In Command (song)

"In Command"
Single by Rob'n'Raz
from the album Clubhopping (The Album)
ReleasedNovember 1993
Genre
Length
  • 3:44 (Original Radio Edit)
  • 4:19 (Remix Radio Edit)
LabelWarner Music
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Rob'n'Raz
Rob'n'Raz singles chronology
"Clubhopping"
(1993) 		"In Command"
(1993) 		"Power House"
(1994)
Music video
"In Command" on YouTube

"In Command" is a song by Swedish dance music duo Rob'n'Raz, featuring American singer Lutricia McNeal and rapper D-Flex. Released in November 1993 by Warner Music as the fourth single from the duo's second album, Clubhopping (The Album) (1992), it became a number-one hit in Sweden, with a total of 17 weeks within the Swedish singles chart.[1] Additionally, the song peaked at number four in Finland and was a top 40-hit on the Eurochart Hot 100, reaching number 39 in January 1994,[2] after debuting at number 85 in December 1993.[3] Outside Europe, "In Command" was a huge hit in Israel, peaking at number three. It also won an award in the category for Best Swedish Dance Track 1993 at the 1994 Swedish Dance Music Awards.[4]

Critical reception

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Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "The club hoppers celebrate their first Swedish number 1 hit with a "Culture Haddaway Project" type of bleeping pop dance stomper according to the proven male rap/female chorus formula."[5]

Music video

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The accompanying music video for "In Command" takes place in a large white room, where a group of men come in and sit down on separate chairs. Lutricia McNeal performs among them in a commanding manner, wearing a tight suit. The men then lay all the chairs on top of each other in a large pile, before they hand over a green apple to the next person who in turn passes it on. Sometimes a black mini pig is seen walking around on the floor. D-Flex raps with his muscular upper body bare. The men each then pick up their chairs from the pile and sit down on it again. As the video ends, they are sitting around a long covered table, apparently ready for a meal. As the lid of the dish on the table is lifted, it is revealed that it is a green apple. In the 2020 book, Move Your Body (2 The 90s): Unlimited Eurodance, Juha Soininen noted that "In Command" had "a very visual music video, where Lutricia's and D-Flex's best parts were exploited with humorous undertones."[6]

Track listing

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  • Sweden, CD maxi (1993)
  1. "In Command" (Remix Radio Edit) – 4:19
  2. "In Command" (Original Radio Edit) – 3:44
  3. "In Command" (Seize Command Mix) – 6:22
  4. "In Command" (Deuce Dub) – 6:28
  5. "In Command" (Nice & Stones Club Dub) – 4:24
  6. "In Command" (Extended Version) – 5:54
  7. "In Command" (Indee's H-Way Judgement Mix) – 5:54

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF)[12] Gold 25,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Rob'n'Raz - In Command (song)". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 2. 8 January 1994. p. 11. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 49. 4 December 1993. p. 11. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Gilbey's Swedish Dance Music Awards > The Nominees For The 4th Annual Gilbey's Swedish Dance Music Awards 1994" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 14. 2 April 1994. p. 4. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  5. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 2. 8 January 1994. p. 8. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  6. ^ Soininen, Juha (26 August 2020). Move Your Body (2 The 90's): Unlimited Eurodance. BoD - Books on Demand. p. 282. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 13. 26 March 1994. p. 22. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Rob'n'Raz – In Command". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  10. ^ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 13 November 1993. p. 4. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Årslista Singlar, 1994" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
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