"Dominator" is a 1991

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by the

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group Human Resource. It was the group's debut single and later appeared on their full-length album ''Dominating the World''. The single reached #36 on the

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, #6 on Dutch Top 40 and #6 on Belgian Ultratop 50 Singles.

Remixes

There were over 50 remixes with American DJ

Joey Beltram Joey Beltram (born 6 September 1971) is an American DJ and music producer, best known for his pioneering singles "Energy Flash" and "Mentasm" and for remixing Human Resource's " Dominator". Rave recordings "Mentasm", co-produced with Mundo Muzi ...

's being the most popular in clubs and raves in its year of release. His version includes the characteristic hoover sound, taken from his earlier single " Mentasm". "Dominator (Joey Beltram Remix)" was included on '' The Pitchfork 500''.

Cultural references

Lyrics from "Dominator" were quoted in Scooter's 2003 single "

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". It was reported that

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's 2009 single " Bad Romance" sampled the song without permission or recognition but no further legal action was taken. It was also sampled in the Boy Sim song "Break Your Heart",

Rihanna Robyn Rihanna Fenty ( ; born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, actress, and businesswoman. Born in Saint Michael and raised in Bridgetown, Barbados, Rihanna auditioned for American record producer Evan Rogers who invited her to t ...

's "

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" and also in an unreleased Charli XCX song called "Supernova".

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