"Chic Mystique"
Single by Chic
from the album Chic-ism
B-side"Remix"
ReleasedJanuary 30, 1992
Recorded1991
GenreDisco[1]
Length4:04
LabelWarner Bros. Records
Songwriter(s)Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers, Princesa
Producer(s)Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers, Roger Sanchez
Chic singles chronology
"Hangin'"
(1982) 		"Chic Mystique"
(1992) 		"Get Lucky"
(2013)

"Chic Mystique" is a song by American disco and R&B act Chic. Written and produced by guitarist Nile Rodgers and bass-player Bernard Edwards, it was released in January 1992 by Warner Bros. Records as the second single from their eight album, Chic-Ism (1992). The song was a number-one hit on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, but didn't reach the Billboard Hot 100. It also achieved moderate success in many European countries where it was a top-25 hit.

Track listings

Credits

Charts

Cover and sample versions

The lyrics were used in Manix's 2013 song "Rave Fantasy", which is where the title came from.[15]

References

  1. ^ Molanphy, Chris (January 19, 2021). "These Are the Good Times Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  2. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 56.
  3. ^ "Chic – Chic Mystique" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  4. ^ "Chic – Chic Mystique" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  5. ^ "European Dance Radio" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 11. March 14, 1992. p. 24. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  6. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  7. ^ "Chic – Chic Mystique" (in French). Les classement single.
  8. ^ "Chic – Chic Mystique" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  9. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Chic" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  10. ^ "Chic – Chic Mystique" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  11. ^ "Chic – Chic Mystique". Swiss Singles Chart.
  12. ^ UK Singles Chart OfficialCharts.com (Retrieved April 19, 2009)
  13. ^ a b Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved April 19, 2009)
  14. ^ "1992 Year-End Airplay Charts: European Dance Radio" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 51/52. December 19, 1992. p. 20. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  15. ^ Manix, "Rave Fantasy" from WhoSampled
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