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"Love U More," Sunscreem (1992)

"Love U More," Sunscreem (1992)

Delayed gratification at its best

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Mark Blankenship
May 22, 2024
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Peak: #3 on the alternative chart (#36 on the Hot 100)
Streams: 1.2 million

A few years ago, when electronic dance music was at its cultural peak, there was a lot of online chatter about “the drop.” As in: The archetypal EDM song builds and builds until, finally, the beat drops like a hammer, forcing us to dance. (There’s an especially good example in “We Found Love” by Rihanna and Calvin Harris).

I didn’t know what to call it at the time, but I first got introduced to the drop in 1992, when I fell hard for “Love U More,” the only hit by the British techno group Sunscreem.

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