(I Wanna Give You) Devotion

1990 single by Nomad August 2025 (I Wanna Give You) Devotion (I_Wanna_Give_You)_Devotion.jpg single Nomad featuring MC Mikee Freedom Changing Cabins 1990 Hip house 4:09 6:46 Rumour Damon Rochefort Steve McCutcheon MC Mikee Freedom Damon Rochefort Nomad The Raggamuffin Number 1990 Just a Groove 1991 "(I Wanna Give You) Devotion" is a song by English electronic group Nomad, released in 1990 by Rumour Records. It was the second single from their only album, Changing Cabins, released later in 1991. It was written by the producer, Damon Rochefort, with Steve Mac and MC Mikee Freedom. The song was a number-one hit in Greece and a top-five hit in the UK, where it reached number two. In the US, it peaked at number one on the Billboard Dance Club Play chart in June 1991. Its accompanying music video was directed by Jerome Redfarn. MTV Dance ranked the song number 32 in their list of "The 100 Biggest 90s Dance Anthems of All Time" in November 2011.MTV Dance. 27 December 2011. Background and release The track was produced by Damon Rochefort, who also shares writing credits with fellow Nomad member Steve McCutcheon and rapper MC Mikee Freedom. It also quotes from the earlier club hit "Devotion" by Ten City. Although Freedom and singer Sharon Dee Clarke were the featured artists on this track when it was released in the United Kingdom and other territories (even though Freedom was the only one to get his name credited), they were listed as uncredited in the US single version up until the act's full-length CD, Changing Cabins, was released Stateside in the autumn of 1991. The song is notable for being the first song that Steve Mac ever wrote.http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_Steve_Mac_Interview.html Interview With Steve Mac HitQuarters 12 April 2010 13 April 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120314061742/http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_Steve_Mac_Interview.html 14 March 2012 dead When asked about the track and its success in an April 2010 interview, Mac said: It was a real accident. I just remember struggling to get the drums right - I didn’t really know how to work the sequencer properly. I didn’t have that much knowledge of what I was doing, and I think if I had then it wouldn’t have been as good a track. I love the naiveté of what I was doing back then, and I miss that a little bit now. In addition to the rap version, there is also a Soul Mix version that features Clarke's vocal performance without the rap. Both versions along with the Italo house version are included on the Changing Cabins CD. Critical reception AllMusic editor Stewart Mason named the song a "terrific dance club staple", complimenting singer Sharon Dee Clarke's "soulful, expressive voice", and writer/programmer Damon Rochefort, that gives the whole thing a "perky, bouncy feel".Stewart Mason https://www.allmusic.com/album/changing-cabins-mw0000675241 Nomad - Changing Cabins AllMusic 18 February 2020 David Taylor-Wilson from Bay Area Reporter felt it's "extremely enticing", praising Clarke's vocals as "superb". David Taylor-Wilson The Beat Bay Area Reporter 15 August 1991 39 23 April 2020 https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=BAR19910815.1.39 American magazine Billboard stated that the song had recently topped dance charts "thanks to Sharon Dee Clark's belting vocals and Damon Rochefort's savvy beat and melody construction." Album Reviews: New & Noteworthy Billboard 7 September 1991 66 22 October 2020 https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1991/BB-1991-09-07.pdf Billboard editor Larry Flick complimented its "contagious melody, a slammin' groove, and a well-timed trade-off between rapid male rapping and diva-styled femme singing." Larry Flick Single Reviews: New & Noteworthy Billboard 25 May 1991 67 24 October 2020 https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1991/BB1991.pdf Larry Flick Zane from Melody Maker stated, "The song's irritatingly catchy sax samples and the ubiquitous female soul vocals made it a deserved, if obvious, Top Five hit."Zane https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/52393601307/ Albums Melody Maker 6 July 1991 31 29 April 2023 James Hamilton from Music Weeks RM Dance Update deemed it a "catchily honking political lurcher" in his weekly dance column. James Hamilton DJ directory Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert) 11 November 1995 15 15 May 2021 https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1995/Music-Week-1995-11-11.pdf James Hamilton (DJ and journalist) Phil Cheeseman from Record Mirror wrote, "If you went out clubbing on New Year's Eve, one record you'll almost certainly have heard is Nomad's 'Devotion'. Its crowd chants, stabbing saxophone, lazy strings and catchy chorus conspired to make it the Christmas period's most guaranteed floor filler."Phil Cheeseman Nomad's Land Record Mirror 6 February 1991 20 7 April 2023 https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/51225106129/in/album-72157719345890961/ Johnny Dee from Smash Hits declared the track as "utterlly brill".https://www.flickr.com/photos/smashhits90s/45031325772/in/album-72157700455436411/ Johnny Dee Review: LPs Smash Hits 328 46 26 June 1991 8 March 2020 Bob Mack from Spin named it a "great" dance cut and almost a "real song".Bob Mack Singles https://books.google.com/books?id=tmnYK4rTBA4C Spin April 1991 95 23 January 2023 Chart performance "(I Wanna Give You) Devotion" peaked at number one in Greece.https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1991/MM-1991-05-11.pdf Top 10 Sales in Europe Music & Media 8 19 11 May 1991 19 20 March 2018 In the UK, it reached number two during its seventh week on the UK Singles Chart, on 17 February 1991. On the UK Dance Singles Chart, it reached number one, https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1991/MW-1991-02-02.pdf Top 60 Dance Singles Music Week 2 February 1991 xii 27 September 2020 as well as on the Record Mirror Club Chart.https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/51223644537/in/album-72157719345890961/ The Record Mirror Club Chart Record Mirror 38 6 9 February 1991 41 10 March 2024 The song entered the top 10 in Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland, as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100, where it peaked at number six in March 1991.https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1991/MM-1991-03-09.pdf Eurochart Hot 100 Singles Music & Media 8 10 9 March 1991 45 19 March 2018 Additionally, the song was a top-20 hit in Germany and Sweden. Outside Europe, it peaked at number one on the US Billboard Dance Club Play chart, number three on the Canadian RPM Dance chart and number 37 in Australia. In West Asia, the song became a top-10 hit also in Israel, peaking at number three in its sixth week on the chart, on 24 March 1991.https://israelcharts.com/ Israeli Charts 24 March 1991 19 August 2026 26 June 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260626205604/https://israelcharts.com/ live Search "(I Wanna Give You) Devotion" for Israeli chart history. It spent eight weeks inside the Israeli top 30. "(I Wanna Give You) Devotion" earned a silver record in the UK, denoting shipments of 200,000 copies. Music video The music video for "(I Wanna Give You) Devotion" was directed by Jerome Redfarn.http://mvdbase.com/video.php?id=56124 Nomad (I wanna give you) Devotion 1 March 2017 mvdbase.com It features both MC Mikee Freedom and Sharon Dee Clarke, and have them dressed in body paint while they are performing the song at a rave concert. The video received heavy rotation on MTV Europe in March 1991.Station Reports > TV > MTV/London https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1991/MM-1991-03-23.pdf Music & Media 8 12 23 March 1991 28 12 December 2022 Impact and legacy MTV Dance ranked "(I Wanna Give You) Devotion" number 32 in their list of "The 100 Biggest 90s Dance Anthems of All Time" in November 2011. PopMatters included it in their list of "15 Landmark Dance Tracks of 1991" in 2020.Steve Jansen 15 Landmark Dance Tracks of 1991 PopMatters https://www.popmatters.com/15-landmark-dance-tracks-1991-2495953361.html 26 June 2020 21 April 2022 Track listings 12-inch CD (UK) "(I Wanna Give You) Devotion" – 6:42 "(I Wanna Give You) Devotion" (Instrumental Mix) – 6:42 "Sang - Froid" – 3:32 12-inch maxi CD (UK/US)' "(I Wanna Give You) Devotion" (7" Mix) – 4:09 "(I Wanna Give You) Devotion" (Original Mix) – 6:46 "(I Wanna Give You) Devotion" (Instrumental) – 6:37 "(I Wanna Give You) Devotion" (Soul Mix) – 5:00 "(I Wanna Give You) Devotion" (The Joey Negro Mix) – 6:48 "(I Wanna Give You) Devotion" (Rock Shock Mix) – 6:39 "(I Wanna Give You) Devotion" (Trouble's Club Mix) – 6:41 "(I Wanna Give You) Devotion" (Trouble's Underground Club Mix) – 6:37 Charts Weekly charts Chart (1991)PeakpositionAustralia 37 Nomad feat. MC Mikee Freedom (I Wanna Give You) Devotion true 28 April 2020Austria 10 Nomad feat. MC Mikee Freedom (I Wanna Give You) Devotion true 28 April 2020Flanders 8 Nomad feat. MC Mikee Freedom (I Wanna Give You) Devotion true 28 April 2020Canada RPM Dance 3 9995 28 April 2020 trueEurope (Eurochart Hot 100) 6Europe (European Hit Radio)https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1991/MM-1991-03-30.pdf European Hit Radio Music & Media 13 8 30 March 1991 26 17 November 2025 17Germany 13 Nomad feat. MC Mikee Freedom (I Wanna Give You) Devotion 2251 true 28 April 2020Greece (IFPI) 1Ireland2 10 (I Wanna Give You) Devotion true 28 April 2020Israel (Israeli Singles Chart) 3Luxembourg (Radio Luxembourg)Radio Luxembourg Singles. 10 February 1991. 2Dutch40 5 1991 13 true 28 April 2020Dutch100 5 Nomad feat. MC Mikee Freedom (I Wanna Give You) Devotion true 28 April 2020Quebec (ADISQ)https://web.archive.org/web/20151129063315/http://bibnum2.banq.qc.ca/bna/palmares/2010-Anglo-Allophone/Anglo-Compilation_succes_ordre_alpha_interpretes.pdf http://bibnum2.banq.qc.ca/bna/palmares/2010-Anglo-Allophone/Anglo-Compilation_succes_ordre_alpha_interpretes.pdf Palmarès de la chanson anglophone et allophone au Québec BAnQ fr 19 October 1991 11 September 2019 29 November 2015 dead 48Spain (AFYVE)Salaverri Fernando Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 1st September 2005 Fundación Autor-SGAE Spain 84-8048-639-2 5Sweden 11 Nomad feat. MC Mikee Freedom (I Wanna Give You) Devotion true 28 April 2020Switzerland 6 Nomad feat. MC Mikee Freedom (I Wanna Give You) Devotion true 28 April 2020UK 2 19910223 true 28 April 2020 "uk"UK Airplay (Music Week)https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1991/MW-1991-03-30.pdf Playlist Chart Music Week 30 March 1991 20 22 October 2025 22UK Dance (Music Week) 1UK Indie (Music Week)https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1991/MW-1991-03-02.pdf Indie Singles Music Week 2 March 1991 12 9 June 2025 1UK Club Chart (Record Mirror) 1US 12-inch Singles Sales (Billboard)https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-dance-singles-sales/1991-07-06/ Dance Singles Sales Billboard 6 July 1991 subscription 29 March 2025 21US Dance Club Play (Billboard)https://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs/1991-07-06/ Dance Club Songs Billboard 6 July 1991 29 March 2025 1 Chart (1995)PeakpositionScotland 43 19951119 true 28 April 2020UK 42 19951119 true 28 April 2020 "uk2"UKdance 14 19951119 true 28 April 2020 Year-end charts Chart (1990)PositionUK Club Chart (Record Mirror)https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/51222754809/in/album-72157719385999585 The Record Mirror Year End Club Chart Record Mirror 38 1 5 January 1991 41 1 September 2025 99 Chart (1991)PositionBelgium (Ultratop)https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1991 Jaaroverzichten 1991 Ultratop nl 28 April 2020 45Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=9432&app=rpm RPM Dance Tracks of 1991 RPM Library and Archives Canada 28 April 2020 24Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1991/MM-1991-12-21.pdf Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 1991 Music & Media 8 51–52 21 21 December 1991 28 April 2020 36Germany (Media Control)https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1991 Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 1991 GfK Entertainment de 28 April 2020 71Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1991 Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1991 Dutch Top 40 nl 10 March 2021 35Netherlands (Single Top 100)https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1991&cat=s Jaaroverzichten – Single 1991 MegaCharts nl 28 April 2020 41Sweden (Topplistan)http://www.grammotex.se/topp91singlar.htm Årstopplistan 1991, Singlar Grammotex sv dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010225020647/http://www.grammotex.se/topp91singlar.htm 25 February 2001 7 April 2025 68UK Singles (OCC)1991 Top 100 Singles Music Week London, England 20 11 January 1992 23UK Club Chart (Record Mirror)https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1992/MW-1992-01-04.pdf#page=14 The Record Mirror Club Chart 1991 Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert) 4 January 1992 8 2 September 2025 2US Dance Club Play (Billboard)The Year in Music 1991: Top Dance Club Play Singles Billboard 103 51 YE-32 21 December 1991 23 Certifications United Kingdom single Nomad Devotion Silver 1991 1991 1785-775-1 28 April 2020 true Release history RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref(s). Reference(s)United Kingdom1990RumourUnited Kingdom (re-release)21 January 19917-inch vinyl 12-inch vinyl CDNew Releases: Singles Music Week vi 19 January 1991Australia25 March 19917-inch vinyl 12-inch vinyl cassettePossumNew Release Summary – Product Available from : 25/03/91: Singles The ARIA Report 61 19 24 March 1991Japan21 June 1991Mini-CD mini maxi-CDAlfa Internationalhttps://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/121934/products/35551/1/ ノマド ディボーション Nomad Devotion Oricon ja 16 September 2025https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/121934/products/35552/1/ ノマド ディボーション Nomad Devotion Oricon ja 16 September 2025Australia24 June 1991CDPossumNew Release Summary – Product Available from : 24/06/91: Singles The ARIA Report 74 18 23 June 1991Japan21 July 1991Maxi-CDAlfa Internationalhttps://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/121934/products/34215/1/ ノマド ディボーション Nomad Devotion Oricon ja 16 September 2025 References External links Track listing at e.discogs.com x45BtoJpoks Music video Category:1990 singles Category:1990 songs Category:1995 singles Category:Capitol Records singles Category:EMI Records singles Category:English house music songs Category:Hip house songs Category:Music Week number-one dance singles Category:Number-one singles in Greece Category:Songs written by Steve Mac Category:UK Independent Singles Chart number-one singles