title: Slave to the Music (Twenty 4 Seven song)
text: # Slave to the Music (Twenty 4 Seven song)
  
  "Slave to the Music" is a song by Dutch Eurodance group Twenty 4 Seven, released on 13 August 1993, as the third single and first song from their second studio album, Slave to the Music (1994). The song was written by the group with co-producer Ruud van Rijen and peaked within the top 10 in at least eight countries. It was a number-one hit in Zimbabwe and peaked at number two in Australia.
  
  ## Chart performance
  
  "Slave to the Music" was a massive hit on several continents, remaining one of the group's most successful songs to date. In Europe, it entered the top 10 in Denmark (4), Finland (7), Germany (8), the Netherlands (5), Norway (5) and Sweden (4). It didn't chart on the UK Singles Chart in the United Kingdom, but reached number 20 on the Eurochart Hot 100. Additionally, "Slave to the Music" was a top 20 hit in Switzerland (14) and a top 30 hit in Flemish Belgium (23). Outside Europe, the single peaked at number two in Australia and Zimbabwe. In Israel, it reached number 17.
  
  It was awarded with a gold record in Germany and Poland, with a sale of 250,000 and 15,000 singles. In Australia, the song earned a platinum record, after a sale of 70,000 units.
  
  ## Music video
  
  The accompanying music video for the song was released in September 1993 by Garcia Media Production, a studio company of Garcia Media based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It was directed by Fernando Garcia and Steve Walker. The video features scenes with a jumping toad and a dancing boy called Dion, the scene shows Stay-C & Nance singing. The music video contains different coloured backgrounds. During the making a green screen was used.. "Slave to the Music" was later published on YouTube in 2013, and by May 2023, the video had generated almost three million views.
  
  