LSI (Love Sex Intelligence)

"LSI (Love Sex Intelligence)"
Single by the Shamen
from the album Boss Drum
B-side
  • "Make It Mine"
  • "Possible Worlds"
Released6 July 1992
Length3:43
LabelOne Little Indian
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)The Shamen
The Shamen singles chronology
"Move Any Mountain"
(1991) 		"LSI (Love Sex Intelligence)"
(1992) 		"Ebeneezer Goode"
(1992)
Music video
"LSI (Love Sex Intelligence)" on YouTube

"LSI (Love Sex Intelligence)" is a song by Scottish band the Shamen with vocals by Jhelisa Anderson. Having been remixed by the Beatmasters, it was the first single taken from their fifth album, Boss Drum (1992). Released in July 1992, it achieved success in Finland, where it reached number one, Sweden, where it peaked at number four, and the United Kingdom, where it rose to number six. On the Eurochart Hot 100, "LSI" peaked at number 16. Its music video was directed by Mathew Glamorre. The CD single also contains a remix of "Make It Mine", a song from the En-Tact album.

Critical reception

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Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "Wildly popular British rave act previews its upcoming U.S. sophomore set, Boss Drum, with an NRGetic workout that is splashed with acidic keyboard lines and pouty female vamping."[1] Andy Kastanas from The Charlotte Observer found that "This has the ravish flavour of the Shamen's music with some additional female vocals thrown in for texture. Don't miss the house, techno, and break beat versions."[2] Linda Ryan from the Gavin Report called it a "high-energy, no-apologies dance track". She stated that Jhelisa Anderson's vocal talent "is the ace-in-the-hole here, and this siren makes "LSI" move in a really big way."[3] A reviewer from Melody Maker reckoned that the raps "are as strong as those" of "Move Any Mountain".[4]

Andy Beevers from Music Week described the song as "intelligent acidic techno".[5] Roger Morton from New Musical Express writing, "Clean as a whistle, the Shamen's first single of '92 pulses along flashing polished technology and irrefutable slogans. It's a piece of seamless, aerobic '90s pop automation that would do very nicely as a soft drink commercial theme".[6] Another editor stated that "this should push the Shamen back into the charts."[7] Johnny Dee from Smash Hits gave it five out of five, commenting, "LSI? Love, Sex, Intelligence if you're interested. And you will be, 'cos, like "Move Any Mountain", this is a corkin' Hi-NRG anthem that snaps at your heels like an annoying Yorkshire Terrier and demands you dance. Odd folk but they know a cuffin' good groove when it tweaks their ear-lobes."[8]

Music video

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The music video for the song was directed by Mathew Glamorre.

Track listings

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7-inch single

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Europe

  1. "LSI" (Beat edit)  – 3:45
  2. "LSI" (Alternative edit)  – 3:45

12-inch maxi

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CD maxi

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Charts

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References

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  1. ^ Flick, Larry (1 August 1992). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  2. ^ Kastanas, Andy (12 August 1992). "Sounds of Progress". p. 18. The Charlotte Observer.
  3. ^ Ryan, Linda (31 July 1992). "Alternative: New Releases" (PDF). Gavin Report. p. 44. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  4. ^ Push (12 September 1992). "Albums". Melody Maker. p. 43. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  5. ^ Beevers, Andy (4 July 1992). "Dance" (PDF). Music Week. p. 8. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  6. ^ Morton, Roger (4 July 1992). "Singles". New Musical Express. p. 17. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  7. ^ Sherman at the Controls (4 July 1992). "Vibes: Groove Check". NME. p. 25. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  8. ^ Dee, Johnny (8 July 1992). "New Singles". Smash Hits. p. 51. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  9. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 250.
  10. ^ "Shamen – LSI (Love Sex Intelligence)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  11. ^ "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 1938." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 33. 15 August 1992. p. 19. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  13. ^ "European Dance Radio" (PDF). Music & Media. 22 August 1992. p. 24. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  14. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  15. ^ "Shamen – LSI (Love Sex Intelligence)" (in French). Les classement single.
  16. ^ "Shamen – LSI (Love Sex Intelligence)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  17. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – L.S.I. (Love Sex Intelligence)". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  18. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 35, 1992" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  19. ^ "Shamen – LSI (Love Sex Intelligence)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  20. ^ "Shamen – LSI (Love Sex Intelligence)". Singles Top 100.
  21. ^ "Shamen – LSI (Love Sex Intelligence)". Swiss Singles Chart.
  22. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  23. ^ "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 18 July 1992. p. 20. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  24. ^ "The Shamen Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  25. ^ "Dance Club Songs". Billboard. 12 September 1992. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  26. ^ "Dance Singles Sales". Billboard. 24 October 1992. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  27. ^ "The RPM Top 50 Dance Tracks of 1992" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 56, no. 25. 19 December 1992. p. 25. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  28. ^ "1992 Year-End Sales Charts" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 51/52. 19 December 1992. p. 17. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  29. ^ "Year End Charts: Top Singles". Music Week. 16 January 1993. p. 8.
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