Hymn (Moby song)

"Hymn" is a song by American electronica musician Moby. It was released on May 16, 1994, as the first single from his third studio album, Everything Is Wrong (1995). The single version, which was radically remixed from the album original and retitled "Hymn (This Is My Dream)", peaked at number 31 on the UK Singles Chart and number three in Finland. A 33-minute ambient remix was released as "Hymn.Alt.Quiet.Version".

"Hymn"
Single by Moby
from the album Everything Is Wrong
B-side"All That I Need Is to Be Loved"
ReleasedMay 16, 1996 (1996-05-16)[1]
Length
  • 3:17 (album version)
  • 3:45 (single version)
LabelMute
Songwriter(s)Moby
Producer(s)Moby
Moby singles chronology
"All That I Need Is to Be Loved"
(1993)		 "Hymn"
(1996)		 "Feeling So Real"
(1994)

Critical reception

Steve Baltin from Cash Box described "Hymn" as a "beautiful piano tune".[2] Andy Beevers from Music Week gave it four out of five and named it Pick of the Week in the category of Dance. He wrote, "Moby can always be relied on to come up with a novel and commercial twist on the house formula. This time he goes for a full-blown choral treatment with the hard-edged synth sounds."[3]

Track listings
  • CD single (CDMUTE161)
  1. "Hymn (This Is My Dream)" – 3:45
  2. "All That I Need Is to Be Loved" (H.O.S. mix) – 2:45
  3. "Hymn" (European edit) – 8:57
  4. "Hymn" (Laurent's Wake Up) – 8:43
  • CD single (LCDMUTE161)
  1. "Hymn.Alt.Quiet.Version" – 33:43 (running time listed as "33.3333333333333" minutes on the packaging)
  • 12-inch single (12MUTE161)
  1. "Hymn (This Is My Dream)" (extended mix) – 4:42
  2. "Hymn" (Laurent's Wake Up) – 8:43
  3. "Hymn (Upriver)" – 5:47
  4. "Hymn (Dirty Hypo)" – 7:20
  • 12-inch single (L12MUTE161)
  1. "Hymn (Menacing)" – 5:57
  2. "Hymn" (European mix) – 7:02
  3. "Hymn (Lucky Orgasm)" – 6:03
  4. "Hymn (I Believe)" – 7:08

Charts
Chart (1994) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[4] 50
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] 3
Netherlands (Single Top 100 Tipparade)[6] 9
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 46
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 31
UK Dance (Music Week)[9] 9
UK Club Chart (Music Week)[10] 7
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[11] 10

References
  1. "Single Releases". Music Week. May 14, 1994. p. 27.
  2. Baltin, Steve (March 25, 1995). "Pop Albums" (PDF). Cash Box. p. 9. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  3. Beevers, Andy (May 21, 1994). "Market Preview: Dance - Pick of the Week" (PDF). Music Week. p. 19. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  4. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 24. June 11, 1994. p. 12.
  5. Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  6. "Moby – Hymn" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  7. "Moby – Hymn". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  8. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  9. "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. May 28, 1994. p. 26. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  10. "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). May 14, 1994. p. 4. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  11. "Moby Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
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