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Lost in Music

FieldValue
nameLost in Music
coverLost In Music.jpeg
typesingle
artistSister Sledge
albumWe Are Family
B-sideThinking of You
released
recorded1978
studioPower Station, New York City, New York, US
prev_titleWe Are Family
prev_year1979
next_titleGot to Love Somebody
next_year1979

| B-side = Thinking of You

  • Disco
  • funk
  • soul
  • R&B
  • 3:24 (single version)
  • 4:47 (album version)
  • Nile Rodgers
  • Bernard Edwards
  • Nile Rodgers
  • Bernard Edwards

"Lost in Music" is a song by American vocal group Sister Sledge, released in July 1979 as the third single from their third studio album, We Are Family (1979), an album entirely written, produced, and arranged by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards (of the group Chic). The song was a No. 35 hit on the American R&B chart. In 1984 and 1993, "Lost in Music" was re-released in new remixes. In 2025, Billboard magazine included it in their list of "The 100 Best Dance Songs of All Time".

Chart performance

"Lost in Music" was one of the group's biggest hits, charting at No. 35 on the US Billboard R&B chart (then called the Hot Soul Singles chart). It also reached the UK top twenty in three separate decades. The original version reached No. 17 in 1979, a remixed version reached No. 4 in 1984, and another remix reached No. 14 in 1993.

Reception

Cash Box described the song as a "very Chic tune" with "sparse, elegant instrumentation and a "fascinating" hook. Richard Smith from Melody Maker wrote, "'Lost in Music' was a slice of pure pop heaven. A song about the simple thrill of going out dancing, every bit as thrilling as the feeling it was trying to describe." Alan Jones from Music Week gave the 1993 remix three out of five, adding that "once again the original Chic hallmarks are ditched to turn the track into an edgy, percussive rattling slab of Nineties dance music." Record World said that the "clear clean production, snappy percussion, & choir-like vocals are overwhelming."

Legacy

In March 2025, Billboard magazine ranked "Lost in Music" number 91 in their list of "The 100 Best Dance Songs of All Time", writing, "While brimming with musical signatures from the era's überproducer duo of Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers, nothing hides the glory of the Sledges' mellifluous mirrorball harmonies."

Charts

Chart (1979)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop)14
Ireland (IRMA)30
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)15
Netherlands (Single Top 100)12
UK Singles (OCC)17
US Hot Soul Singles (Billboard)35

1984 Nile Rodgers remix

Chart (1984)Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)6
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)6
Netherlands (Single Top 100)4
UK Singles (OCC)4

1993 Sure Is Pure remix

Chart (1993)Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)48
Europe (European Dance Radio)4
Ireland (IRMA)10
UK Singles (OCC)14
UK Airplay (Music Week)24
UK Dance (Music Week)2

Certifications

Cover versions

A cover version of the song appeared on British post-punk band the Fall's 1993 album The Infotainment Scan; their "radically different" version has been read as a critique of the "unfair derision of the disco genre".

Anita Lane also covered the song on her album Dirty Pearl.

References

References

  1. "Sister Sledge". [[The Official Charts Company]].
  2. (2003). "All Music Guide to Soul: The Definitive Guide to R&B and Soul". Hal Leonard Corporation.
  3. (March 28, 2025). "The 100 Best Dance Songs of All Time: Staff List". [[Billboard (magazine).
  4. "Sister Sledge". [[Allmusic]].
  5. Davis, Sharon. (2012). "80s Chart-Toppers: Every Chart-Topper Tells a Story". Random House.
  6. (July 28, 1979). "CashBox Singles Reviews". Cash Box.
  7. Smith, Richard. (1993-01-30). "Albums". [[Melody Maker]].
  8. Jones, Alan. (1993-02-20). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles".
  9. (July 28, 1979). "Hits of the Week".
  10. (March 20, 1993). "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles".
  11. (April 10, 1993). "European Dance Radio Top 25".
  12. (March 27, 1993). "Top 50 Airplay Chart".
  13. (March 13, 1993). "Top 60 Dance Singles".
  14. Simpson, Dave. (2008). "The Fallen: Life In and Out of Britain's Most Insane Group". Canongate.
  15. (15 April 2013). "A Past Gone Rad: The Fall's Infotainment Scan 20 Years On".
  16. Curran, Kieran. (2014). "Cynicism in British Post-War Culture: Ignorance, Dust and Disease". Springer.
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