"House Arrest" is a song by British dance group
Krush
Krush were a UK dance music group, who had a crossover hit single with "House Arrest" in 1987.
Career
The group consisted of musicians Mark Gamble, Cassius Campbell and record producers Mark Brydon and Robert Gordon. Ruth Joy was the featured ...
. Released as a
single
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in 1987, it is hailed as one of the forerunners of the British
house music
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scene and became the group's biggest
hit
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, reaching the top 20 charts in at least 8 countries in Europe. The song peaked at No. 3 on the
UK Singles Chart
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, No. 12 in Austria and Belgium, No. 15 in Sweden, No. 7 in the Netherlands, No. 5 in Germany, No. 2 in Norway, and No. 1 in Switzerland for two weeks in early 1988. It also peaked at No. 31 in New Zealand.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
1987 songs
1987 debut singles
British house music songs
Number-one singles in Switzerland
Phonogram Records singles
Mercury Records singles
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