World Clique

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Released August 7, 1990 Length 48:19 Artist Deee-Lite Producer Deee-Lite		Recorded January–May 1990 World Clique(1990) Infinity Within(1992) Release date 7 August 1990 Label Elektra Records

Genres House music, Pop music, Dance music Similar Infinity Within, Dewdrops in the Garden, Sampladelic Relics & Danceflo, The Very Best of Deee‑Lite, Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's

World Clique is the debut album by the dance-music band Deee-Lite, which was released in 1990. The album's first single, "Groove Is in the Heart", was a top-five success on both the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and UK Singles Chart as well as a number-one hit on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart. Three subsequent singles also hit the top ten on the U.S. dance chart, including "Power of Love/Build That Bridge" and "Good Beat", which also hit number one.

Guest artists on the album include Bootsy Collins, Q-Tip , Fred Wesley and Maceo Parker. When World Clique was released on Compact Disc, two bonus tracks were added to the album: "Deee-Lite Theme" and "Build the Bridge."

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Critical reception

Robert Hilburn of the Los Angeles Times called World Clique "seductive and smart", while Billboard called it a "innovative, media-saturated debut".

In 2003, Slant Magazine included World Clique in its list, Vital Pop: 50 Essential Pop Albums.

Commercial performance

The album's initial success occurred in the UK, where it peaked at #14 on the UK Albums Chart in September 1990. Simultaneously, the album entered the Billboard 200 at #180 for the week of September 15 in the US. Fueled by the success of "Groove Is in the Heart", World Clique continued to climb the chart for several weeks, peaking at #20 for the week of November 24.

The success of subsequent singles "Power of Love," "Good Beat," and "E.S.P." helped the album to sustain steady sales throughout the following months, with the album achieving RIAA Gold certification in December 1990 and remaining on the Billboard 200 for a total of 41 weeks before falling off the chart in June 1991, following its final chart position at #199. World Clique is Deee-Lite's most successful album, outlasting Infinity Within (1992) and Dewdrops in the Garden (1994) on the Billboard 200 chart and outperforming its successors in terms of highest peak position and mainstream exposure and sales.

Track listing

All tracks written by Deee-Lite except "Deee-Lite Theme", which was written by Deee-Lite and Herbie Hancock, and "Groove Is in the Heart", which was written by Deee-Lite, Hancock and Jonathan Davis.