "Take Me to the Mardi Gras", with the remainder of the song written by P.M. Dawn vocalist Attrell "Prince Be" Cordes. Only Prince Be and "True" writer Gary Kemp were credited for writing the track.
The song was P.M. Dawn's first and only number-one hit on the US Billboard Hot 100, and it was the first number-one song after the debut of the Nielsen SoundScan system, which monitored airplay and sales more closely than before, when Billboard had to rely on manual sales reports and airplay data. According to the test charts of the SoundScan system, "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" was at number one for at least three weeks but officially has a one-week reign at number one. Worldwide, it reached number one in New Zealand, number three in the United Kingdom, and number seven in Australia. Its music video was directed by Mark Pellington. The song was ranked number 81 on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop".[citation needed] Blender ranked it at number 94 in their list of "Greatest Songs Since You Were Born" in 2005.[3]
- ^ Gabriel, Lawrence (1998). "PM Dawn". In Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds.). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. p. 879.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (December 27, 2021). "The Number Ones: P.M. Dawn's "Set Adrift On Memory Bliss". Stereogum. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
..."Set Adrift On Memory Bliss" is a bright, catchy dance-rap track built on an extremely recognizable sample.
- ^ "Blender Magazine: Greatest Songs Since You Were Born". Blender. Archived from the original on February 14, 2008. Retrieved July 29, 2020.