"Scream for More" is the debut single by the female Belgian
dance
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singer
Kate Ryan
Kate Ryan (born Katrien Verbeeck, 22 July 1980) is a Belgian singer and songwriter, and the winner of a World Music Award. She began her singing career in 2001 and later found fame with a string of dance hits. These included covers, mostly of ...
from her debut album
Different. It was written by
Andy Janssens and Kate Ryan and produced by Janssens and
Phil Wilde. It was released on February 19, 2001, in Belgium by
Antler-Subway. It peaked at number nine on the charts in her homeland. It was also released in Spain shortly thereafter, where it failed to chart.
After Ryan's international success in 2002 with covers of
Désenchantée
"Désenchantée" (; feminine of ''désenchanté'', which is French for "Disenchanted" or "Disappointed") is a song recorded by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. The first single from her third studio album '' L'autre...'', it was relea ...
and
Libertine
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, she released a slightly tweaked version of the song in Europe with little success. She has also recorded the song in French as "
Mon Cœur Résiste Encore
"Mon cœur résiste encore" is a song by Belgian artist Kate Ryan. It peaked at number seven on the Belgian Singles Chart in 2002 among many other European Charts. It is the French language version of her first solo hit " Scream for More".
Vers ...
". It was re-released alongside Désenchantée as a double A-side single in UK in 2003.
Background and composition
"Scream for More" is a
vocal trance
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Trance music is typically characterized by a tempo between 120 and 150 beats per ...
song written by Andy Janssens and Kate Ryan and produced by Andy Janssens and Phil Wilde, who produced her first two studio albums. The song was recorded and produced at
Soundsational Studio in
Adegem, Belgium.
Critical reception
John Lucas of
AllMusic
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in his review of Different considered the French version of the song as "outstanding".
Formats and track listings
;CD Single
#"Scream for More" - 4:00
#"Scream for More" (Original Extended Mix) - 7:51
;12" Single
#"Scream for More" (Original Extended Mix) - 7:51
#"Scream for More" (Club Dub) - 9:08
#"Scream for More" (Orphean Remix) - 6:14
#"Scream for More" (D&A Mix) - 5:50
;US Maxi-Single
#"Scream For More" (Radio Edit) - 3:58
#"Scream For More" (USA Mix) - 7:50
#"Scream For More" (Orphean Mix) - 6:14
#"Scream For More" (D&A Remix) - 5:50
#"Scream For More" (Club Dub) - 9:08
#"Scream For More" (Original Extended) - 7:52
;UK 12" Single
#"Scream For More" (Cor Fijneman Remix)
#"Scream For More" (Monsoon & Dreamwurx Main Mix)
#"Scream For More" (Monsoon & Dreamwurx Alternative Mix)
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
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2001 songs
2001 debut singles
Kate Ryan songs
Songs written by Kate Ryan
EMI Records singles