When You Made the Mountain

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"When You Made the Mountain" is an "environmentally themed" electronica/dance song recorded by English electronic music group Opus III with vocals by Kirsty Hawkshaw. It was released in 1994 as the lead single from their second album, Guru Mother (1994), and received positive reviews from music critics. The track got as far as number 75 on the UK Singles Chart, but it would go all the way to number-one on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, giving the act their second and final chart-topper in the United States.

Critical reception

William Cooper from AllMusic viewed "When You Made the Mountain" as a "strong" track.[1] Larry Flick from Billboard described it as a "jaunty, futuristic anthem that has a more fully realized song structure and an assured vocal." He added, "A dancefloor smash that should get close listen from radio pundits."[2] Linda Ryan from the Gavin Report commented, "As with their 1992 hit, "It's a Fine Day", Opus III manage to convincingly toe the line between unabashed pop and club-inspired dance music. Not an easy task to pull off these days, but [...] "When You Made the Mountain" comes through with flying colors."[3] Another editor, Dave Sholin, added, "Listening to lead singer Kirsty Hawkshaw and the beat that drives this song, it's possible one might get hypnotized."[4] Jennifer Nine from Melody Maker wrote, "Not unmemorable shimmery chart dance pop, with a good beat, witchy girl vocal, and zoomy synths and stuff."[5] A reviewer from Music Week's RM Dance Update deemed it "summery pop-house".[6] John Kilgo from The Network Forty described it as a "uptempo techno beat with spice."[7]

Track listings

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Charts

Chart (1994) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) 172
UK Singles (OCC) 75
UK Dance (Music Week)[11] 26
UK Club Chart (Music Week)[12] 18
US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard) 1

References

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