"Found a Cure" is a song by American recording artist

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, released in May 1998 by

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as the second single from her third album, '' Situation: Critical'' (1998). The song is written by Naté and the radio mix was remixed by English

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duo

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, reaching number six on the UK Singles Chart, number two on the

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and number-one on the US ''

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chart. Additionally, the song was a top-10 hit also in Finland, Hungary and Scotland. Its accompanying music video was directed by

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Background and release

Ultra Naté wrote the song's lyrics with

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, John Ciafone and Woody Pak. Music critics and editors noted that it was different from the singer's previous and very successful single, "

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". In an interview, Naté explained, "It was meant to be that way. The most important thing to do was to make sure we didn't do something that would be construed as a second attempt at "Free". "Found a Cure" has a personality of its own and one that gets more interesting the more you get to know it."

Critical reception

J.D. Considine of ''

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'' remarked how the guitar-hook "evokes" "

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" on "Found a Cure".

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from ''

'' magazine wrote, "It's not easy to follow a single like '

', which is easily among the most revered dance singles of the last five years. Naté fearlessly faces the challenge with a jam that smartly doesn't aim to duplicate the tone of her now-classic hit. Instead, she and collaborators

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and Danny Madden have cooked up a tune that has an infectious pop feel and a sturdy, club-credible

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groove. The diva is in fine voice here and is matched by a muscular bassline and keyboard/guitar interplay that oozes with

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flavor. Not only an excellent way of introducing Naté's long-awaited new album, ''

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'', 'Found a Cure' positions her for another lengthy reign atop many a DJ's playlist." British magazine ''

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'' said, "It may not be as anthemic as last year's top five smash 'Free', but 'Found a Cure' is an effective slice of uplifting, pounding house with Ultra Nate's sultry vocals and its "''Feels like l'm going crazy''" refrain." Chris Finan from the ''

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'' Dance Update gave the song a full score of five out of five, noting "how refreshing it is to see an equally good follow up that isn't a clone of its predecessor." A reviewer from ''

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'' commented, "Miss Nate proves there's more than 'Free' in her locker with a pure floorfiller. A

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for the Millennium."

Music video

A music video was produced to promote the single, directed by American film director

Track listing

# "Found a Cure" (

Radio Mix) – 3:32 # "Found a Cure" (

Radio Mix) – 4:07 # "Found a Cure" (Full Intention Club Mix) – 7:25 # "Found a Cure" (Mood II Swing Original Vocal Mix) – 8:27 # "Found a Cure" (Morillo's Classic Adventure) – 6:01 # "Found a Cure" (Morillo Swings with the Constipated Monkeys Edit) – 6:31 # "Found a Cure" (Classic String Mix) – 3:51

Charts

References