As one of the legacy keyholders of electro house, Benny Benassi blessed us with ‘Satisfaction’ 22 years ago today. The lead single from his debut album, Hypnotica, took to the airwaves and catapulted Benassi to prominence, thrusting the EDM sub-genre into mainstream status.
Even if you weren’t a nightclub goer, the track still found a way to reach your eardrums. Anyone who claimed never hearing ‘Satisfaction’ would quickly recognize it if asked, “Do you remember Terrell pop-and-locking on the dance floor in the movie White Chicks?” The answer would almost always be “yes.” That’s when you’d reply, “That’s ‘Satisfaction’.”
The single went on to earn Gold certification in six countries, including the United States. ‘Satisfaction’ has been sampled by DJs and artists worldwide, from Ludacris’s ‘Ultimate Satisfaction’ in 2006, to Dada Life’s ‘Just Bleep Me (Satisfaction)’ in 2010, and most recently, Drillionaire sampling it for his single ‘Fashion’ just last year.
After twenty-two years, it’s clear that ‘Satisfaction’ by Milan native Benny Benassi isn’t fading away anytime soon. In fact, the song will forever be a cornerstone of EDM culture and a pivotal figure in the history of electro house.
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