I was 6 years old when this came out. A year later when I was 7 my parents would divorce and my life would be changed forever. This song always gave me the feeling that everything would be OK. Only love can set you free and that's what this song does, it's sets you free. Now 30 years later in 2024, I'm 37 with 2 kids of my own and we dance around the living room to this blasting out on the Alexa. What a fantastic time to grow up. Long life the 90s. X
Reminds me of experimenting with Class A drugs and not having a care in the world. Now I’m sober for 10yrs, married, and have 21yr old son and still don’t have a care in the world - pure fun. Gen Z suck ✌️
Alright i admit it ,i was old when it came out and never danced /raved to it but like some other tunes it takes me back to a time and a place and being reminded of it by an ad i sought it out to play and the intro gave me shivers. Good music ,which has stood the test of time does that.
I don't know why I'm sharing this here. But fuck it. When I was 8 in 1995, I put this song on with my friend, and we put these flashing coloured lights on and danced like it was the last night of our lives. I have so many happy memories with him, but this stands out. When he was 13, he was told he had cancer but it went away. A few years later, he was told they'd missed something and it had spread to his knee, so his right leg was amputated below the knee. I made a band with him to make him happy, as I knew it's something he always wanted. At 14, he was told they'd missed something again, and the cancer had actually "metastersised" and he was terminal. One of my best friends who I called a cousin, died at 15 years old. It has never left me. That shock. That kick in the face. Life was never the same again. I have a comment on The Verve - The Drugs Don't Work with 2k like that says "this goes out to those having a hard time. You'll get through it!". But that's BS. You never get through it. I lost my best friend at 15 and I'll never recover. I'll never be a normal guy. I'll just always return here, to this song, and feel down. And feel sad. And know I've lost more than I gained in this life. Edit 29/08/24 This was a very low and angry point in my life and the tone is a bit bitter. It's not what happens to you, it's how you react. I'm doing really well in life now and have raised money for the rare cancer that took my friend. I have chosen (with zero evidence) to believe in heaven as I've had a lot of loss. And believing I'll see Chris again (Christopher Hardman. May his name live on) has helped me. Thank you so so much for the kind comments, it helped me when I was in anger and bitterness and I read them all. I'd now like to leave that bitterness behind and live a happy life were I serve others in Chris' memory. I'm raising money for a Sepsis charity at the moment and it gives me happy life direction and helps serve others. Thank you again. Andy
Those moments you gave him, where he was dancing, making music with you and not thinking about his cancer, that's the measure of life mate. Life will always look like a losing game if you look at it as starting full and then diminishing, just don't forget that what both of you gained were the moments you made with each other. From one broken person to another, I hope you continue to make those moments because really, life starts empty and we fill it. It always comes with loss and pain, thats the trade we make for the joy.
@@isthi000ify Hi mate, I was going to delete this but I'm glad people like you get it. My belief in God and heaven gets me through as I believe he's in a better place and I'll see him again. Thanks for your kind words
Songs always mark the times in our lives, the good, the bad, the devastating, or deliriously happy times. I wonder why music makes us think so deep and feel so much? It really cuts to your ❤
Life is always about LOVE LOVE IS ALL WE HAVE IT WILL BE THE ONLY THING TO SET YOU FREE to gether and afeter love its SUFFERING THAT WAY LOVE SETS YOU FREE peace out every one who love now and in the past the future no one know love is the now so we can be Free in ecstacy Love
Many people seem to remember this being released in 1995 not 1992, so I've done some digging. The song actually had 3 releases. It was recorded on Pete watermans label in 1992 but the label wouldn't release it. N-trance bought themselves out of the label and released it officially in 1993 but it only charted at 89. In 1994 they re-released it again and it charted at 39. However by 1995 their popularity had increased so much that they decided to release it one last time and it actually charted in the UK at Number 2! So that's when many of us heard it for the first time and why lots of us have memories of it being released in 1995, much later than 1992. Thank me later. 👌
This was a 1992 hit? WHAT?! I thought it came out in the mid late 90s! This is the time I have memories of this song. I was 4/5 in 1992. Anyway I just heard this song on Love Island Allstars
I was about 20 when this was released. Reminds me of summer, walking home very drunk and singing from the local club in my town at about 3am, with not a care in the world, having had a great night out.
I am very surprised to learn that this song was released in 1992, I first heard it back in 1994 at age 20. The greatest decade for music was the 90's; especially for dance music.
Same here and same age too mate! I thought it was later than 92, being more like 94/95? I thought i was listening to it at the same time as Todd Terry's remix of Missing by Everything But The Girl?
We lived in the best times goin, a time to feel proud to be British! Our dance music was killin it WORLDWIDE, our Britpop doin the same. I'm from The Prodigys hometown and they conquered everywhere and everything to be the greatest dance music group of all time. Man, I @#£%in LOVED that decade. Best of my life!
OK so I've done some digging. The song actually had 3 releases. It was recorded on Pete watermans label in 1992 but the label wouldn't release it. N-trance bought themselves out of the label and released it officially in 1993 but it only charted at 89. In 1994 they re-released it again and it charted at 39. However by 1995 their popularity had increased so much that they decided to release it one last time and it actually charted in the UK at Number 2! So that's when many of us heard it for the first time and why lots of us have memories of it being released in 1995, much later than 1992. Thank me later. 👌
I’m 23 years old and this song sparks the bigges at nostalgia for me, luckily parents introduced me to the music at a young age. Can’t stand modern music. Can’t stand modern days I was born in the wrong generation me. What I would give to be born in the 80s and witness the world in it’s prime.
didn't realise kelly llorenna was only 17/18 here - pure charisma. Absolute anthem! Makes me buzz every time and brings back and a whole lot of memories
@@matt0xx76 I remember that night at the city firework display... I was 13 years old at the time. I still have the t-shirt that Kelly Llorenna signed that evening. Cant believe that was 28 years ago now :)
Came here to listen to an oldie but goodie.. anything to try and remember how good life was back then. Today we’re grieving 21 people who died in a tragic mass shooting in my state💔💔 Life is short, enjoy it while you can😢
@@Your2TiminEx She performs it live all the time -- to this day. She recorded this when she was 16. Let's see YOU perform such a feat, genius. Goddamn, people are toxic.
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