Snap - The Power (1990)

"The Power" is an electronic pop hit song for the group Snap! from its album World Power. It was released as a single in 1990 and reached No. 1 in the Netherlands, Switzerland, the UK, as well as the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play and Hot Rap charts. It is particularly known for its hook "I've got the power!".
Written by Michael Muenzing and Luca Anzilotti (under the pseudonyms Benito Benites and John "Virgo" Garrett III) and produced by Snap!, it was the group's third single. Featuring a rap by Turbo B and vocals by Penny Ford (Jackie Harris in the video), the single became a massive international hit.
Benites and Garrett III first released the song in 1990 on the Wild Pitch Records label in the United States calling themselves "Power Jam (featuring Chill Rob G)". However, they failed to legally clear samples in the song. The song contained samples from "Let the Words Flow" by Chill Rob G, "Love's Gonna Get You" by Jocelyn Brown, and "King Of The Beats" by Mantronix. The song was re-recorded in the U.S. in response to the unlicensed samples with Durron Butler, aka Turbo B, replacing the a cappella vocal of Chill Rob G, and for this new version they adopted the name Snap!.

INTERNATIONAL CHART SUCCESS

Australian ARIA Singles Chart # 13

Austrian Singles Chart # 3
Dutch Top 40 # 1
Eurochart Hot 100 1
French SNEP Singles Chart # 15
German Singles Chart # 2
Irish Singles Chart # 5
Italian Singles Chart # 4
New Zealand Singles Chart # 6
Norwegian Singles Chart # 3
Swedish Singles Chart # 3
Swiss Singles Chart # 1
UK Singles Chart #1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 # 2
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play # 1
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks # 4
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Singles # 1

video link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z33tH-JdPDg