U Sure Do

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"U Sure Do"
Strikeusuredo.jpg
Single by Strike
from the album I Saw the Future
B-side"Remix"
Released1994
Genre
Length3:53
LabelFresh Records
Songwriter(s)
  • Andy Gardner
  • Matt Cantor *Coffers
Strike singles chronology
"Formula One"
(1994) 		"U Sure Do"
(1994) 		"My Love is for Real"
(1996)
Music video
"U Sure Do" on YouTube

"U Sure Do" is a song by British electronic dance music group Strike. Released in December 1994, it was Strike's second single and reached number 31 in the UK charts. The song was a big UK club hit and after receiving regular play in clubs throughout 1994/1995 it was re-released and re-entered the chart in April 1995 reaching number 4. It also peaked at number-one on the UK Dance Singles Chart. The track samples Donna Allen's "Serious" for the vocal, and Cubic 22's "Night in Motion" for the main synth. In 1999, it was remixed and released as "U Sure Do '99". This version peaked at number 53 in the UK. In 2006, it was remixed a third time and released to a handful of DJs solely for club use. MTV Dance ranked the song number 45 in their list of 'The 100 Biggest 90's Dance Anthems of All Time' in 2011.[1]

Critical reception[]

Vicki Petrovska from The Age noted the "hypnotic, pumping beat" of the song and added, "Check it out."[2] Larry Flick from Billboard described it as "instantly memorable".[3] British electronic dance and clubbing magazine Mixmag stated, "Very large handbag appeal indeed."[4] Music & Media commented, "The keyboard intro could've been Todd Rundgren's 'Can We Still Be Friends' at double speed. But then the enthusiastic ladies start singing their ready-to-use-on-air pop dance one liner."[5] Alan Jones from Music Week wrote, "A powerful house track propelled by its Donna Allen (Serious) sample, it's now in new mixes, but it's the original that brings home the bacon."[6] James Hamilton from the magazine's RM Dance Update called it a "useful if somewhat sparse Madonna pastiche featuring plaintive Victoria Newton in 'let's do it' prodded" tune[7] and a "disco bounder".[8]

MTV Dance ranked "U Sure Do" number 45 in their list of "The 100 Biggest 90's Dance Anthems of All Time" in 2011.[9] Attitude ranked it number 4 in their list of "The Top 10 Dance Tunes Of The '90s" in 2016.[10]

Chart performance[]

"U Sure Do" was quite successful on the charts in both Australia and Europe. In Europe, it reached the Top 10 in the UK, as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100, where it hit number 10. In the UK, the single stayed on the UK Singles Chart for seven weeks, before peaking at number 4 in its second run on the chart, on April 9, 1995.[11] But on the UK Dance Chart, it was a even bigger hit, peaking at number-one. It also topped the club charts in DJ and Mixmag. Additionally, "U Sure Do" was a Top 20 hit in Ireland and the Netherlands, and a Top 30 hit in Iceland. Outside Europe, it was a Top 10 hit in Australia, peaking at number 9. It was also a Top 20 hit in Israel. The single earned a gold record in the UK, with a sale of 400,000 units.

Track listing[]

Charts[]

References[]

  1. ^ MTV Dance. 2011-12-27.
  2. ^ Petrovska, Vicki (1995-08-18). "Singles". p. 8. The Age.
  3. ^ Flick, Larry (1995-09-02). "Dance Trax: Moorish Crosses Gender Barriers With 'I'm Your Man'" (PDF). Billboard. p. 30. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
  4. ^ "STRIKE 'U Sure Do'" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 1994-12-24. p. 3. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
  5. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 1994-12-10. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
  6. ^ Jones, Alan (1995-03-25). "Talking Music" (PDF). Music Week. p. 14. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  7. ^ Hamilton, James (1994-12-10). "Dj directory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 7. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
  8. ^ Hamilton, James (1995-03-25). "Dj directory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 11. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  9. ^ MTV Dance. 2011-12-27.
  10. ^ Fussell, Glyn (2016-06-09). "The Top 10 Dance Tunes Of The '90s". Attitude. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  11. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100 09 April 1995 - 15 April 1995". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
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  15. ^ "Irish Singles". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  16. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 22, 1995" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 7 August 2020.
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  19. ^ "UK Singles". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  20. ^ "UK Dance Singles". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  21. ^ "Fresh" (PDF). Music Week. 1995-03-11. p. 12. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  22. ^ "Fresh" (PDF). Music Week. 1995-03-11. p. 12. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  23. ^ "The RM On A Pop Tip Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 1995-04-15. p. 8. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
  24. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
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  27. ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1995". ARIA. Retrieved 11 April 2017 – via Imgur.
  28. ^ "Jaarlijsten 1995" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  29. ^ "Top 100 Singles 1995". Music Week. 13 January 1996. p. 9.
  30. ^ "British single certifications – Strike – U Sure Do". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
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