Associated acts Datura | Years active 1991–1998 Active until 1998 Genre Eurodance | |
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Past members Claudio VarolaMichele ComisElisa Spreafichi Albums Open Your Mind: The Album Members Walter Cremonini, Claudio Varola, Alex Avenue, Michele Comis, E. Speafichi Similar Datura, Urban Cookie Collective, DJ Quicksilver, Cappella, Dance 2 Trance | ||
U s u r a open your mind official video
U.S.U.R.A. was an Italian electronic dance music group active from 1991-1998, best known for their crossover hit "Open your Mind".
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History
U.S.U.R.A. was started by Time Records owner Giacomo Maiolini, producers Walter Cremonini and Alessandro Gilardi. The name is derived from that of Maiolini's mother, Ursula. The group is best known for the 1992-93 hit single (and later album) "Open Your Mind", featuring a dialog sample from the film Total Recall, as well as from "Solid" by Ashford & Simpson (that famous 'owh') and incorporating sampled elements from the Simple Minds song "New Gold Dream" from 1982. Its video morphs the faces of Ronald Reagan, Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin, Ian Paisley, Margaret Thatcher, Richard Nixon, Mary Whitehouse, and Joe McCarthy.
Songs
Open Your MindOpen Your Mind: The Album · 1993
Trance Emotions1998
Tear It UpOpen Your Mind: The Album · 1993