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"Hymn"
Single by Moby
from the album Everything Is Wrong
B-side"All That I Need Is to Be Loved"
ReleasedMay 16, 1994 (1994-05-16)[1]
Length
  • 3:17 (album version)
  • 3:45 (single version)
LabelMute
Songwriter(s)Moby
Producer(s)Moby
Moby singles chronology
"All That I Need Is to Be Loved"
(1993) 		"Hymn"
(1994) 		"Feeling So Real"
(1994)
Music video
"Hymn" on YouTube

"Hymn" is a song by American electronica musician Moby. It was released on May 16, 1994 by Mute Records as the first single from the musician's third studio album, Everything Is Wrong (1995). The single version, which was radically remixed from the album original and retitled "Hymn (This Is My Dream)", peaked at number 31 on the UK Singles Chart and number three in Finland. A 33-minute ambient remix was also released, titled as "Hymn.Alt.Quiet.Version". The accompanying music video for "Hymn" was directed by English director Walter Stern,[2][3] featuring Moby performing with silver bodypaint.

Critical reception

Steve Baltin from Cash Box described "Hymn" as a "beautiful piano tune".[4] Ian Gittins from Melody Maker called it a "sunrise symphony".[5] Andy Beevers from Music Week gave it four out of five and named it Pick of the Week in the category of Dance. He wrote, "Moby can always be relied on to come up with a novel and commercial twist on the house formula. This time he goes for a full-blown choral treatment with the hard-edged synth sounds."[6] Stuart Bailie from NME said the track "is actually a blinder — mighty banks of angels all giving it their best hosannas and these unreal whizzing effects giving you the impression that you're zooming through the clouds, en route to a meeting with the great man himself."[7] Another NME editor, Ben Willmott wrote in the magazine's Vibes cloumn, "More very commercial party techno from Moby — this is no doubt chartbound",[8] while Johnny Cigarettes noted its "sweeping melancholy".[9]

Track listings

  1. "Hymn (This Is My Dream)" – 3:45
  2. "All That I Need Is to Be Loved" (H.O.S. mix) – 2:45
  3. "Hymn" (European edit) – 8:57
  4. "Hymn" (Laurent's Wake Up) – 8:43
  1. "Hymn.Alt.Quiet.Version" – 33:43 (running time listed as "33.3333333333333" minutes on the packaging)
  1. "Hymn (This Is My Dream)" (extended mix) – 4:42
  2. "Hymn" (Laurent's Wake Up) – 8:43
  3. "Hymn (Upriver)" – 5:47
  4. "Hymn (Dirty Hypo)" – 7:20
  1. "Hymn (Menacing)" – 5:57
  2. "Hymn" (European mix) – 7:02
  3. "Hymn (Lucky Orgasm)" – 6:03
  4. "Hymn (I Believe)" – 7:08

Charts

Chart (1994) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[10] 50
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 3
Netherlands (Single Top 100 Tipparade)[12] 9
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 46
UK Singles (OCC)[14] 31
UK Dance (Music Week)[15] 9
UK Club Chart (Music Week)[16] 7
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[17] 10

References

  1. ^ "Single Releases". Music Week. May 14, 1994. p. 27.
  2. ^ "Moby: Videos by Walter Stern". Moby.com. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "Moby: Hymn (Music Video)". IMDb. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  4. ^ Baltin, Steve (March 25, 1995). "Pop Albums" (PDF). Cash Box. p. 9. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  5. ^ Gittins, Ian (March 18, 1995). "Albums". Melody Maker. p. 35. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  6. ^ Beevers, Andy (May 21, 1994). "Market Preview: Dance - Pick of the Week" (PDF). Music Week. p. 19. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  7. ^ Bailie, Stuart (May 14, 1994). "Singles". NME. p. 20. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  8. ^ Willmott, Ben (May 7, 1994). "Groove Check". NME. p. 15. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  9. ^ Cigarettes, Johnny (March 18, 1995). "Long Play". NME. p. 49. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  10. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 24. June 11, 1994. p. 12.
  11. ^ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  12. ^ "Moby – Hymn" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  13. ^ "Moby – Hymn". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  14. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  15. ^ "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. May 28, 1994. p. 26. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  16. ^ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). May 14, 1994. p. 4. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  17. ^ "Moby Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2017.

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