Rhythm Is a Mystery

"Rhythm Is a Mystery" is the debut single by British electronic music group K-Klass, released in 1991 from their debut album, Universal (1993). Lead vocals are performed by Bobbi Depasois.

"Rhythm Is a Mystery"
Cover of a 1991 UK CD single release.
Single by K-Klass
from the album Universal
Released1991
Genre
LabelDeconstruction
Songwriter(s)
  • K-Klass
  • Mark Stagg
K-Klass singles chronology
"The Wildlife EP"
(1990)		 "Rhythm Is a Mystery"
(1991)		 "So Right"
(1992)
Music video
"Rhythm Is a Mystery" on YouTube

Background and release

Andy Williams, Carl Thomas, Russ Morgan and Paul Roberts met in a nightclub in Manchester in 1988. They formed production collective K-Klass and debuted with The Wildlife EP in 1990. "Rhythm Is a Mystery" was their follow-up in 1991. The distinctive drum roll which features at various junctures in the track was sampled from the 1987 song "Devotion" by Ten City. First released via Creed Records, it secured K-Klass a contract with Deconstruction. Upon the first release of "Rhythm Is a Mystery", the song only reached No. 61 in the UK. However, after a new remix was re-released that same year, it peaked at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart. It is their biggest hit to date.

Impact and legacy

British clubbing magazine Mixmag ranked "Rhythm Is a Mystery" number 34 in its "100 Greatest Dance Singles of All Time" list in 1996.[1]

The same year, English DJ Tall Paul chose it as one of his top 10 tracks, adding, "I think this came out in 1990/91. It's a great song — listen to that piano drop. I remember seeing the place go completely mad to it: you can still easily drop it now and people go mad. An all-time classic."[2]

MTV Dance ranked it number 79 in their list of "The 100 Biggest 90's Dance Anthems of All Time" in November 2011.[3]

The song was featured in the 1992 comedy film Encino Man.[4]

Charts
Chart (1991) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5] 8
Ireland (IRMA)[6] 7
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 61
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 3
(re-release)
UK Dance (Music Week)[9] 2
Chart (1994) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[10] 130
UK Club Chart (Music Week)[11] 100

References
  1. "The 100 Greatest Dance Singles of All Time". ravehistory.homestead.com. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  2. "Jock On His Box" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 1996-07-06. p. 5. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  3. MTV Dance. 2011-12-27.
  4. 'Song Credits' - Encino Man (dvd). Hollywood Pictures Home Entertainment. 1992.
  5. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 1991-11-30. p. 25. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  6. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Rhythm Is a Mystery". Irish Singles Chart.
  7. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  8. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  9. "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 1991-11-09. p. 22. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
  10. "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 20 January 1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  11. "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 4 June 1994. p. 4. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
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