Theme from S'Express

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“Theme from S'Express”
Single by S'Express from the album Original Soundtrack
Released	April 1988
Format	7" single 12" maxi CD maxi Cassette
Recorded	1988
Genre	Acid house
Length	3:55
Label	Rhythm King/Capitol Records
Writer(s)	Gabriel Gregory Mark Moore
Producer	Mark Moore Pascal Gabriel
S'Express singles chronology
"Theme from S'Express" (1988) "Superfly Guy" (1988)
Alternate cover
"Theme from S'Xpress — The Return Trip" cover (1996)

"Theme from S'Express" was a popular single by English dance music band S'Express.

One of the landmarks of early acid house and sampling culture the single became an instant hit upon its release in April 1988. Written and produced by Mark Moore and Pascal Gabriel the song samples liberally from Rose Royce's "Is it Love You're After" and performance artist Karen Finley's "Tales of Taboo". The hi-hat is sampled from an aerosol spray. The count-in "Uno, dos, uno, dos, tres, quatro" is from Debbie Harry's 1985 single "Feel the Spin".

The song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in April 1988. It fared less well in the USA where it scraped into the Billboard Hot 100 at number 91 but reached number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. It peaked at number 11 in Australia and number two in West Germany.

[edit] Track listings

CD maxi

1. "Theme from S-Express" (3:55)
2. "The Trip" (Microdot House Mix) (5:41)
3. "Theme from S-Express" (Herbal Tea Casualty Mix) (8:05)

7" single

1. "Theme from S-Express" (3:55)
2. "The Trip" (Microdot House Mix) (4:18)

12" maxi

Europe 1

1. "Theme from S-Express" (5:58)
2. "The Trip" (Microdot House Mix) (5:40)
3. "Theme from S-Express" (3:55)

Europe 2

1. "Theme from S-Express" (Herbal Tea Casualty Mix)
2. "The Trip" (Microdot House Mix) (5:40)
3. "Theme from S-Express" (3:55)

Canada, UK

1. "Theme from S-Express" (12" U.S.A. Mix) (5:53)
2. "Theme from S-Express" (7" U.S.A. Mix) (3:53)
3. "The Trip" (Microdot House Mix) (5:53)

Cassette

1. "Theme from S-Express" (7" U.S.A. Mix)
2. "Theme from S-Express" (12" U.S.A. Mix)
3. "The Trip"
4. "Theme from S-Express" (7" U.S.A. Mix)
5. "Theme from S-Express" (12" U.S.A. Mix)
6. "The Trip"

[edit] Charts

Chart (1988)[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	91
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	1
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	11
Austrian Singles Chart	9
French Singles Chart	2
German Singles Chart	2
Irish Singles Chart	2
Norwegian Singles Chart	2
Swedish Singles Chart	9
Swiss Singles Chart	1
UK Singles Chart	1

Preceded by "Heart" by Pet Shop Boys	UK number one single April 24, 1988	Succeeded by "Perfect" by Fairground Attraction
	Swiss number-one single June 5, 1988 - June 19, 1988	Succeeded by "I'm nin alu" by Ofra Haza
Preceded by "Trouble" by Nia Peeples	Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single July 2, 1988 - July 9, 1988	Succeeded by "What's on Your Mind (Pure Energy)" by Information Society

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