LSI (Love Sex Intelligence)

"LSI (Love Sex Intelligence)" is a song by Scottish band The Shamen with vocals by Jhelisa Anderson. Having been remixed by the Beatmasters, it was the first single taken from their album Boss Drum. Released in July 1992, it achieved success in Finland, where it reached number one, Sweden, where it peaked at number four, and the United Kingdom, where it rose to number six. On the Eurochart Hot 100, "LSI" peaked at number 16. The CD single also contains a remix of "Make It Mine", a song from the En-Tact album.

"LSI (Love Sex Intelligence)"
Single by The Shamen
from the album Boss Drum
B-side	"Make It Mine" "Possible Worlds"
Released	6 July 1992
Length	3:43
Label	Virgin France S.A COMA Records (DK) One Little Indian Rough Trade Germany
Songwriter(s)	Colin Angus Richard West
Producer(s)	The Shamen
The Shamen singles chronology
"Move Any Mountain" (1991) "LSI (Love Sex Intelligence)" (1992) "Ebeneezer Goode" (1992)
Music video
"LSI (Love Sex Intelligence)" on YouTube

Critical reception

Billboard wrote about the song: "Wildly popular British rave act previews its upcoming U.S. sophomore set, "Boss Drum," with an NRGetic workout that is splashed with acidic keyboard lines and pouty female vamping."[1]

Smash Hits gave it 5 out of 5, noting: "L.S.I.? Love, Sex, Intelligence if you're interested. And you will be, 'cos, like Move Any Mountain, this is a corkin' Hi-NRG anthem that snaps at your heels like an annoying Yorkshire Terrier and demands you dance. Odd folk but they know a cuffin' good groove when it tweaks their ear-lobes."[2]

Music video

The music video was directed by Mathew Glamorre.

Track listings

CD maxi

Europe

1. "LSI" (Beat Edit) — 3:45
2. "LSI" (Alternative Vocal) — 6:06
3. "LSI" (Dub Rave Vocal) — 4:37
4. "Make It Mine" (U.S. Dub Mix) — 4:25

US

1. "LSI" (Beatmasters 7") — 3:40
2. "LSI" (Shamen 7") — 3:51
3. "LSI" (E-Smoove 7" Mix) — 3:35
4. "LSI" (Ed Richards 12" Mix) — 5:11

7" single

Europe

1. "LSI" (Beat Edit) — 3:45
2. "LSI" (Alternative Edit) — 3:45

12" maxi

Australia "LSI" (Freaked Out V1.02) "LSI" (Club Deep Mix) "LSI" (Dance Vocal) "Possible Worlds" "LSI" (Dub Rave Vocal) Germany "LSI" (Dance Vocal) — 5:12 "Possible Worlds" — 3:27 "LSI" (Freaked Out V1.02) — 5:13 "LSI" (Club Deep Mix) — 11:25

Denmark, France, UK "LSI" (Freaked Out V1.02) — 5:13 "LSI" (Club Deep Mix) — 11:25 "LSI" (Dance Vocal) — 5:12 "Possible Worlds" — 3:27 US "LSI" (Ed Richards 12" Mix) — 5:11 "LSI" (Beatmasters 12" Mix) — 5:14 "LSI" (Shamen Alternative Vocal) — 6:06 "LSI" (Frank De Wulf Dub Rave) — 4:29 "LSI" (Shamen Deep Dub) — 6:00 "LSI" (Well Hung Parliament Dub) — 5:41

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1992–1993) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[3] 53 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 33 Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[5] 6 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[6] 16 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] 1 France (SNEP)[8] 30 Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 27 Ireland (IRMA)[10] 15 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] 29 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 20 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 4 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 19 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[15] 6 US Radio Songs (Billboard)[16] 72 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[17] 1 US Hot Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[18] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1992) Position Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[19] 38 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[20] 93

References

1. "Billboard: Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard magazine. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
2. "new singles". Smash Hits. 8 July 1992. p. 51. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
3. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
4. "Ultratop.be – Shamen – LSI (Love Sex Intelligence)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
5. "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 1938." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
6. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9 no. 33. 15 August 1992. p. 19. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
7. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
8. "Lescharts.com – Shamen – LSI (Love Sex Intelligence)" (in French). Les classement single.
9. "Offiziellecharts.de – Shamen – LSI (Love Sex Intelligence)". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
10. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – L.S.I. (Love Sex Intelligence)". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
11. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 35, 1992" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 18 March 2019.
12. "Dutchcharts.nl – Shamen – LSI (Love Sex Intelligence)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
13. "Swedishcharts.com – Shamen – LSI (Love Sex Intelligence)". Singles Top 100.
14. "Swisscharts.com – Shamen – LSI (Love Sex Intelligence)". Swiss Singles Chart.
15. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
16. "The Shamen Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
17. "The Shamen Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
18. "The Shamen Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
19. "The RPM Top 50 Dance Tracks of 1992" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 56 no. 25. 19 December 1992. p. 25. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
20. "1992 Year-End Sales Charts" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9 no. 51/52. 19 December 1992. p. 17. Retrieved 31 January 2020.