"Demagogue" is a
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by
Dutch band
Urban Dance Squad. It was released as the lead single for the band's third studio album, ''
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''. It is a
rap metal song.
The song reached number 31 on the
Dutch Charts
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, becoming their highest-charting song in the region. It also reached number 38 on the Belgian charts.
The single was released by
Virgin Records in the United States on 7 March 1995,
to coincide with a limited tour of small clubs in America.
The song received airplay on college, metal and modern rock stations in the United States but failed to chart on any of the mainstream music charts.
The B-side to the single contained two main remixes by the
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, a metal style and a hip-hop version.
[ The song's video also received airplay on ]MTV
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.
Rick Anderson at Allmusic wrote: "Demagogue, the album's opener and centerpiece, is an utterly bracing concoction of raw-throated rap and spare, bright metal guitar, all underlaid with minimalist funk drums."
Track listing
# "Demagogue" (4:06)
# "Alienated (Instrumental)" (5:44)
# "Demuffgogue" (4:33)
# "Downer (Bordeaux Live 24-06-93)" (10:36)
References
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1994 songs
Urban Dance Squad songs
Ariola Records singles