"Pressure" is a song by Trinidadian-British singer Billy Ocean, which was released in 1993 as the lead single from his eighth studio album, Time to Move On. The song was written by Ocean, Wycliffe Johnson and Clevie Browne, and produced by Steely & Clevie. "Pressure" reached No. 55 on the UK Singles Chart and remained in the Top 100 for two weeks. It remains Ocean's last appearance on the chart.[2]
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| Single by Billy Ocean | ||||
| from the album Time to Move On | ||||
| B-side | "On Your Knees" | |||
| Released | 25 January 1993[1] | |||
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| Label | Jive | |||
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| Producer(s) | Steely & Clevie | |||
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"Pressure" was inspired by Ocean's wrongful arrest in October 1991 in London on the suspicion of drug dealing. The charges against the singer were subsequently dropped.[3][4]
Critical reception
editUpon its release, Penny Kiley of the Liverpool Echo wrote, "He's kept up with new music - this is a solid dance track with some familiar samples. And the words sound heartfelt."[5] A reviewer from Music & Media described the song as a "slightly disguised Italo dance tune".[6] In a review of Time to Move On, Deborah Wilker of the Sun-Sentinel considered the song "buoyant" and one that "should score with the club crowd".[7]
Track listing
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Personnel
editPressure
- Billy Ocean - vocals
- Dalton Browne, Danny Browne - guitar
- Wycliffe Johnson - keyboards
- Clevie Browne - drums, percussion
Production
- Steely & Clevie - producers
- Colin York - recording engineer on "Pressure" and "On Your Knees"
- Chris Trevett - mixing engineer on "Pressure" and "On Your Knees", recording engineer on "On Your Knees", remix engineer on "Stevo's Extended Club Mix"
- Anthony Saunders - recording engineer on "On Your Knees"
- Mr. Lee - remix and additional production on "Stevo's Extended Club Mix" and "Mr Lee's Radio Dance Mix"
- Stephen George - remix engineer on "Stevo's Extended Club Mix"
- Tommy D. - remix and additional production on "Extended Mix" and "Dub Mix"
- Gary Wilkinson - remix engineer
- Tom Coyne - mastering
Charts
edit| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] | 39 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[9] | 4 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] | 44 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[11] | 55 |
| UK Club Chart (Music Week)[12] | 42 |
References
edit- ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 23 January 1993. p. 21. Misprinted as the issue date, 23 January, on source.
- ^ "BILLY OCEAN; full Official Chart History; Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ Kinghorn, Peter (9 February 1993). "Time to move on". Newcastle Evening Chronicle. p. 15.
- ^ Rees, Dafydd; Crampton, Luke (1999). Rock Stars Encyclopedia. ISBN 9780789446138.
- ^ Kiley, Penny (22 January 1993). "New singles". Liverpool Echo. p. 33.
- ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music & Media. 30 January 1993. p. 26.
- ^ Wilker, Deborah (17 June 1993). "A growing Plant". Sun-Sentinel. p. 3E.
- ^ "Billy Ocean – Pressure" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "Billy Ocean — Pressure" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "Billy Ocean – Pressure" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "Billy Ocean: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert). 23 January 1993. p. 4. Retrieved 30 October 2021.